| Coraline Contributor(s): Gaiman, Neil (Author), Russell, P. Craig (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 006082543X ISBN-13: 9780060825430 Publisher: Harperalley OUR PRICE: $20.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house, strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls that crawl and rattle their teeth. But there's another mother there and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and all the tools she can find if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. This beloved tale has now become a visual feast. Acclaimed artist P. Craig Russell brings Neil Gaiman's enchanting nationally bestselling children's book "Coraline" to new life in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel adaptation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Fantasy - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007930658 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.25" W x 9.29" (1.22 lbs) 192 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135963 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house, strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls that crawl and rattle their teeth. But there's another mother there and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and all the tools she can find if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. This beloved tale has now become a visual feast. Acclaimed artist P. CraigRussell brings Neil Gaiman's enchanting nationally bestselling children's book Coraline to new life in this gorgeously illustrated graphic novel adaptation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Russell, P. Craig: - P. Craig Russell lives in Kent, Ohio, and has spent forty years producing graphic novels, comic books, and illustrations. He is well-known for his graphic novel adaptations of Neil Gaiman's Coraline and Sandman: The Dream Hunters, as well as his Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde series. His work ranges from such mainstream titles as Batman, Star Wars, and Conan to adaptations of classic operas and a Jungle Book series. He has won several Harvey and Eisner Awards. Gaiman, Neil: -Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. Originally from England, he now lives in America. |