In a very hot country, ringed with mountains on one side & jungle on the other, lives a princess called Cinnamon. Her eyes are made from pearls, which means that she is blind. & for reasons that nobody understands, she won’t speak. So Cinnamon’s parents, the Rajah & Rani, offer a reward to anyone who can teach her to talk. People travel from far & wide to have a go, but nothing works. Until a mighty tiger, huge & fierce, prowls into the palace… A mighty fable from Carnegie Medal winner Neil Gaiman A surreal tale of majestic beauty, set in a mythic India Bold, distinctive artwork by rising talent Divya Srinivasan Neil is the author of Coraline & The Graveyard Book “ Balances the odd & the whimsical, the bizarre & the beautiful.” Kirkus “ Gaiman’s lyrical & distinctive fairy tale begs to be read aloud.” School Library Journal fiction-0-7-reading-collections sum-18-ie