''Blueberry Girl'' is a book by

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

and

Charles Vess Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British "Golden Age" book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau pain ...

. It was conceived as a poem of the same name, written in 2000 by Neil Gaiman for his

goddaughter In infant baptism and denominations of Christianity, a godparent (also known as a sponsor, or '' gossiprede'') is someone who bears witness to a child's christening and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelon ...

Tash, the daughter of his friend

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

. In 2004, Neil Gaiman announced that Charles Vess was painting pictures to go with the poem, with the intention of publishing it as book. The book was published in 2009 by

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Reception

The book was well received on release, with both the writing and drawing being praised. In 2009 it was selected for the ''Summer 2009 Kids List'' by the

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References

External links

Book information at ''Mr Bobo's Remarkable Mouse Circus''
with chapter excerpt and note from author
Browse inside ''Blueberry Girl''
at publisher's site {{Neil Gaiman 2009 children's books 2009 poems 2009 poetry books Books by Neil Gaiman Children's poetry books HarperCollins books American picture books