Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), better known by his pen name
Lewis Carroll, published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865
and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found
There, in 1871. Considered a master of the genre of literary
nonsense, he is renowned for his ingenious wordplay and sense of
logic, and his highly original vision.
Sir John Tenniel briefly attended the Royal Academy Schools, but
for the most part he was a self taught artist. His illustrations
appeared regularly in Punch, but it was the Alice books that
confirmed his international reputation as an illustrator. Tenniel
was knighted in 1893. Paul O. Zelinsky is the illustrator of many
acclaimed books for children. He is the illustrator of Kelly
Bingham's Z Is for Moose and Circle, Square, Moose, Jack
Prelutsky's Awful Ogre's Awful Day, Emily Jenkins's Toys Go Out,
and Anne Isaac's Dust Devil. He is also the creator of the
now-classic interactive book The Wheels on the Bus. His retelling
of Rapunzel was awarded the 1998 Caldecott Medal. Rumpelstiltskin,
Hansel and Gretel, and Swamp Angel, with different authors, all
garnered him a Caldecott Honor. Paul O. Zelinsky lives with his
wife in Brooklyn, New York.
Peter Glassman is the owner of Books of Wonder, the New York City
bookstore and publisher specializing in new and old imaginative
books for children. He is also the editor of the Books of Wonder
Classics, a series of deluxe facsimiles and newly illustrated
editions of timeless tales. And he is the author of The Wizard Next
Door, illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Mr. Glassman lives in New York
City.
wonderland revisited Spanish illustrator Angel Dominguez fills an unabridged edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with 75 watercolors, most of them closely packed with lush oversized flowers, strange creatures and winding vines reminiscent of Art Nouveau-often against bizarrely serene pastoral backgrounds. Exotic birds and animals, such as peacocks and zebras, wander through the picture frame. While the illustrations bring out the text's absurdity, pretty-in-pink Alice provides a counterpoint not of normalcy but of sentimentality.
K-Gr 5-Ghiuselev captures all of Alice's adventures in one sophisticated painting, which was done in gouache on wood panel and is reproduced on the book's cover. This is the only place where the picture is presented in its entirety, and it will be concealed by the dust jacket, which features another image. The unabridged text is illustrated with details of this larger painting, supplemented by additional monochromatic sketches. The artist's blend of unusual perspectives and strangely interconnected walkways and buildings seems reminiscent of the style of M. C. Escher. The artwork is the color of old parchment, and the beige and brown tones are highlighted with muted touches of blue and green. While many of the views reproduce beautifully and their bigger size invites a closer inspection of numerous details, some of the scenes seem a bit grainy and slightly out of focus. Still, the art is evocative, and the layout is appealing and carefully balanced. Not a first purchase for most collections, but an intriguing addition for Alice addicts.-Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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