Cinnamon

<p><b>A beautiful picture-book fairytale from the global bestselling author of <i>Coraline</i> and <i>The Graveyard Book</i></b><br> <br> <b>'T</b><b>he lush strangeness of the tale and the beauty of its illustrations remain richly memorable.'</b> <i>Guardian</i><br> <br> In a hot, hot country, ringed with mountains on one side and jungle on the other, lives a princess called Cinnamon. Her eyes are made of pearls, which means that she is blind. And, for reasons her parents the Rajah and Rani cannot fathom, she will not talk.<br> <br> So they offer a reward to anyone who can teach Cinnamon to speak. People travel from far and wide to attempt it, but nothing works. Until a mighty tiger, huge and fierce, prowls into their palace and announces that he is here to teach the girl-cub to talk ...<br> <br> <b>A mighty fable from Neil Gaiman, winner of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, illustrated in vivid colour by up-and-coming talent Divya Srinivasan</b></p>