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Tom’s Midnight Garden Graphic Novel
£11.20£12.30 (-9%)
A beautiful adaptation of the classic novel. Renowned graphic novel artist, Edith, has created an enchanting version of the classic Tom’s Midnight Garden. This is a new and special way to read and share one of the best-loved and most enduring children’s stories of all time.
A story with a special place in the hearts of grandparents, parents, and children everywhere, this wonderful graphic novel adaptation is faithful, accessible, and stunningly illustrated. A perfect gift for all the family.
A story with a special place in the hearts of grandparents, parents, and children everywhere, this wonderful graphic novel adaptation is faithful, accessible, and stunningly illustrated. A perfect gift for all the family.
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Additional information
| Publisher | OUP Oxford (1 Sept. 2016) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 100 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0192747053 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0192747051 |
| Reading age | 9 – 11 years |
| Dimensions | 20.2 x 1.43 x 28.2 cm |
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by Simone Solon
Great story beautifully illustrated. Highly recommended
by Anna K.
An original and beautifully told story that brings children from two different eras into a timeless space but I found it more ‘worthy’ than gripping.
by vivacious
Supported the children with SEND in my class and the others who found it easier to visualise it with this book.
by Meesha
The book is so good that I wanted to see how it had been turned into a graphic novel. It looks good so far.
by Mrs Julie M Haywood
Great
by Aini
True to the original with bold illustrations.
Used to support teaching in KS2.
Kids loved the graphic style.
by Meesha
I’ve read Tom’s Midnight Garden more times than I probably care to admit, and I have a truly old, ex-library copy, with a picture of “Tom” and “Hetty” on the front cover – Amazon says that this edition was published in the late 50s but mine is probably a reprint.
I loved the story and re-read it every so often and it has truly stood the test of time with me personally. So I was curious when I saw this, a graphic adaptation of one of my much loved childhood books.
This is probably my first attempt at a graphic novel – I have The Exile by Diana Gabaldon, but have never got around to reading it. This whiled away about an hour or so during a quiet shift at work, and while I enjoyed it, there were some things that I wasn’t keen on.
There are some minor changes from the original novel – but nothing too significant and just small things that you won’t really notice, unless the book is fresh in your mind. But most of it is just cutting it down to fit the graphic novel retelling.
What I really didn’t like was the illustrations. When you’ve gone through so many years of seeing the characters based on a picture from the front cover, seeing another person’s interpretation of them just doesn’t ring true. The illustrations in this were very childish and almost Tintin-esque in appearance, with strange noses and odd features. This annoyed me throughout the reading, although I tried to put it to one side and enjoy the story.
If you know/remember the story well enough, you’ll zip through this in no time at all, and it has put me in mind to dig out my old copy from the bookcase and re-read it. I think what would have improved this for me is better illustrations.