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Cinnamon


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No. of pages 40

Published: 2019

Great for age 0-8 years

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A beautiful picture-book fairytale from the global bestselling author of Coraline and The Graveyard Book 'The lush strangeness of the tale and the beauty of its illustrations remain richly memorable.' Guardian In a hot, hot country, ringed with mountains on one side and jungle on the other, lives a princess called Cinnamon. Her eyes are made of pearls, which means that she is blind. And, for reasons her parents the Rajah and Rani cannot fathom, she will not talk. So they offer a reward to anyone who can teach Cinnamon to speak. People travel from far and wide to attempt it, but nothing works. Until a mighty tiger, huge and fierce, prowls into their palace and announces that he is here to teach the girl-cub to talk ... A mighty fable from Neil Gaiman, winner of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, illustrated in vivid colour by up-and-coming talent Divya Srinivasan

 

 

There are 40 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Neil Gaiman won both Newbery and Carnegie Medals for The Graveyard Book. Coraline was made into an Academy award-nominated film. He has also won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. Divya Srinivasan is an illustrator and animator living in Austin, Texas. She is also the author-illustrator of Little Owl's Night and Octopus Alone .

 

Think Just So meets Indian fairytales with Gaiman's own particular perfume and stunning illustrations by Divya Srinivasan. -- The Times, Book of the Week

 

Funny, surreal and occasionally a little bit scary, Cinnamon is everything I enjoy in a picture book...Of course, of course, of course - recommended. -- Bookbag

 

[A] moving, witty picture book. -- Sunday Times, Book of the Week

 

[T]he lush strangeness of the tale and the beauty of its illustrations remain richly memorable. -- Guardian

 

[A] tremendous tale. -- Observer

 

[A] charged fairytale...Divya Srinivasan's illustrations are luscious and bold. -- Literary Review