Blueberry Girl

Blueberry Girl

Author	Neil Gaiman
Illustrator	Charles Vess
Language	English
Genre	Children's
Publisher	Harper Collins Publishers
Publication date	March 10, 2009
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	32
ISBN	0-06-083808-6

Blueberry Girl is a book by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess. It was conceived as a poem of the same name, written in 2000 by Neil Gaiman for his goddaughter Tash, the daughter of his friend Tori Amos. ^[1] In 2004, Neil Gaiman announced that Charles Vess was painting pictures to go with the poem, with the intention of publishing it as book. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The book was published in 2009 by HarperCollins. ^{[5] [6]}

Reception

The book was well received on release, with both the writing and drawing being praised. ^{[7] [8] [9]} In 2009 it was selected for the Summer 2009 Kids List by the American Booksellers Association. ^[10]

References

1. Sacks, Ethan (March 15, 2009). "'Blueberry Girl', Neil Gaiman's favor for friend Tori Amos, is now a sensation". Daily News. New York. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
2. "Neil Gaiman's Journal: listening to unresolving" . Retrieved November 17, 2009.
3. "Neil Gaiman's Journal: Blueberry Girls" . Retrieved November 17, 2009.
4. "News from Green Man Press » Blog Archive » Blueberry Wanderings". Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
5. "Neil Gaiman's Journal: This is a Prayer For A Blueberry Girl..." Retrieved November 17, 2009.
6. "Blueberry Girl, By Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Charles Vess: HarperCollins Children's Books" . Retrieved November 17, 2009.
7. Blum, Matt (April 10, 2009). "Review: Neil Gaiman's Blueberry Girl - Wonderful, Even If Not Weird - GeekDad - Wired.com" . Retrieved November 17, 2009.
8. "Gaiman's "Blueberry Girl": a benediction for a girl's happy life - Boing Boing". 20 April 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
9. "Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Two new children's books by comic book people". Archived from the original on May 30, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
10. "Kids' Indie Next List, Summer 2009" . Retrieved November 24, 2009.

External links

• Book information at Mr Bobo's Remarkable Mouse Circus with chapter excerpt and note from author
• Browse inside Blueberry Girl at publisher's site