The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Carroll, Lewis

Alice in Wonderland

101 pp. | Penguin/Minedition | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-698-40052-8 $24.99
Reissue (1999, North-South)

(1) 4-6 Illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. Zwerger invokes a surreal dreamland virtually devoid of background and details, but with an ambiance so intensely realized it inspires readers' own imaginations. The full-page paintings, especially, are exquisitely composed, with unexpected vantage points giving dynamic views of events. Like Carroll's story itself, these illustrations open doors to many levels of creative interpretation.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2000