Neil Gaiman’s The Wolves in the Walls stands as a singular achievement in children’s literature—a text that oscillates between the realms of playful fantasy and unsettling dread. In this picture book, Gaiman expertly harnesses the power of narrative ambiguity to provoke a deeper meditation on the boundaries between the safe confines of the domestic sphere and the … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman’s Mirrormask (2005), a novelization of the film co-created with artist Dave McKean, is a hypnotic dreamscape of a narrative that oscillates between childhood and adolescence, reality and fantasy, identity and self-discovery. Infused with Gaiman’s signature mythopoetic storytelling and McKean’s surreal visual sensibilities, Mirrormask presents itself as a modern fairy tale, steeped in the gothic and absurdist traditions … Continue reading The Adaptable Educator’s Book Review – Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman
The New Renaissance Mindset 