Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by PhilipPullman (Foreword), Lewis Carroll (Author), SirJohnTenniel (Foreword)

Synopsis

A timeless heroine, Alice is quick witted, determined, and resourceful. In her extraordinary adventures she meets a series of unforgettable characters, from the bossy White Rabbit to the grinning Cheshire-Cat and the mad Hatter, all of whom are as famous as Alice herself.

This gorgeous hardback gift edition includes Sir John Tenniel's much-loved illustrations with their original colouring which defines the authentic image of Alice as blond haired with blue stripy stockings. It also includes a foreword by Philip Pullman, one of today's most popular and distinguished children's writers.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 02 Sep 2011

ISBN 10: 0230755380
ISBN 13: 9780230755383
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Author Bio
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has delighted and entranced children for over a hundred years. Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he studied at Christ Church College, Oxford where he became a mathematics lecturer. The Alice stories were originally written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of his college. Sir John Tenniel (1820 -1914) was a Victorian topical cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator. He is best remembered today for his work in ALICE'S ADVENTURES THROUGH WONDERLAND and ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. Philip Pullman is one of the most famous children's writers in the world today. He is the acclaimed author the His Dark Materials trilogy and the recipient of many prestigious awards including: the 1996 Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the British Book Award and both the 2001 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and the main Whitbread Book of the Year awards. He lives in Oxford.