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by Alethea Kontis (Author), Janet K. Lee (Illustrator)
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 to one of the world's most famous literary heroines. Lee brings her incredible visual flair and Kontis lends her clever 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. A gorgeous picture book that makes a perfect gift for all ages, 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 storm chaser, world traveler, and New York Times bestselling author. She has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award. She was twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula and Dragon Award. Alethea narrates stories for multiple award-winning online magazines, contributes book reviews to NPR, and does freelance work for Writing the Other. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida where she watches K-dramas with her teddy bear, Charlie. Together they are ARMY, VVS, and Black Roses.
Janet K. Lee is an award-winning artist and author. She has illustrated numerous books including the Eisner-winning Return of the Dapper Men, The Trot & Cap'n Bill Adventure series, and comics for Marvel, Image, Oni, and Boom. Currently, Janet is working on her first solo project, a slightly autobiographical, middle-grade graphic novel. Janet lives in Nashville, Tennessee with two friendly humans, one angry fish, and five very bad cats. When she isn't writing and drawing, Janet can usually be found outside in the garden.
Alethea and Janet worked at the same book wholesaler from 2000-2009 and bonded over their mutual love of books, pop culture, and Dragon Con. They enjoyed working on various creative projects together, including Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome and The Wonderland Alphabet.
