$46.81
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
Macmillan, the original publisher of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is proud to present Costa Award and Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Chris Riddell’s gorgeous new visual interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s magical story. This beautiful full-colour gift edition comes 200 years after the birth of Alice’s first illustrator, Sir John Tenniel. Both celebrated political cartoonists of their day, for Punch and The Observer respectively, Tenniel and Riddell have much in comm…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529002461 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152900246X |
| Author: | Lewis Carroll, Chris Riddell |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.32kg |
| Dimensions: | 255mm x 202mm x 35mm |
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Critics Review
…this reimagining is uniquely Riddell, and every bit as sumptuous as you would expect
…this reimagining is uniquely Riddell, and every bit as sumptuous as you would expect * The Bookseller *
Chris Riddell joins the crowd of illustrators who have visualized Alice since John Tenniel. 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. He has also made the Mad Hatter female * The Times *
He has now taken on the big challenge: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. 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. This is quite a hefty hardback. * The Spectator *
Riddell breathes new life into Alice, giving her a striking dark bob. A delicious new edition, with colour plates and pencil sketches by this remarkable artist. * Irish Independent *
Many great artists have drawn Alice, but I think this sumptuous hardback and jacketed version by the ex-Waterstones Children’s Laureate is my personal favorite. * Bath magazine and Bristol magazine *
This really is a collector’s hardback edition – the spine is about 4cm thick! – and it is a book you will treasure forever. A perfect Christmas gift! – Picture Book Perfect
This is a treasure of a book, with a gold-foiled dust-jacket, classic endpapers, a yellow ribbon marker, and stunning illustrations (both black-and-white and full-color) on every page. There is even a full-color map of Wonderland … This new edition would make a wonderful gift for both little and big Alice fans, and is definitely one to treasure! – Little Library Owl
Take Lewis Carroll’s eternally enchanting classic tale of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, bring them to life with the unique illustrations of the talented Chris Riddell, and you have this year’s dream gift book for readers of every age. * Lancashire Evening Post *
About The Author
Lewis Carroll
Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children’s Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children’s Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.
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