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by Libico Maraja (Illustrator), Lewis Carroll (Author)
Alce n Wonderland Pcture Book s the est ntroducton for young readers to Caroll's conc characters.
Lews Carroll's novels aout a grl named Alce and her surreal adventures have een popular snce ther pulcaton n 1865 and 1871. Nether ook has ever een out of prnt, ut many parents fnd the orgnals too dffcult for young chldren. Many smplfed and ardged versons of Alce have snce een pulshed. Ths Alce n Wonderland Pcture Book s the est of them. It serves as the perfect ntroducton to Alce and Carroll's world of marvelous madness.
Our Alce n Wonderland Pcture Book features several major epsodes of the story llustrated y Italan md-century llustrator, Maraja. Strkng and magnatve, these pctures help make the text come alve n the mnds of young readers. Accompanyng these vrant mages s a very smple text. Great for readng wth an adult or alone, ths text retans Carroll's madcap tone whle ensurng an approprate experence for egnnng readers.
Ths ook s the quntessental Alce ntroducton. Watch how t pques your chld's curosty and sense of humor!
Author Biography
Libico Maraja (pen name Maraja) (1912 - 1983) was an Italian illustrator best known in the United States and the U.K. for his lively illustrated versions of such classic books as A Christmas Carol, Gulliver's Travels, The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, Tales from Hans Andersen, and many more. His career in Italy was long and diverse. In addition to his successful book illustration career, Maraja lent his talents to advertising art, sheet music design, comic books, and postage stamp art. He was the chief set designer and animator for one of Italy's first animated films - "The Rose of Baghdad" - (1941) and also designed sets and costumes for ballets.
