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Title: The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman ISBN: 0-06-053087-1 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.89

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Average Customer Rating: 4.32 (38 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic!
Comment: I discovered Neil Gaiman in the airport bookstore on a recent business trip. I became a convert after reading the first few pages of "American Gods". What a delight it was to find that my newest, favoritest author also writes children's books. ...

Parents beware, this book is scarier for adults than it is for kids. Adults remember the things that scared them at night, in a distorted sort of way. Creatures living in the walls seems to be one of those things that might have given us nightmares when we were kids. However, for me, the scariest part wasn't the wolves themselves, but the unsettling notion that there was so much space behind the walls. What other things might live in the invisible spaces of our homes?

Despite my own perspective of the story, my ... son admires Lucy's courage. You see, you cannot tell a story about overcoming your fears without the idea of "fear" itself. WitW delivers just enough fear to compel the reader. The ending is light-hearted and fun, so make sure your children read the book to its completion.

The illustrations are top-notch and really compliment the mood of the story well. They are a little unsettling, to be sure, but I also remember how I loved the terrifying illustrations in "Where the Wild Thigs Are" as a child.

Creepy, funny, and heroic, WitW is destined to become a classic picture book. ...

Rating: 4
Summary: The monsters aren't under the bed---they're in the walls
Comment: I've been a fan of Gaiman's work since discovering "Neverwhere" a few years back. After reading "Coraline, " another excellent work, I picked up this one for a quick read.

"The Wolves in the Wall" is a well-written and equally well-illustrated picture book intended for elementary school children (grades 2-4). However, it's an equally satisfying read for adults. Quirky, creepy, funny in spots, and as disjointed as any nightmare, the book tells the story of a child who overcomes her fears to save the day for her oblivious, helpless family. Just as in Sendak's best works ("Where the Wild Things Are," for instance), a hefty dose of psychological reality underlies the fantasy here. What child's parents ever REALLY understand the monsters in the closet or under the bed? Gaiman and McKean obviously do and manage to domesticate them at least a little for their young readers.

The only reason I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 was the ending-it seemed a little pat to me. Nonetheless, I highly recommend the book and look forward to having it on my shelves to reread for years to come.

Rating: 5
Summary: Seal of approval
Comment: Wolves in the Walls is what is called a sophisticated picture book- one that appeals to readers who think they're too old or too cool for picture books. I saw it in a comic book store and thought the creepy story would interest older elementary kids. I bought it for the school media center I work in and read it out loud to my fourth graders, who are always demanding creepy, scary books. Even the reluctant readers loved it. They fought over who would get to check it out. I'd say that gives this book the official kids' seal of approval.

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