by Charles Vess, Neil Gaiman
I had to read this book twice to fully appreciate it. The first time through, I think I got half the messages that this book wanted me to get. It also a book that I couldn’t rush through but I had to stop and fully absorb what I read on each page. The illustrations stopped me in my tracks a few time...
I've sort of read this as I've read the poster of the poem that is in Brian Froud's book, illustrated by Froud. (I believe it's also in one of Gaiman's short story collections.) I would love to read the fully illustrated version sometime.
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The art of course, is simply amazing. Charles Vess always draws amazingly well. The story/poem by Gaiman is sweet and nice. I just wish it had lasted longer. Even for a graphic novel it was exceptionally short, I felt a bit ripped off for the price and the amount of story you get. That is the mai...
How to Succeed in FairytalesReally liked it. Elder kid did too.
One word to describe this book: Marvelous! After Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess' Stardust: Being a Romance Within the Realms of Faerie I decided to buy all Gaiman&Vess partnership. Instruction didn't disappointed me. It's really a magic story with unforgettable illustrations.I read it to my 5 years old ...
The poem in picture book format, beautifully illustrated with many references to well and lesser known fairy tales.
First off, to satisfy the tickle you will inevitably have to have this book read to you (and to keep me from having to huff paint and do it myself), watch Neil Gaiman read the entirety of Instructions aloud here.I am lucky to have read so many wonderful children's books these past couple of days. Ma...
One of the things that makes Neil Gaiman a relatively unique – and popular – writer is his subtle incorporation of mythological and fairy tale motifs in his fiction. One of my favourite stories in this respect is Instructions, a piece that appeared before in short story collections like M Is for Mag...
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