Neil Gaiman is our Author of the Month for March. Here is some information about him
Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008) In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards.
Quick Fact
Born: Neil Richard Gaiman,10 November 1960 (age 53) Portchester, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Novelist, graphic novelist and screenwriter
Nationality: British
Period:1980-present
Genres:Fantasy, horror, science, fiction, dark fantasy
Notable works: Coraline, The Sandman, Neverwhere, American Gods, Stardust, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens, The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Official Website: http://www.neilgaiman.com/
Selected Books
Caroline
There is something strange about Coraline’s new home. It’s not the mist, or the cat that always seems to be watching her, nor the signs of danger that Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, her new neighbours, read in the tea leaves. It’s the other house – the one behind the old door in the drawing room. Another mother and father with black-button eyes and papery skin are waiting for Coraline to join them there. And they want her to stay with them. For ever. She knows that ifshe ventures through that door, she may never come back.
The Graveyard Book
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him – after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod’s life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
Neil’s books will be on display in the Junior Library for the whole month. Please check them out and tell us what you think of them in the comments.
