Neil Gaiman has created a picture book that will appeal to all ages in Instructions. On the surface the book has instructions on how to enter a magical land through the garden gate. For instance you will come to a house. "Walk through the house. Take nothing. Eat nothing. However, if any creature tells you that it hungers, feed it. If it tells you that it is dirty, clean it. If it cries to you that it hurts, if you can, ease its pain." As in the above passage, all the instructions work well, not only for traveling in this magical land, but also are good instructions to live your life by. This book, with wonderful illustrations by Charles Vess, is one to read over and over again as you travel through magical kingdoms and reality.
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