William Joyce
Hardcover | Pages: 44 pages Rating: 4.37 | 1907 Users | 240 Reviews
Identify Out Of Books The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (Guardians of Childhood #2)
| Title | : | The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (Guardians of Childhood #2) |
| Author | : | William Joyce |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 44 pages |
| Published | : | October 2nd 2012 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Fantasy |
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The Man in the Moon has a problem. Most nights, he beams down at the children of Earth, providing them with an inextinguishable nightlight that keeps nightmares at bay. But what happens when it's foggy or cloudy? When the moon is less than full and bright? Who will keep the children safe at night? He needs a helper! And he's spied just the fellow: a sleepy little guy named Sanderson Mansnoozie (Sandy, for short), who might be perfect...if only the Man in the Moon can get him to wake up.Present Books Concering The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (Guardians of Childhood #2)
| Original Title: | The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie |
| ISBN: | 1442430427 (ISBN13: 9781442430426) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Guardians of Childhood #2 |
| Characters: | Sanderson Mansnoozie, Pitch the Nightmare King, Man in the Moon |
Rating Out Of Books The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (Guardians of Childhood #2)
Ratings: 4.37 From 1907 Users | 240 ReviewsRate Out Of Books The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (Guardians of Childhood #2)
A Wish Always Begins with a DreamAfter reading The Sandman, I had wished that I had started with the first book in the Guardians of Childhood series The Man in the Moon. This book is for advancing readers, not suggested for 3 and 4 year olds like so many of the childrens books currently on the market. Combining myth, fantasy and folklore, William Joyce tells a tale of how the Man in the Moon needs help on the evenings where his visibility is low. He needs a guardian to help keep children safeThis second book in the Guardians of Childhood series (following The Man in the Moon) has equally drool-worthy pictures, with intricate details and a glowing light: sort of Arthur Rackham meets Maxfield Parrish. I don't love the name "Sanderson Mansnoozie," but I suppose it keeps the book from taking itself too seriously. "The Rise of the Guardians" movie comes out Nov. 20.
I really want to love William Joyce's stories of the Guardians of Childhood, but the narratives always seem to be missing that crucial something which would make the stories magic. Joyce's premise is an excellent start, and the Sandman's story is extremely promising, but his conflict with the King of Nightmares just doesn't jive. The potential coflict between these two characters is one that has been explored successfully by many other authors, so Joyce's riff essentially falls short of the mark
Ever since I first saw the movie The Guardians I was enthralled by the story and ideas behind it. A popular children's book in Germany, Peterchen's Mondfahrt is quite similar with ideas about dreams and guiding children through the dark. Naturally, that allures to all of us.This book is the (shortened) story of Sanderson Mansnoozie who will become The Sandman. The three books of this that are out, are more picture books and therefore focus on the art rather than the full story. However, that
A brilliant continuation to this lovely children's picture book series.To read my full review, click here.
That wasn't what I was expecting. Not that I know what I was expecting to be honest. I don't know if this is the first origins for Sandman but I was thinking something different.
William Joyce returns to his ongoing saga of The Guardians of Childhood in this second gorgeous picture-book, which continues the story begun in The Man in the Moon . Unable to protect the children of Earth from nightmares when the moon is dark, MiM (the Man in the Moon) searches for an earthly partner in his work, finding him in the form of Sanderson Mansnoozie - Sandy for short - a fellow celestial traveler from the Golden Age, who was stranded when his comet was attacked during the great
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