by William Joyce
And continuing on with this amazing series is the sequel, The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie. This book is just as amazing as the first. The artwork is stunning as always. The story captures the reader with its whimsy and the characters have you intrigued about where they come from and h...
This is the story of how the Sandman came to be. The man in the moon tasked the sandman with giving children good dreams. This story follows the Sandman has he carries out this task and encounters the nightmare king. The Sandman fights back after some new friends help him get better after his battle...
Joyce gives us another back story to one of the figures of childhood mythology: the Sandman. The story is adequate, the villains are creepy, but the art: the art earns this book all its stars. Gorgeous.Library copy.
*5 Stars*Scorecard: (Out of 10)* Quality of Writing - 10* Pace - 9* Plot development - 9* Characters - 10* Enjoyability - 10* Insightfulness - 10* Ease of Reading - 9* Photos/Illustrations - 10Final Score: 77/80 = 96%My Review of The Man in the MoonMy Review of Nicholas St. North Chapter Book*The Gu...
Cute, cute, cute. A lovely bedtime story for childlings. Joyce's world he's created is imaginative and fun to read about, child or not. He creates some wonderful characters that feel alive with the use of beautiful illustrations and some deft writing. Sandy is one of my favorites. He's sweet and qui...
I have to admit here that this was my first William Joyce book, yes, I read the first two books in The Guardians of Childhood series backwards. My kids found this one at the grocery store and were so excited because they had seen the Sandman in the movie trailer for The Guardians so I was told we h...