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Blueberry Girl
By Gaiman, Neil & Vess, Charles
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06083-808-9
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
PreS-Up Gaiman and Vess worked together on "Stardust" (HarperCollins, 2000), the award-winning fantasy that became a film in 2007. One can count on them for a fresh approach to the conventions of a genre. This New Age "prayer" for a yet-to-be-born child is no exception, although the combination of a picture-book format with concepts that require adult understanding may cause confusion or boredom in youngsters ("Keep her from]./Nightmares at three or bad husbands at thirty, /]. Dull days at forty, false friends at fifteen-"). Visually, the book al...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Reminiscent of Gaiman's "Instructions" in its fluent use of fairy-tale imagery, this self-indulgent picture book is composed of ni...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
