# Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman - Hardcover

by **Neil Gaiman** (Author)

**_Unnatural Creatures_ is a collection of short stories about the fantastical things that exist only in our minds--collected and introduced by beloved _New York Times_ bestselling author Neil Gaiman.**  
  
The sixteen stories gathered by Gaiman, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, range from the whimsical to the terrifying. Magical creatures from the werewolf, to the sunbird, to beings never before classified will thrill, delight, and quite possibly unnerve you in tales by E. Nesbit, Diana Wynne Jones, Gahan Wilson, and other literary luminaries.  
  
Sales of _Unnatural Creatures_ benefit 826DC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students in their creative and expository writing, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

### Front Jacket

A griffin, a werewolf, a sunbird . . .

These are just some of the fantastical creatures you'll encounter within these pages. From the cockatoucan, whose laugh rearranges an entire kingdom, to the roving shapeless Beast that lurks in a forest, herein is a collection of rare and magnificent species. Each one will thrill, delight, and quite possibly unnerve you.

Selected by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, the sixteen stories in this menagerie will introduce you to a host of strange, wondrous beings that have never existed anyplace but in the richness of the imagination.

With stories from Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, E. Nesbit, and many more, _Unnatural Creatures_ will benefit the literacy nonprofit 826DC.

\--Publishers Weekly **(starred review)**

### Back Jacket

A griffin, a werewolf, a sunbird . . .

These are just some of the fantastical creatures you'll encounter within these pages. From the cockatoucan, whose laugh rearranges an entire kingdom, to the roving shapeless Beast that lurks in a forest, herein is a collection of rare and magnificent species. Each one will thrill, delight, and quite possibly unnerve you.

Selected by master storyteller Neil Gaiman, the sixteen stories in this menagerie will introduce you to a host of strange, wondrous beings that have never existed anyplace but in the richness of the imagination.

With stories from Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, E. Nesbit, and many more, _Unnatural Creatures_ will benefit the literacy nonprofit 826DC.

**Number of Pages:** 480

**Dimensions:** 1.8 x 8 x 5.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 23, 2013

**Award:** Locus Awards (2014)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Unnatural Creatures

**Interest Level:** Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up

**Reading Level:** 5.8

**Point Value:** 17

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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