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.

A beautiful edition of Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem illustrated by Chris Riddell, the Children's Laureate of 2015-2017.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
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



Book Information
ISBN 9781529006957
Author Chris Riddell
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 248g
Dimensions(mm) 204mm * 165mm * 13mm