Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll & Robert Ingpen (Walker Books)
This gorgeous hardback book is a joy to hold, to read, and especially to look at the illustrations again and again. This new complete and unabridged edition of the classic Lewis Carroll tale of Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy land where she meets characters like the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Puss and the Queen, has the wonderful illustrations in Ingpen's renowned style. This is a book to treasure for children young and old.
the East Wind (The Cloudchasers 2) David Richardson & Steven Hunt (ABC Books)
This is a very different book, part picture book, part graphic novel, part movie stills this adventure fantasy title is a good read (even the with the frightening Lopper) and the illustrations are well worth close examination.
At the end of the first book, Alice, Thomas and Spinner were sailing aloft in a balloon, no longer citizens of Bankertown but as the Cloudchasers. Now they continue their quest, Still they are chased by the catcher and his army, who are determined to catch the escapees at all costs and by any means, as the trio continue their quest to restore imagination and freedom and to draw! Strange creatures inhabit the pages, from the really small bookworm to the gargantuan sand-monster, and the survival of the trio is continually threatened.
This book is full of unexpected twists and turns and results in a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the Cloudchasers saga.
Have fun with these ....
This gorgeous hardback book is a joy to hold, to read, and especially to look at the illustrations again and again. This new complete and unabridged edition of the classic Lewis Carroll tale of Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy land where she meets characters like the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Puss and the Queen, has the wonderful illustrations in Ingpen's renowned style. This is a book to treasure for children young and old.
the East Wind (The Cloudchasers 2) David Richardson & Steven Hunt (ABC Books)
This is a very different book, part picture book, part graphic novel, part movie stills this adventure fantasy title is a good read (even the with the frightening Lopper) and the illustrations are well worth close examination.
At the end of the first book, Alice, Thomas and Spinner were sailing aloft in a balloon, no longer citizens of Bankertown but as the Cloudchasers. Now they continue their quest, Still they are chased by the catcher and his army, who are determined to catch the escapees at all costs and by any means, as the trio continue their quest to restore imagination and freedom and to draw! Strange creatures inhabit the pages, from the really small bookworm to the gargantuan sand-monster, and the survival of the trio is continually threatened.
This book is full of unexpected twists and turns and results in a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the Cloudchasers saga.
Have fun with these ....
