Eisner Award-Winning artist Janet K. Lee (Return of the Dapper Men, Jane Austen's Emma) and New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis (Enchanted, AlphaOops)team up in this delectable homage. Lee brings her incredible visual flair and Kontis lends her most subversive verse to the alphabet by way of Lewis Carroll in this 26-letter celebration of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Packaged as a gorgeous board book, The Wonderland Alphabet is a surprising new look at one of the most beloved literary classics of all time.
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Alethea Kontis is a New York Times best-selling Fairy Tale Princess. She's known for screwing up the alphabet, scolding vampire hunters, turning garden gnomes into mad scientists, and making sense out of fairy tales. She currently lives in Northern Virginia with her Fairy Godfamily and a teddy bear named Charlie. Janet K. Lee is an acclaimed gallery artist and visual storyteller. The illustrator of the Eisner Award–winning graphic novel Return of the Dapper Men, as well as Marvel's graphic novel adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, she lives in Nashville, TN. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was an English author whose most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
While I appreciate and admire the illustrations done for "Alice's Adventures" and "...Looking Glass" by John Tenniel, they have always struck me as a bit severe, dark and dense for a modern kid reader. The beauty of "The Wonderland Alphabet" is that the illustrations retain the formal look, style and elegant presence of Tenniel's illustrations, while managing to be a bit brighter, cheerier, sillier and more accessible. I don't necessarily see every child being "delighted" by Tenniel, but I can see a youngster being enchanted by some of the drawings in this book.
Further, while familiarity with the entire Alice world is certainly a plus in understanding and appreciating all of the alphabet entries, that's not essential to enjoying the book. Even if you don't really remember the Knave of Hearts, his entry, (under "K", which is an interesting choice for an alphabet book), is still amusing and engagingly drawn.
So, while this might be a bit of a challenge as an actual alphabet book, it is definitely a very attractive illustrated story book, and would be a great companion for an Alice book.
Please note that I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a frank review.
Further, while familiarity with the entire Alice world is certainly a plus in understanding and appreciating all of the alphabet entries, that's not essential to enjoying the book. Even if you don't really remember the Knave of Hearts, his entry, (under "K", which is an interesting choice for an alphabet book), is still amusing and engagingly drawn.
So, while this might be a bit of a challenge as an actual alphabet book, it is definitely a very attractive illustrated story book, and would be a great companion for an Alice book.
Please note that I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a frank review.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book
Building an alphabet on Alice's Adventures is a clever idea, and the verses and artwork are well done. It's easy to see why this book appeals to adults. But let's consider for a moment the beginning reader.
"Getting" the verses relies on knowing the Alice story, but that's not a story for beginning readers. There are treatments for younger children, and reading one of them to a child before tackling this book is likely to help.
The varying fonts, text block placements, and winding text are appealing to adults, but could be confusing to the beginning reader. You might want to trace as you read.
Finally, associating "k" with the Knave associates the letter with the "n" sound rather than the hard "k" sound. An interesting choice ...
I don't want to imply that this isn't a clever book, because it is. But I see challenges for the beginning reader. So I suggest reading it in advance and planning your strategy.
I was provided a copy for review by the publisher.
"Getting" the verses relies on knowing the Alice story, but that's not a story for beginning readers. There are treatments for younger children, and reading one of them to a child before tackling this book is likely to help.
The varying fonts, text block placements, and winding text are appealing to adults, but could be confusing to the beginning reader. You might want to trace as you read.
Finally, associating "k" with the Knave associates the letter with the "n" sound rather than the hard "k" sound. An interesting choice ...
I don't want to imply that this isn't a clever book, because it is. But I see challenges for the beginning reader. So I suggest reading it in advance and planning your strategy.
I was provided a copy for review by the publisher.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Exciting and witting illustrations for even the youngest (and oldest) Wonderland fans
March 5, 2013
By Mary Lavers
Format:Board book
Oh why couldn't this book have been published 30 years ago so I could have read it and owned it and loved it and re-read it as a child? I would have adored this book! It's inspired by Alice in Wonderland (which, of course, is infinitely inspirational as it has sparked the imagination of children and artists alike for generations) but it's an alphabet book that can be shared with even very young children. The illustrations are lush and gorgeous and remind me of books that would have been popular a hundred years ago (or so I imagine) with flower details and elegant colours. I love it so much!
It's also perfect for my daughter, Magda, who is fascinated with the story and the character of Alice but is, at three, a little young for the book (we read chapter books to her, but Alice in Wonderland is a bit long and complicated and doesn't have as many pictures as other books we've read her). I've been looking for a preschool book inspired by Lewis Carroll (besides the Disney version) and it's been harder than I thought. But this ABC book is quite a hit! Sure, it's not a story book, but it is intriguing and rich nonetheless.
I can't wait to buy the text version. I'm imagining it smells like flowers (don't hold me to that).
Disclaimer: I received a digital galley of this book free from the publisher from NetGalley. I was not obliged to write a favourable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
It's also perfect for my daughter, Magda, who is fascinated with the story and the character of Alice but is, at three, a little young for the book (we read chapter books to her, but Alice in Wonderland is a bit long and complicated and doesn't have as many pictures as other books we've read her). I've been looking for a preschool book inspired by Lewis Carroll (besides the Disney version) and it's been harder than I thought. But this ABC book is quite a hit! Sure, it's not a story book, but it is intriguing and rich nonetheless.
I can't wait to buy the text version. I'm imagining it smells like flowers (don't hold me to that).
Disclaimer: I received a digital galley of this book free from the publisher from NetGalley. I was not obliged to write a favourable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great illustrations
The board book that was delivered is warped. Although this is for a child who will likely damage it, I would have expected a new book to be in good condition.
Published 2 months ago by Rachel G.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully drawn but not the best for beginners
This was very difficult to rate. The artwork is wonderful and incorporating snippets from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was a brilliant concept. Read more
Published 6 months ago by ETA: soon
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Wonderland Alphabet
I read the Wonderland Alphabet for review from Netgalley.com. The book was published by Archaia Entertainment. I read the Wonderland Alphabet for review from Netgalley.com. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stacie D. Wyatt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Word Visuals for Wonderland Alphabet
I first saw this book at Dragon*Con (2012) and fell in love with it. As I flipped through some of the first several pages, I couldn't get over the stunning artwork and clever word... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jaxadora Who
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Wonderland
Lovely book - the text is fun and clever, the font choices are artwork in themselves, and the illustrations are striking and genius. Read more
Published 8 months ago by april leake
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful & Cleverly Written
This book is a must have I don't care how old you are. The Words by Alethea Kontis are Brilliant and Clever and the artwork by Janet Lee is out of of this world. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tracy N. Willoughby
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Alphabet Book
I have collected several alphabet books and this is one of the best.
The art is great and what made me pick this to start with. Read more
The art is great and what made me pick this to start with. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rosalie P. Brown
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