Shortlisted for the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award (CLiPPA) 2017
Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time.
In Alice Poetry, we celebrate the poems of Lewis Carroll, from the sublime to the surreal, including popular favourites such as Jabberwocky , The Walrus and the Carpenter and Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
In addition to these classic, beloved poems, this beautiful collection features many contemporary poems from editor Michaela Morgan and a host of popular poets, including Roger McGough, John Agard, Grace Nichols, Rachel Rooney, Tony Mitton, Vivian French, Cheryl Moskowitz, Joseph Coehlo, and Jan Dean, each one putting their own spin on these classic texts.
ISBN: 9781509818846
Publication date: 22/09/2016
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9781509818846 |
| Publication date: | 22nd September 2016 |
| Author: | Lewis Carroll |
| Illustrator: | Sir John Tenniel |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Suitable for: | 11+ readers, 9+ readers |
| Genres: | Anthologies, Poetry, Poetry |
| Recommendations: | eBooks |
| Other Categories: | Alice 150th, All Shortlists and Winners |
Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27, 1832, the eldest son and third of eleven children born to Frances Jane Lutwidge and the Reverend Charles Dodgson. Carroll had a happy childhood. His mother was patient and gentle, and his father, despite his religious duties, tutored all his children and raised them to be good people. Carroll frequently made up games and wrote stories and poems, some of which were similar to his later published works, for his seven sisters and three brothers. He was educated at Richmond School in Yorkshire, Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford. Although his years ...
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