Scieszka, John Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland, pictures by Mary Blair. PICTURE BOOK. Disney Press (Hyperion), 2008.
EL - ESSENTIAL
Scieszka takes Lewis Carroll's brilliant novel and distills its essence, making it accessible for the youngest of readers or listeners, without having to even resort to the movie. Mary Blair is my favorite Disney artist - while she has passed away, reams of her art still exists in Disney archives and all over the park. Her original drawings helped set the look for the movie and while her pictures are not copies of the film, her personality shines through.
I would buy this for my own collection just because it has Blair's name on it, but read it again and again for Scieszka's wry sense of humor and his spin of the original.
Cindy - Library-Teacher
EL - ESSENTIAL
Scieszka takes Lewis Carroll's brilliant novel and distills its essence, making it accessible for the youngest of readers or listeners, without having to even resort to the movie. Mary Blair is my favorite Disney artist - while she has passed away, reams of her art still exists in Disney archives and all over the park. Her original drawings helped set the look for the movie and while her pictures are not copies of the film, her personality shines through.
I would buy this for my own collection just because it has Blair's name on it, but read it again and again for Scieszka's wry sense of humor and his spin of the original.
Cindy - Library-Teacher
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