Through the diary of the White Rabbit's extremely busy wife, readers finally get to see what happens in the background during Alice's adventures.
Mrs. White Rabbit loves her husband and their many children, but with an invisible housecat from Cheshire and a young female visitor who frequently changes size, living in Wonderland comes with a number of challenges.
With an abundance of wit and charm, Mrs. White Rabbit gives Lewis Carroll's famous tale a refreshingly modern twist.
ebook - 32 pages
Expected publication: Feb. 6th 2017
by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
I have a grandson who loves to sit and read books with Grandma. When I see something interesting on Netgalley I try to grab for our special time together. The cover for this one drew my attention and reading the synopsis I figured this was another great choice. I have never read Alice in Wonderland, but know enough that I didn't think it would matter.
I downloaded this to my iPad to get the full effect of the color illustrations. You can see from the cover how bright and colorful they are. That continued throughout the book making the visual part of this book very enticing, the story matched the pictures nicely.
The book is written as a Dear Diary by an unhappy wife/mother. Some of the wording wouldn't have been understood by a younger child as well as some of the mothers issues as she rants on about her unhappy life. While there were funny moments I think this book is for an older audience and those enthusiast fans of Alice in Wonderland.
I rated this 2 stars but because of the wonderful illustrates went to 3 stars.
Thank you to the publisher (via Netgalley) for an advanced copy.
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