Blueberry Girl

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blueberry Girl

Author	Neil Gaiman
Illustrator	Charles Vess
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children's
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	March 10, 2009
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	32
ISBN	0-06-083808-6

Blueberry Girl is a book by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess. It was conceived as a poem of the same name, written in 2000 by Neil Gaiman for his goddaughter Tash, the daughter of his friend Tori Amos.^[1] In 2004, Neil Gaiman announced that Charles Vess was painting pictures to go with the poem, with the intention of publishing it as book.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The book was published in 2009 by HarperCollins.^[5]^[6]

Reception

The book was well received on release, with both the writing and drawing being praised.^[7]^[8]^[9] In 2009 it was selected for the Summer 2009 Kids List by the American Booksellers Association.^[10]

References

↑ Sacks, Ethan (March 15, 2009). "'Blueberry Girl', Neil Gaiman's favor for friend Tori Amos, is now a sensation". Daily News (New York). Retrieved November 25, 2009.
↑ "Neil Gaiman's Journal: listening to unresolving". Retrieved November 17, 2009.
↑ "Neil Gaiman's Journal: Blueberry Girls". Retrieved November 17, 2009.
↑ "News from Green Man Press » Blog Archive » Blueberry Wanderings". Retrieved November 17, 2009.
↑ "Neil Gaiman's Journal: This is a Prayer For A Blueberry Girl...". Retrieved November 17, 2009.
↑ "Blueberry Girl, By Neil Gaiman , Illustrated by Charles Vess: HarperCollins Children's Books". Retrieved November 17, 2009.
↑ Blum, Matt (April 10, 2009). "Review: Neil Gaiman’s Blueberry Girl - Wonderful, Even If Not Weird - GeekDad - Wired.com". Retrieved November 17, 2009.
↑ "Gaiman's "Blueberry Girl": a benediction for a girl's happy life - Boing Boing". Retrieved November 17, 2009.
↑ "Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Two new children’s books by comic book people". Retrieved November 29, 2009.
↑ "Kids' Indie Next List, Summer 2009". Retrieved November 24, 2009.

External links

Book information at Mr Bobo's Remarkable Mouse Circus with chapter excerpt and note from author
Browse inside Blueberry Girl at publisher's site

v t e Neil Gaiman bibliography

Novels	Good Omens Neverwhere Stardust The Sandman: The Dream Hunters American Gods Coraline Anansi Boys InterWorld Odd and the Frost Giants The Graveyard Book The Silver Dream The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Short story collections	Angels and Visitations Smoke and Mirrors Fragile Things M Is for Magic A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff

Picture books	The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish The Wolves in the Walls Blueberry Girl Crazy Hair

Short fiction	"Murder Mysteries" "We Can Get Them for You Wholesale" "Snow, Glass, Apples" "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" "A Study in Emerald" "I, Cthulhu"

Comic books and graphic novels	Violent Cases Black Orchid The Sandman Signal to Noise Marvelman The Books of Magic The Last Temptation Angela Death: The High Cost of Living The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch Sandman Midnight Theatre Lady Justice Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man Death: The Time of Your Life Midnight Days Neil Gaiman's Only the End of the World Again "Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame" Harlequin Valentine The Sandman: Endless Nights Marvel 1602 Creatures of the Night Eternals "Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?"

Screenplays and film adaptations	Neverwhere Babylon 5 "Day of the Dead" Princess Mononoke (English adaptation) A Short Film About John Bolton MirrorMask Stardust Beowulf Coraline Statuesque Doctor Who "The Doctor's Wife" "Nightmare in Silver"

Miscellaneous	Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion The Sandman: Book of Dreams A Walking Tour of the Shambles Two Plays for Voices Neverwhere (radio play) 8in8 (lyrics) Where's Neil When You Need Him?

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.