Friday, February 15, 2008
Jabberwocky; The Classic Poem from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, reimagined by Christopher Myers
Electric illustrations and font update the timeless nonsense poem with a contemporary, urban, basketball setting. In the author's note, the author and illustrator details his research into the poem providing an authoritative reason for the basketball setting. Apparently Carroll scribbled a note in the margins of his journal about "ollamalitzli" an ancient game of balls and hoops.
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Second! The basketball theme for this poem enables one to read it in an entirely new way. The author's note, explaining that there is indeed a possible factual basis for the basketball angle, makes it even more fun. A definite two thumbs up.
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