A Trip Through Wonderland - Open Court Basic Readers (1977, Illustrated)

Part of the Open Court Basic Readers series, A Trip Through Wonderland (Revised Edition, 1976; 2nd printing 1977) offers a thoughtfully illustrated collection of fables, poems, and folktales designed to foster reading fluency and comprehension in early elementary students. Stories include “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter, “A Bird Came Down the Walk” by Emily Dickinson, “The Wolf and the Seven Kids” (Brothers Grimm), and selections from Aesop, Mother Goose, and traditional folklore. Edited by Marianne Carus (later founder of Cricket Magazine), Thomas G. Anderson, and Howard R. Webber. Hardcover pictorial boards feature rich wraparound artwork in a mid-century style, with integrated black-and-white and color illustrations throughout. A nostalgic and collectible classroom reader reflecting Open Court’s progressive literacy pedagogy of the 1960s–70s. Marianne Carus (1928-2021) was a pioneering children’s editor and founder of Cricket Magazine and its family of literary journals, which transformed educational publishing in the 1970s. A Trip Through Wonderland reflects her early editorial vision: combining literary quality, multicultural inclusion, and fine art illustration to inspire a lifelong love of reading.…