Review: A beautifully illustrated classic!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
Alice is bored of sitting on the bank by her sister. "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late" Who is talking? The rabbit of course, looking very smart in his waistcoat. It is not long before Alice is "falling" down the hole thinking about how much Dinah, her cat is going to miss her.After her swim in the pool, she meets with the wet, bedraggled animals and bird who are also trying to dry off. The mouse says he will make them dry off with his "dry" speech! The rabbit is always hustling and bustling somewhere - "The Duchess! The Duchess! Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers!" I love the conversation Alice has with the caterpillar.This is a story full of intrigue allowing your imagination to expand as you envisage yourself in Alice's place. Which way would you have gone after talking with the Cheshire Cat? To the Mad Hatter's or the March Hare's? Of course it didn't matter much to Alice as both of them were at the mad tea party."Off with her head!" Uh oh, here comes the Queen! After all those shenanigans, Alice meets up with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon. The court proceedings are hilarious.Something for all ages in this book. The illustrations are exquisite in this version of Alice in Wonderland and there is a border with the painters and the roses around each page.Every child should read or have read to them this delightful classic :)