Jabberwocky
Description
The most celebrated nonsense poem in the English language, Lewis Carroll’s "Jabberwocky" has delighted readers of all ages since it was first published in Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, in 1872. St?phane Jorisch’s stunningly inventive art adds a vibrant, surprising dimension to an already unforgettable poem.
Awards
- Winner, Governor General's Literary Award, children's illustration, Canada Council for the Arts 2004
- Winner, Book Design Award, Alcuin Society 2004
- Winner, YA Top Forty Nonfiction, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association 2004
- Winner, White Raven Award , International Youth Library 2005
Reviews
Jorisch's visual interpretation of the poem is both provocative and personal, and it incorporates a worldliness and familiarity with human nature that most people achieve only through life experience.
- School Library Journal