Coraline 10th Anniversary Enhanced Edition

Neil Gaiman

Apr 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

This edition of New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, Coraline—also an Academy Award-nominated film—is enriched with a foreword from the author, a reader's guide, and much more.

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.

But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.

Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

This enhanced edition contains the full text of the novel, plus the following bonus content:

• Original Coraline manuscript pages
• Coraline’s Many Houses: A Retrospective
• Video: The official Coraline Movie Trailer
• An excerpt from the Coraline Graphic Novel , adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell
• Audio: Coraline Graphic Novel Podcast
• Audio:  Music from the Coraline audiobook, performed by the Gothic Archies
• Excerpts from other books by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Dave McKean: The Graveyard Book, The Wolves in the Walls, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and Crazy Hair
• Coraline Foreign Edition Cover Gallery

Ratings and reviews

The movie was the first "scary movie" I watched as a kid I'll admit it freaked me out at that time but it did scare me into being good...for a bit ;)

When I was a child, I watched 'Coraline' in theaters. I vividly remember the commercials and everytime they would come on I would get excited. Being a kid, 'Coraline' was a first "horror" movie for me. I grew up and realized the movie was based on a book. For years I kept meaning to buy and read it. Well, I finally did it. The book was great. I was a bit saddened that Wybie wasn't a character in the book, but I realize that he was made for the movie. it's definitely different when you realize that Coraline is the only child at the house, and other Wybie isn't there to help save her. I bought this edition so I could read what it was like for the author to write it. I'm so glad that his kids helped him finish it. A lot of people wouldn't have this fantastic tale with out them. I will most likely be reading more books like 'Coraline'.

At twenty years old, I have just now been given the opportunity to read the book that my favorite childhood movie was based upon. I loved every second of it. It was thrilling and filled with fright, reflecting the insecurities of young children and adults alike. After all, no one truly likes to be alone. Coraline is a brave little girl and one we can all take notes from. Just because you are scared, that does not mean that you are not brave. We should all remember that.

About the author

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling and multi-award winning author and creator of many beloved books, graphic novels, short stories, film, television and theatre for all ages. He is the recipient of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and many Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. Neil has adapted many of his works to television series, including Good Omens (co-written with Terry Pratchett) and The Sandman. He is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College. For a lot more about his work, please visit: https://www.neilgaiman.com/

Dave McKean is best known for his work on Neil Gaiman's Sandman series of graphic novels and for his CD covers for musicians from Tori Amos to Alice Cooper. He also illustrated Neil Gaiman's picture books The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, The Wolves in the Walls, and Crazy Hair. He is a cult figure in the comic book world, and is also a photographer.