27. The Wolves in the Walls - Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Dave McKean

Dev leant me this the last time we hung out in order to round out my Neil Gaiman experience. Because he is not just a writer of novels, he does childrens books and comics as well!

It's been a long time since I have read a children's picture book for myself, without a sticky child turning the pages and moving me ahead when I am in the middle of a sentence. At a certain age I am not sure they really appreciate the actual story, they seem more interested in the pictures and possibly making up their own story. Who am I to stifle creativity? Although I think that if I ever have kids of my own I might just have to have 2 of certain books - one that it is ok for them to be all jam-hands over and one that is kept in relative unstickyness. Or maybe that makes me overly anal. Hrm.

The Wolves in the Wall was a cute story that made me laugh in places and really revel in the creative spirit. It is beautifully illustrated and well written and just enough odd.