Alice in Wonderland the iBook (Where Fantasy Meets Digital Technology)
As a child did you read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll? Did you know it has been 150 years since it was originally released?
150 years!?
Well now you can read all about Alice in Wonderland in a brand new iBook called Alicewinks.
When you think Alicewinks think classic meets technology.
Alicewink19th Century Fantasy….the 1865 text
20th Century Imagery…..Illustrations from 1901-1922
21st Century Digital Technology….2013 Animation
Way cool right?
Alicewinks features three magical components.
It has the original text with 185 original prints from vintage editions of Alice.(I love vintage prints, don’t you?)
There is a full-length video featuring animation of the original prints and text with a cast of voices and full narration.
When downloaded on your iPad you can use the touch-screen to navigate between the book, pictures and the movie for a wonderful interactive experience.
Great way to get in some classical reading this summer as a family!
You can view a video about the iBook here.
The History of Alice in Wonderland
Do you know the history behind Alice in Wonderland?
As a homeschool mom I love to know the history behind the classic literature I share with my children. I love to share this history with my boys as they relate to what life was like for children traveling 150 years ago. Children traveling via boat, for example. No DVD player for entertainment, instead beloved storytelling.
“This here young lady” said the Gryphon, “she wants for to know your history, she do”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland began as a story told by Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson to the 3 Liddell sisters, Lorina Charlotte, Edith Mary and Alice Pleasance on a boat trip on the Thames River near Oxford, England on July 4, 1862.
Alice enjoyed the story so much that she asked Rev. Dodgson to write it down. He spent several years completing the story and presented young Alice with a handwritten copy of “Alice’s Adventures under Ground” on November 26, 1864. Dodgson had started using the pen-name Lewis Carroll several years earlier, and in 1865, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first published. The original edition included original illustrations by John Tenniel, and the tradition of illustrated Alice books was born.
Loved Review
This new iBook has received raving reviews from Kirkus Reviews.
This sumptuous iBook presents a straightforward telling of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, accompanied by artwork that will send readers down the rabbit hole of delight. –Kirkus Reviews
In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland, Alicewinks brings the story’s classic illustrations to life for digital audiences through animated video and rich narration. To download this one of a kind iBook, visit iTunes.com/alicewinks
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Alicewinks. The opinions and text are all mine.