Princess Alyss of Wonderland
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Feast your eyes on the collected memorabilia of the real Alyss! This lavishly illustrated scrapbook includes: Alyss embattled correspondence with Lewis Carroll Actual annotated manuscript pages from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, as well as the early reviews of the book A flip book given to Alyss by John Tenniel, the original illustrator of Carrolls whimsical tale Journal entries and detailed drawings describing the indelible mark that Wonderland left on the young Alyss Removable letters that the princess wrote to her loved ones back home And a playable deck of cards created by "Alyss" to battle the imposter "Alice." This is a book for fans of fantasy and of the bestselling "ology" books, for Lewis Carroll scholars, and especially for young girls in search of a fresh, new, princess story.
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Item number (ASIN): 0803732511
Author: Frank Beddor
Creator: Catia Chien, Illustrator
ISBN: 0803732511
Manufacturer: Dial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 30
Package Dimensions: 100 x 980 x 1150 (hundredths-inches)
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
Publisher: Dial
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Binding: Hardcover
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- Great bookMy seven year old loves this book since, as she says "it is full of treasures". I can't but agree with my daughter's review since this book is so rich of details and wonderful illustrations it can be read over and over again with no problems. The only thing I would warn about this book is that is takes a little bit of a dark spin on the classic Alice in Wonderland so some very young readers might not like that
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- Through the Looking GlassI picked this up when I picked up The Looking Glass Wars that is to say, during New York Comic-Con 2009 when the author spun me a grand tale that had me enchanted. I count myself extremely lucky as this seems very hard to find now! I'm a fan of those '-ology' books honestly, I like books like that with little hidden messages and interactive things to read and handle. Its a great way to get kids interested. This book doesn't disappoint me at all in that respect. There is nine different little letters and flip open cards to read as well as the beautifully illustrated playing cards to 'Wage the War' in Wonderland. The book itself is written like a diary-scrapbook, meant to be a companion to the series as Alyss jots down what she remembers about Wonderland and doesn't want to forget ever. There are dozens of illustrations throughout the book--some are clearly meant to be 'hand drawn' by Alyss while others are pictures she clipped from places--photos offer a little insight into the time period when she lived in this world. This isn't a book that someone who hasn't read at least the first book should be trolling through, it offers clarification and details about the events, but is not a stand-in for the real thing. Like a real journal the way Alyss describes things are from her viewpoint and perceptions (and this a young girl) so they are colored by her feelings entirely. The book is beautiful, simply put. Whether its for a little girl who loves Alyss or someone like me who's beyond her 20's but still feels enchantment, its a wonderful companion piece.
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- Truly fascinatingQuite a fun and interesting book. Almost pop-up in nature with all the neat things you find literally buried in the pages. Great read for anyone who loves Alice in wonderland and wants to read a slightly twisted version.
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- Beautiful graphicsI purchased this book for grandchild (teenager). They loved the book itself and thought the graphics to be beautiful. I found them to be very imaginative and creative. Grandchild enjoyed the book.
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- great giftI bought this as a Christmas gift. The book is very beautiful in design. I love the 3-d aspects of this book, such as the pop up maps and envelopes with letters in them. This book goes along well with the original books.
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