| The Dangerous Alphabet Contributor(s): Gaiman, Neil (Author), Grimly, Gris (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060783354 ISBN-13: 9780060783358 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 Annotation: A is for Always, that's where we embark . . . Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle sneak past their father, out of their house, and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam. Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive? "The Dangerous Alphabet" is a tale of adventure, piracy, danger, and heroism told in twenty-six alphabetical lines--although even the alphabet is not to be relied upon here. A delightfully dangerous journey from national bestselling author Neil Gaiman and the monstrously talented Gris Grimly, "The Dangerous Alphabet" is sure to captivate and chill young readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Pirates |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007010893 |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 9.64" W x 6.98" (0.28 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A is for Always, that's where we embark . . . Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle sneak past their father, out of their house, and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam. Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive? |
Contributor Bio(s): Grimly, Gris: - Gris Grimly is a children's book illustrator who moonlights in painting and filmmaking. Some of his best-known works include Gris Grimly's Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness and Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia, and Neil Gaiman's bestselling picture book The Dangerous Alphabet. He lives in Los Angeles. 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. |