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We investigate in this article tradition and innovation in the book he Sleeper and the Spindle through the analysis of the narrative construction. We also look upon the important role played by the graphic project and illustrations in this book. hus, we address in our analysis the collaboration between two important British authors: the writer Neil Gaiman and the illustrator Chris Riddell. We prioritize as theoretical reference for this study the research made on illustration and graphical project of children books by Nikolajeva e Scott, Moraes, Linden , Ramos. We also employ the studies of fairy tales by Betelheim, Coelho, Corso e Corso. Taking into consideration that the book cannot be categorized as a picturebook as deined by the British concept, the narrative is not only told by its texts, * Graduada em Letras Português e Literatura pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1996), mestre em Literatura Brasileira pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2000), doutora em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2006). Atualmente é professora do Departamento de Linguagem e Tecnologia do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Belo Horizonte (Cefet-MG). Seu e-mail é martapassaro@gmail.com. ** Mestranda em Estudos de Linguagens, no Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais. (CEFETMG).Seu e-mail é sabrinaramosgomes@gmail.com. 36 Marta Passos Pinheiro and Sabrina Ramos Gomes, Os “Novos” Contos de Fadas:... but also by its illustrations and graphic project, as highlighted in this essay. he dialogue between writer and illustrator and the freedom that the latter had to present his point of view were the milestone for the success of this book.