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About the Author

Neil Gaiman has written award-winning books for children and adults, including the Newbery Medal-winning novel The Graveyard Book and Coraline, Stardust, and Odd and the Frost Giants. His picture books include Instructions and Blueberry Girl, illustrated by Charles Vess; The Wolves in the Walls, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and Crazy Hair, illustrated by Dave McKean; and The Dangerous Alphabet, illustrated by Gris Grimly. A baby giant panda once sat on his lap and ate bamboo in Chengdu, China.

Praise for Coraline Movie Tie-in Edition…

“Gaiman’s tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. Readers young and old will find something to startle them.”
-Washington Post Book World

“Coraline is by turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful…can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply.”
-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

“A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings…Well done.”
-New York Times Book Review

“A magnificently creepy story…Coraline is spot on.”
-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“Gaiman’s pacing is superb, and he steers the tension of the tale with a deft and practiced narrative touch.”
-Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing.”
-Philip Pullman, The Guardian

“The most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love.”
-Diana Wynne Jones

“It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece.”
-Terry Pratchett

“An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“ Walk through the door and you’ll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil.”
-USA Today

“So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic.
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears.”
-Times Educational Supplement

“A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family.”
-Orson Scott Card

“Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. ”
-Christian Science Monitor

“A truly creepy tale. Beware those button eyes!”
-Family Fun Magazine