alice's adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll

As with all his pictures of children, Alice is huge-eyed and delicate, but his cartoonist’s eye means he does a lovely Gryphon and Mock Turtle. The Times and Syndicates He has now taken on the big challenge: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Through the door, she sees a beautiful garden, and Alice begins to cry when she realizes she cannot fit through the door.

She finds a small door that she opens using a key she discovers on a nearby table. Whereas - to choose one notable predecessor - Helen Oxenbury made the text fresh and cozy, Riddell has reinstated its oddness with his glamorous, fantastical caricatures and super-skillful line. Alice follows the White Rabbit down the hole and comes upon a great hallway lined with doors. The Bookseller Chris Riddell joins the crowd of illustrators who have visualized Alice since John Tenniel. this reimagining is uniquely Riddell, and every bit as sumptuous as you would expect With the curious, quick-witted Alice at its heart, readers will not only rediscover characters such as the charming White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter and the grinning Cheshire Cat but will find fresh and wonderful creations of these characters by a true master of his art, images that will live in our hearts and minds for generations to come. Published 200 years after the birth of Alice’s first illustrator, Sir John Tenniel, also the political cartoonist of his time, Chris Riddell's illustrations set a new bar in terms of excellence with his unique, rich and evocative interpretation of Carroll's world. This edition presents Lewis Carroll's complete text, with illustrations from Costa Award- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Chris Riddell. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic.įirst published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll’s iconic story has been loved and enjoyed by generations of children. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an outgrowth of Lewis Carroll’s earlier and shorter tale titled Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, which he based on a story he told to Alice Liddell. Chris Riddell's brilliant full-colour illustrated Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition.

Alice's adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll