By: Neil Gaiman Publisher: HarperCollins Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: HarperCollins Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: May 01, 2008 Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Release Date: April 29, 2008
Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle sneak past their father, out of their house, and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam.
Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive?
The Dangerous Alphabet is a tale of adventure, piracy, danger, and heroism told in twenty-six alphabetical lines—although even the alphabet is not to be relied upon here. A delightfully dangerous journey from national bestselling author Neil Gaiman and the monstrously talented Gris Grimly, The Dangerous Alphabet is sure to captivate and chill young readers.
Another Gaiman hit! This book is great. I can't wait to have kids and share the joy that is this book with them! There is so much going on in the pictures, you feel as though they are moving. The illustrations come to life in this simple, dark, childrens's story.
Not his best, but still a blast This is not for the age group an alphabet book would be aimed at. It is for slightly older kids, say those who can handle "A Nightmare Before Christmas", and off center adults. A fun Gaiman romp, but also a bit overpriced. Cashing in time, I'm afraid. In the past this may have been a DC comic or trade paperback (like Stardust originally was) but now you have to shell out for the hardback.
very entertaining Pretty much everything Neil Gaiman does is brilliant, and I'm new to the work of Gris Grimly but was very impressed by his art in this book. I thought the story that was told through the couplets and accompnying pictures was very fun and whimsical, and I greatly enjoyed it. I have to agree with some of the other reviewers that it may be a little too scary for young readers, but for me it was great.
ABC of Adventure It's dangerous to open this book without the proper precautions; pass the pages with the knowledge that you'll never know what kind of perils the next letter of the alphabet will show (and be warned: the book warns you that not all letters are where they're supposed to... so do not trust the authors!).
Neil Gaiman's words have been given life by Gris Grimly's amazing doodles where you will find not only an interpretation of the text but also other things (and some of them are scary) that share the page's protagonist letter.
So, you've forewarned: Once you open the book and start reading, it will be risky to put it down until you reach the last page!
Edward Gorey-ish This is a dangerous journey through a dangerous series of letters in more or less the established order - wonderfully creepy illustrations. I don't have kids myself, but I doubt it should be used to actually teach little ones the alphabet - unless you are the Addams family.
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