Cinnamon

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With an expert hand, she has woven the story into her pictures and captured the wit, beauty, darkness and wisdom of Neil Gaiman’s words. I was really there in Cinnamon's hot country, saw all the wonderful but ultimately pointless things she was surrounded by and could almost feel the tiger's pelt too!

This is a story written by Neil Gaiman some 20 or so years ago, inspired by a sculpture of a girl riding a tiger. 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. Until a mighty tiger, huge and fierce, prowls into their palace and announces that he is here to teach the girl-cub to talk. It's tempting to interpret this as a commentary on the mistake of trying to shelter young people from every stray wind, and from knowledge of life's less palatable aspects.Until a mighty tiger, huge and fierce, prowls into their palace and announces that he is here to teach the girl-cub to talk . I think the basic point of this story is, again, the joke; we expect a sweet little tale about a girl suddenly talking, but it is really a tale about shutting up a nosy old aunt. The illustrations are gorgeous, and I was delighted when the parrot quotes the famous limerick about a lady and a tiger, but I fail to see why Cinnamon should not have suffered the same fate. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. A mighty fable from Neil Gaiman, winner of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, illustrated in vivid colour by up-and-coming talent Divya Srinivasan, and now out in paperback.

Think Just So meets Indian fairytales with Gaiman's own particular perfume and stunning illustrations by Divya Srinivasan. A mighty fable from Neil Gaiman, winner of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, illustrated in vivid colour by up-and-coming talent Divya Srinivasan.Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. Her parents, the Rajah and the Rani, offer riches to anyone who can get Cinnamon to talk, but no one succeeds. fear and love and without much real effort gets her to talk, though her aunt is skeptical the plan worked. After a series of unsuccessful attempts by people engaged by her parents to help Cinnamon talk, a scary yet majestic tiger appears to try his hand in the matter. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Sorcha Ogle (“Nordie”) and Writing about Books, with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.