Alice in Wonderland

Strengths:

This is one of the best illustrated Alice in Wonderland books we have come across. Anthony Browne has done an excellent job with turning this exciting text into even more exciting illustrations. Not only does it depict obvious Browne traits (the gorilla appears several times through out the book), but it has a way of showing the audience images that they could not think up in their wildest dreams. He gives Alice expression, something that few Alice illustrators do, which allows the reader to physically see how Alice is feeling. Another great strength about this book is that it is set up as a chapter book. This makes it very easy to read. This is also the original version which allows older readers to connect with their childhood, if they grew up with the text, and for younger readers to learn and enjoy the original.