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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

By Jeanne Willis
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Once upon a golden day, Alice and her older sister set off on an enchanting adventure in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. After following a talking rabbit down a rabbit hole, Alice encounters iconic characters such as the grinning Cheshire Cat, the Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts. This retelling captures timeless scenes like the Hatter's tea party and the white roses being painted red, inviting younger readers to experience Lewis Carroll's magical world through Jeanne Willis' lively rhyming verses and Ross Collins' vibrant illustrations.
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A delightful retelling of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, introducing Lewis Carroll's magical universe and iconic characters to a picture book audience.

A delightful retelling of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, introducing Lewis Carroll's magical universe and iconic characters to a picture book audience.

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Once upon a golden day, beside a silver brook Alice and her older sister sat and read a book...

But when a talking rabbit runs past, Alice follows him down the rabbit hole to Wonderland, where she meets iconic characters of children's literature such as the grinning Cheshire Cat, the Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts. From joining in with the Hatter's tea party to painting the white roses red, the familiar scenes from Lewis Carroll's beloved original story are reimagined in this charming introduction to Alice and her adventures in Wonderland suitable for younger readers.

Jeanne Willis' re-telling of Carroll's beloved story in bouncy rhyming verse is a fresh venture into Wonderland, brought to life by Ross Collins' vibrant illustrations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529043143

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ross Collins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 253.0mm

Height: 281.0mm

Weight: 246g

Pages: 40

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About the Author

Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans, Herts, in 1959. After completing a copywriting course at Watford Art College she went on to work in advertising. Today, Jeanne is an internationally renowned, full-time writer and has published over a hundred books - ranging from picture books including The Bog Baby and Who's in the Loo?, to YA, poetry and fiction. She has won several awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Silver Smarties Prize and has also been shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. Ross Collins was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He went on to study illustration at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1994 and in the same year he won the Macmillan Children's Book Prize for the The Sea Hole. Since then he has gone on to illustrate over 100 books and has written several too.

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