{"product_id":"alices-adventures-in-wonderland-tove-jansson-edition-9781681378459","title":"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Tove Jansson Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eTove Jansson's beautiful edition of a classic work of children's literature is once again available in North America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn elegant edition of a timeless classic illustrated by the creator of the Moomins in a dreamy, delicate, and playful style true to the whimsy and wonder of the story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDescribed by \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London when first published in 1865 as \"an excellent piece of nonsense,\" Lewis Carroll's \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e has gone on to become one of the most popular books ever written, loved by children and adults alike and translated into more than 125 languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Tove Jansson, Carroll's classic finds an illustrator worthy of its enchantment and surreal beauty. Jansson is renowned worldwide for her hugely successful books about the inhabitants of Moomin Valley. What is less well known is that in 1966 she devoted her unique gifts to illustrating Alice's extraordinary adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly sixty years after her interpretation of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece was first enjoyed by Scandinavian readers, Tove Jansson's beautifully realized edition of the original text of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is finally available to an English-speaking audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLewis Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e (1832-1898) is the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Carroll was a mathematics lecturer who in his spare time penned poems, short stories and children's tales as well as puzzles and games of logic. He was also a pioneering photographer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTove Jansson\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-2001) was a novelist, painter, illustrator and cartoonist. Born in Helsinki, Finland, Jansson's books have been translated into over forty languages. She is most famous for her much-loved Moomin characters. She also wrote eleven novels and short-story collections for adults, including \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe True Deceiver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFair Play\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Borrowed Memories\u003c\/i\u003e (available as NYRB Classics).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nyrb Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874751320338,"sku":"9781681378459","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f2cc895a-a985-476b-a6d4-8a5a5d95a8f2.jpg?v=1768914840","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-tove-jansson-edition-9781681378459","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}