{"product_id":"the-sleeper-and-the-spindle-isbn-9780062435132","title":"The Sleeper and the Spindle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a beautiful collaboration, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Newbery and Carnegie Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman and Kate Greenaway-winning illustrator Chris Riddell have created a thrillingly reimagined fairy tale, \"told in a way only Gaiman can\" and featuring \"stunning metallic artwork\" (GeekInsider.com).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a beautiful and coveted edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Sleeper and the Spindle\u003c\/em\u003e that the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"a refreshing, much-needed twist on a classic story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this captivating and darkly funny tale, Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of Snow White's (sort of) and Sleeping Beauty's (almost) stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story was originally published (without illustrations) in \u003cem\u003eRags \u0026amp; Bones\u003c\/em\u003e (Little, Brown, 2013). This is the first time it is being published as an illustrated, stand-alone edition, and the book is a beautiful work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIt was the closest kingdom to the queen's, as the crow flies, but not even the crows flew it. You may think you know this story. There's a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarfs; a castle, shrouded in thorns; and a princess, cursed by a witch, so rumor has it, to sleep forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one is waiting for a noble prince to appear on his trusty steed here. This fairy tale is spun with a thread of dark magic, which twists and turns and glints and shines. A queen might just prove herself a hero, if a princess needs rescuing. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888848826597,"sku":"NP9780062435132","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062435132.jpg?v=1730229947","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-sleeper-and-the-spindle-isbn-9780062435132","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}