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Alice in Wonderland (Illustrated Junior Library)

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I have read this to many children, and I find "Through the Looking Glass" to be a better first exposure to the works of Carrol than "Wonderland."
This book should be read aloud, before being given to the child (to read on their own.)
The transition into a fantasy realm is gentler and more clearly detailed in "Looking Glass." Kids don't tend to ask "why" as much since they immediately suppose "The Looking Glass House" has different laws. Once kids have enjoyed "Looking Glass" they readily accept the more cumbersome introduction to Wonderland.
Carroll intended you to read this book to a child, not hand it to them. I read these on my own as a child and really struggled with the language. Your first exposure to these works should be listening not reading.
So I recommend you buy the book on tape. Then once your in love with it, read the book!
Carrol was an Anglican Christian clergyman in the Oxford spirit of C.S.Lewis and others, so I find any ties to drug culture or other weirdness laughable.
This book is quoted in print and elsewhere all the time. People who haven't read this are undoubtedly missing out on the references.

'Tis love, 'Tis love, that makes the world go 'round!

This book is awesome. Read it. If you like things that are illogical, you'll love this book. Most people've already seen the movie, so I really don't need to describe much, but the Disney movie doesn't really capture the awesomeness. Trust me, it's great. Get it.

I understand there are a lot of political jabs and innuendos in this book. Perhaps they were applicable when this book was written. To me this book was silly. I'd prefer to listen to "Jefferson Airplanes" version...White Rabbit, or the question in "Matrix"...how far does the rabbit hole go? For a young kid, this book may prove to be quite a trip.