Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Description

An elegant edition of one of the best-loved stories in children's literature, complete and unabridged with over 30 full colour illustrations from Julia Sarda - illustrator of Beetle Boy and The Clockwork Sparrow. Julia's hauntingly magical pictures breathe new life into the famous tale of a bored little girl who finds herself falling into a world of bizarre creatures and whimsical riddles. This short-haired brunette in her white dress is true to the appearance of the real-life Alice who inspired the book. A gorgeous piece of art to treasure with shining embossed gold details on the cover, Julia Sarda's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will make the perfect present for devoted Alice fans, as well as a wonderful introduction to anyone not already familiar with the story. It also makes a splendid follow-up to One Day in Wonderland, a non-fiction exploration of Lewis Carroll's life and wordplay written by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Julia Sarda.

Julia Sarda has illustrated everything from classic children's books to concept art for merchandise and video games, and covers for the likes of The Clockwork Sparrow, Rose Campion and the Stolen Secret and Beetle Boy by M. G. Leonard. She is the illustrator of the acclaimed The Liszts, Sweep and The Problim Children, and she illustrated One Day in Wonderland: A Celebration of Lewis Carroll's Alice by Kathleen Krull. Her illustrations of classic stories include Oliver Twist, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. 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.