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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Tove Jansson

$19.95
$19.95
Ages 8–12 British & Irish Literature Children's Literature Classics
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Described by The Times of London when first published in 1865 as “an excellent piece of nonsense,” Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has gone on to become one of the most popular books ever written, loved by children and adults alike and translated into more than 125 languages. 

In Tove Jansson, Carroll’s classic finds an illustrator worthy of its enchantment and surreal beauty. Jansson is renowned worldwide for her hugely successful books about the inhabitants of Moomin Valley. What is less well known is that in 1966 she devoted her unique gifts to illustrating Alice’s extraordinary adventures.

Nearly sixty years after her interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece was first enjoyed by Scandinavian readers, Tove Jansson’s beautiful edition is now available from NYRB Kids.

Additional Book Information

Series: NYRB Kids
ISBN: 9781681378459
Pages: 112
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Praise

Jansson was commissioned to illustrate a now-rare Swedish edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, crafting a sublime fantasy experience that fuses Carroll’s Wonderland with Jansson’s Moomin Valley.
—Maria Popova, The Marginalian

The pairing is inspired: Jansson’s off-kilter whimsy and ability to convey moodiness is a perfect match for both the delights and the terrors of Wonderland...In Jansson’s Wonderland, characters are as melancholy, complex and occasionally scary as those in Moominland...Jansson’s close observation of the natural world comes through in details like her illustration of the enigmatic caterpillar’s mushroom, and the surrounding flowers and grasses. She brings this naturalist’s eye to embellishments throughout the book.
—Sadie Stein, The New York Times Book Review

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