James Thurber’s classic The 13 Clocks has been re-issued with the original illustrations by Thurber’s friend Marc Simont. Not exactly a fairy tale, not exactly a ghost story, not exactly a novel, it’s a little gem of a tale. An easy read, but filled with wonderful phrases and images telling a mystifying tale. Neil Gaiman introduces the book by saying “I think you could learn everything you need to know about telling stories from this book.” Pick it up to read together with your kids.
Reviewed by Victoria
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Jennifer Adams on said:
>Jesse Kornbluth, for HeadButler.com, wrote this on August 3: The younger generation has no idea who he was, but once upon a time, James Thurber was a god. He wrote “Talk of the Town” and dashed off cartoons for The New Yorker, churned out books that became classics, had his work successfully adapted for Broadway and, just to fill in his idle hours, published five books for children.
Well, not just any children. Smart, verbal children. The children of New Yorker readers. Kids who now might prefer Lemony Snicket to Harry Potter. That is, nine to twelve year-olds who understand that words can be funny, sentences can be ironic and evil doesn’t always come on the wings of bats.
Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline and no slouch at the kids’ book game, thinks The 13 Clocks is more than Thurber’s best book for children — it’s “the best book in the world.” And not just for children: “I think you could learn everything you need to know about telling stories from this book.”
James Thurber’s classic The 13 Clocks has been re-issued with the original illustrations by Thurber’s friend Marc Simont. Not exactly a fairy tale, not exactly a ghost story, not exactly a novel, it’s a little gem of a tale. An easy read, but filled with wonderful phrases and images telling a mystifying tale. Neil Gaiman introduces the book by saying “I think you could learn everything you need to know about telling stories from this book.” Pick it up to read together with your kids.Reviewed by Victoria
>Jesse Kornbluth, for HeadButler.com, wrote this on August 3:
The younger generation has no idea who he was, but once upon a time, James Thurber was a god. He wrote “Talk of the Town” and dashed off cartoons for The New Yorker, churned out books that became classics, had his work successfully adapted for Broadway and, just to fill in his idle hours, published five books for children.
Well, not just any children. Smart, verbal children. The children of New Yorker readers. Kids who now might prefer Lemony Snicket to Harry Potter. That is, nine to twelve year-olds who understand that words can be funny, sentences can be ironic and evil doesn’t always come on the wings of bats.
Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline and no slouch at the kids’ book game, thinks The 13 Clocks is more than Thurber’s best book for children — it’s “the best book in the world.” And not just for children: “I think you could learn everything you need to know about telling stories from this book.”