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El aclamado escritor británico Neil Gaiman, autor de Coraline, colabora en páginas con el talentoso ilustrador Charles Vess. El resultado es un trabajo tan original como insólito que despertará la curiosidad de los niños y fascinará a los jóvenes y a los adultos. Se trata de un largo poema que toma la forma de un libro de "instrucciones", las cuales nos permiten viajar seguros al corazón de los cuentos de hadas tradicionales. En dichos relatos existen, como se sabe, numerosas prohibiciones que el héroe debe obedecer, así como riesgos, enigmas y peligros que es necesario enfrentar. Este poema ayuda al aspirante a héroe a estar bien preparado para superar los peligros a los que se enfrentará y conseguir el objeto mágico que constituye la razón de su viaje iniciático. Un viaje que lo impulsa a abandonar su casa, su castillo o su pueblo y lanzarse a la aventura. La obra convierte al lector en un personaje que aprende todo lo que necesita saber para adentrarse en los cuentos populares.
The result of a collaboration between acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman and talented illustrator Charles Vess is an original and unusual book that will awaken children’s curiosity and fascinate grown-ups. It’s a long poem in the form of a book of illustrations that let us travel safely to the heart of traditional fairy tales. These stories contain lots of rules that the hero must obey, as well as risks, riddles, and dangers to confront. This poem helps would-be heroes prepare to overcome the dangers they’ll face and reach the goal that inspired their journey. To take their journey, they’ll have to leave their home, castle, or village and set off on an adventure. This book makes the reader into a character who learns all they need to know to insert themselves into the popular stories.
The result of a collaboration between acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman and talented illustrator Charles Vess is an original and unusual book that will awaken children’s curiosity and fascinate grown-ups. It’s a long poem in the form of a book of illustrations that let us travel safely to the heart of traditional fairy tales. These stories contain lots of rules that the hero must obey, as well as risks, riddles, and dangers to confront. This poem helps would-be heroes prepare to overcome the dangers they’ll face and reach the goal that inspired their journey. To take their journey, they’ll have to leave their home, castle, or village and set off on an adventure. This book makes the reader into a character who learns all they need to know to insert themselves into the popular stories.
