Slog's Dad - Hardcover
The ineffable nature of grieving and belief inspires a tender, gritty, and breathtaking work of graphic storytelling from the creators of The Savage.
"Slogger, man," I said. "Your dad’s dead."
"I know that, Davie. But it’s him. He’s come back again, like he said he would."
Do you believe in life after death? Slog does. He believes that the scruffy man on a bench outside the butcher shop is his dad, returned to visit him one last time. Slog’s friend Davie isn’t so sure. Can it be that some mysteries are never meant to be solved? And that belief, at times, is its own reward? The acclaimed creators of The Savage reunite for a feat of graphic storytelling that defies categorization. Eerie, poignant, and masterful, Slog’s Dad is a tale of astonishing power and complexity.
"Slogger, man," I said. "Your dad’s dead."
"I know that, Davie. But it’s him. He’s come back again, like he said he would."
Do you believe in life after death? Slog does. He believes that the scruffy man on a bench outside the butcher shop is his dad, returned to visit him one last time. Slog’s friend Davie isn’t so sure. Can it be that some mysteries are never meant to be solved? And that belief, at times, is its own reward? The acclaimed creators of The Savage reunite for a feat of graphic storytelling that defies categorization. Eerie, poignant, and masterful, Slog’s Dad is a tale of astonishing power and complexity.
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David Almond is known worldwide as the Michael L. Printz, Carnegie, Whitbread, and Smarties award–winning author of Skellig, Clay, and many other novels, stories, and plays, including The Savage, also illustrated by Dave McKean. In 2010 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. He lives in Northumberland, England.
Dave McKean is a world-renowned artist, designer, and film director who has illustrated several books for children, including The Savage by David Almond, and Coraline, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and The Wolves in the Wall, all by Neil Gaiman. He also provided art and design for Neil Gaiman’s comic series The Sandman. Dave McKean lives in England.
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Dave McKean is a world-renowned artist, designer, and film director who has illustrated several books for children, including The Savage by David Almond, and Coraline, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and The Wolves in the Wall, all by Neil Gaiman. He also provided art and design for Neil Gaiman’s comic series The Sandman. Dave McKean lives in England.
A very touching graphic novel * The Bookseller * This is every bit as powerful, as moving, as magical as The Savage...Almond and McKean have created something just as wonderful as The Savage, and Slog's Dad is an incredible work. * Forbidden Planet * An incredible work...Almond and McKean have created something just as wonderful as The Savage. * Forbidden Planet blog * The sad, evocative story is mostly told through Almond's prose, but McKean's pictures don't just illustrate the events in the story. Rather, they amplify and add to them, bringing an extra dimension of meaning to a story already packed with emotion. * The Irish Times * This extraordinarily beautiful and sensitive book by the award-winning team of Almond and McKean almost defies description - it's a stand-alone story with stunning graphics that expand the book's heart-rendering message...Simply stunning. * Daily Mail *
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- PublisherCandlewick
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0763649406
- ISBN 13 9780763649401
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages64
- IllustratorMcKean Dave
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