The Hunting of the Snark by Chris Riddell

The Hunting of the Snark by Chris Riddell

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A beautiful edition of Lewis Carroll's beloved poem, featuring illustrations by Chris Riddell, 2015–2017 Children's Laureate and author of the Goth Girl and Ottoline series.

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The Hunting of the Snark by Chris Riddell

From the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the pages of Alice's second adventure, Through the Looking Glass. This irresistible version is introduced and illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal-winning author of the Goth Girl and Ottoline series, Chris Riddell. A hunting party has come to the island of the Snark! There's a Bellman, a Boots, a maker of Bonnets and Hoods, a Barrister, a Broker, a Billiard-marker, a Banker, a Beaver, a Baker and a Butcher – who can only kill beavers. They've made their way to the island: a place of the jubjub and the bandernatch, and even the jabberwock. And, after the Bellman gives clear warning of the dangers ahead, the hunt begins . . . They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap. First published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll’s iconic work has been loved and enjoyed by generations of children the world over.
Riddell has reinstated its oddness with his glamorous, fantastical caricatures and super-skillful line -- The Times on Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland illustrated by Chris Riddell
A delicious new edition, with colour plates and pencil sketches by this remarkable artist -- Irish Independent on Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland illustrated by Chris Riddell
Riddell’s rich and evocative interpretation of Carroll's world brings new light and life to Alice’s memorable journey of exciting trials and tribulations -- Lancashire Evening Post on Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There illustrated by Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell, the 2015–2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.
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ISBN 13 9781529006957
ISBN 10 1529006953
Title The Hunting of the Snark
Author Chris Riddell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2019-06-27
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.