The Wolves in the Walls
The 20th Anniversary Edition
Published on 14. September 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
56 pages
978-1-5266-6171-5 (ISBN)
Description
**20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION**
Riveting text and astounding art make this a picture book to adore, from award-winning superstar author Neil Gaiman, and illustrated by the hugely talented and award-winning illustrator Dave McKean.
When Lucy hears noises from behind the wall she tries to warn her parents that there are wolves banging about. But her parents don't listen.
When the wolves finally take over the house and Lucy and her family are evicted to live in the garden, her parents realise perhaps they should have listened. But Lucy is no shrinking violet and pretty soon she has the wolves out and the family back in the house.
So what was that noise Lucy heard coming from behind the wall . . . ?
A brilliant, witty and inventive picture book with cutting-edge art, which is sure to be a hit with existing fans of Neil Gaiman as well as young readers.
Riveting text and astounding art make this a picture book to adore, from award-winning superstar author Neil Gaiman, and illustrated by the hugely talented and award-winning illustrator Dave McKean.
When Lucy hears noises from behind the wall she tries to warn her parents that there are wolves banging about. But her parents don't listen.
When the wolves finally take over the house and Lucy and her family are evicted to live in the garden, her parents realise perhaps they should have listened. But Lucy is no shrinking violet and pretty soon she has the wolves out and the family back in the house.
So what was that noise Lucy heard coming from behind the wall . . . ?
A brilliant, witty and inventive picture book with cutting-edge art, which is sure to be a hit with existing fans of Neil Gaiman as well as young readers.
Reviews / Votes
This book is quite extraordinary. Extraordinary and scary. But also madly inventive and madly funny. * Guardian * This spectacular book, with its stylish blend of photography, paint, collage and drawing does not look like most children's picture books. It is atmospheric, sinister, scary and funny ... This is a book for cool kids who will grow up to be fearless. -- Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week * A riotously strange, funny and scary picture book for fright-loving older readers. McKean's spiky art, with its imaginative use of photography is the real star turn here and has to be seen to be believed. * Ink Magazine * Neil Gaiman fuses some classic fictional strands as Lucy's fears are ignored by her family...Gaiman doesn't waste words as he builds up first fear and then a delicious sense of relief achieved by some moments of real humour. -- Julia Eccleshare * Guardian * Bringing the unsettling quality of his brilliant Coraline novel to picture books, Neil Gaiman has teamed up with illustrator Dave McKean to create the unparalleled The Wolves in the Walls. Despite the flashes of humour and the clearly nonsensical proposition at the heart of this book, this is deeply scary stuff... * Sunday Telegraph * Like so much of Gaiman's work Wolves is brimming with atmosphere and ambiguity, laced with fear and doubt and refuses to provide any easy answers. * The Guardian * A truly imaginative tale matched by a visual treat of painting, collage and drawing. * Independent on Sunday * A strange but hilarious romp. * What's on in London * There are moments of humour in both text and illustration, which will be adored by courageous readers. * Book Trust * Gaiman's text rings with energetic confidence and an inviting tone, even as he leads readers into a bizarre and potentially spine-tingling scenario. * Publishers Weekly * Against shadow-filled backdrops that blend paint, digital manipulation and photography, [McKean's] stylized human figures look right at home. * Publishers Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 253 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
326 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-6171-5 (9781526661715)
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Persons
Neil Gaiman is a highly acclaimed writer of books for both children and adults and has won many awards for his work including both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals. He is also a screenplay writer and the author of Coraline and Pirate Stew for the children's audience. Neil is British and lives in America.
Twitter: @neilhimself
Dave McKean is a long-time collaborator of Neil's and has worked with him on many titles including The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish and The Sandman comics. Dave is also a filmmaker, musician and he lives in Sevenoaks in Kent.
Twitter: @DaveMcKean
Twitter: @neilhimself
Dave McKean is a long-time collaborator of Neil's and has worked with him on many titles including The Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish and The Sandman comics. Dave is also a filmmaker, musician and he lives in Sevenoaks in Kent.
Twitter: @DaveMcKean