Jabberwocky - Hardcover

Carroll, Lewis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1562822454 ISBN 13: 9781562822453

Publisher: Disney Pr, 1992

Synopsis

This presentation of the classic nonsense poem from "Alice in Wonderland" features Disney illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Lewis Carroll was the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), who taught mathematics at Christ Church College, Oxford. He is the author of two classic stories of children’s literature: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. These books contain many of his most popular poems, including "Jabber-wocky," "The Walrus and the Carpenter," and "You are old, father William."
Joel Stewart studied at Falmouth College of Art, graduating with a degree in illustration. He is also the illustrator of THE ADVENTURES OF A NOSE by Viviane Schwarz. He says, "Carroll’s language is so rich that it’s a joy to depict just a few of the curious ideas it conjures up. As Alice herself says after reading it, ‘Somehow it fills my head with ideas - only I don’t know exactly what they are.’ "

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* K-Gr. 2. Illustrating the works of Lewis Carroll has to be one of the most exacting and dangerous tasks in all of bookdom, but Joel Stewart's version succeeds very well, indeed; his imagery suggests the time period in which "Jabberwocky" was written and his illustrations have the manic fluidity of Carroll's own accomplished art. What distinguishes this version is the fact that Stewart has allowed himself to create his own bizarrely funny world. This "Jabberwocky" takes place in a distinct, idiosyncratic place that reveals the mind of the illustrator while it carefully visualizes the text. The illustrations appeal for several reasons. First, they are imaginative, making use of ink stamps (and actual postage-stamp imagery) to add a dreamlike texture to the fleshy foliage. Stewart's "slithy toves" and "tulgey woods" are odd and amusing without being too scary for a picture-book audience, as John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice in Wonderland can be. What's more, the pictures depict a funny, childlike world that little ones can easily enter. Then there's Stewart's hero, an appealing Everyperson, who, upon slaying the Jabberwock--a sort of Edwardian gentleman gone awry, with a green face, a long striped tail, and a leafy green body-- reveals that the villain is nothing but a clockwork automaton. Thus, when the boy returns with the Jabberwock's head, Beowulfian grisliness is humorously avoided. Consider this a noteworthy addition to a notoriously difficult subgenre. Tim Arnold
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About this edition

• Publisher: Disney Pr
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1562822454
• ISBN 13: 9781562822453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1
• Illustrator: Walt Disney Company