Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman

Jacket Description/Back: A griffin, a werewolf, a sunbird . . . These are just some of the fantastical creatures you'll encounter within these pages. From the cockatoucan, whose laugh rearranges an entire kingdom, to the roving shapeless Beast that lurks in a forest, herein is a collection of rare and magnificent species. Each one will thrill, delight, and quite possibly unnerve you. Selected by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, the sixteen stories in this menagerie will introduce you to a host of strange, wondrous beings that have never existed anyplace but in the richness of the imagination. With stories from Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, E. Nesbit, and many more, Unnatural Creatures will benefit the literacy nonprofit 826DC. Review Quotes: "In true Gaiman fashion, these stories are macabre, subversive, and just a little bit sinister. His fans will eat this up--ravenously."--BooklistBrief Description: Unnatural Creatures is a collection of short stories about the fantastical things that exist only in our minds--collected and introduced by beloved New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. The sixteen stories gathered by Gaiman, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, range from the whimsical to the terrifying. The magical creatures range from werewolves to sunbirds to beings never before classified. E. Nesbit, Diana Wynne Jones, Gahan Wilson, and other literary luminaries contribute to the anthology. Sales of Unnatural Creatures benefit 826DC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students in their creative and expository writing, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Review Quotes: "Teens with a yen for the fantastic would be hard pressed to find a better place to start."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) Brief Description: "A number of stories featuring unnatural creatures along with several other creatures who are either unlikely, impossible, or do not exist at all."Brief Description: * / Gahan Wilson -- The cartographer wasps and the anarchist bees / E. Lily Yu -- The griffin and the minor canon / Frank R. Stockton -- Ozioma the Wicked / Nnedi Okorafor -- Sunbird / Neil Gaiman -- The sage of Theare / Diana Wynne Jones -- Gabriel-Ernest / Saki -- The cockatoucan; or, Great-Aunt Willoughby / E. Nesbit -- Moveable beast / Maria Dahvana Headley -- The flight of the horse / Larry Niven -- Prismatica / Samuel R. Delany -- The manticore, the mermaid, and me / Megan Kurashige -- The compleat werewolf / Anthony Boucher -- The smile on the face / Nalo Hopkinson -- Or all the seas with oysters / Avram Davidson -- Come lady death / Peter S. Beagle. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 122 (EAN 9780062236302, Paperback)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 506 (EAN 9780062236302, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 04/08/2013 (EAN 9780062236302, Paperback) - *Starred Review

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 (EAN 9780062236302, Paperback)

Booklist 04/01/2013 pg. 80 (EAN 9780062236296, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 06/01/2013 pg. 122 (EAN 9780062236296, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2013 (EAN 9780062236296, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 pg. 506 (EAN 9780062236296, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 04/08/2013 pg. 66 (EAN 9780062236296, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 (EAN 9780062236296, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2013 (EAN 9780062236296, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2013 (EAN 9780062236319, Other)

Contributor Bio:  Gaiman, Neil Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, and the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Shirley Jackson Award and the Locus Award for Best Novelette for his story "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains." Originally from England, he now lives in America. Contributor Bio:  Morrow-Cribbs, Briony Briony Morrow-Cribbs studied studied art at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia, and currently lives in Brattleboro, Vermont, where she owns and operates Twin Vixen Press. Contributor Bio:  Headley, Maria Dahvana Maria Dahvana Headley is a memoirist, novelist, and editor, most recently of the novel Queen of Kings and the New York Times bestselling anthology Unnatural Creatures (coeditor with Neil Gaiman). As the author of the work of short fiction "The Traditional," she has been nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award. She lives in Brooklyn with a seven-foot stuffed crocodile and a collection of star charts from the 1700s.