Here is another missive from one of our most active minions: “Carroll’s Isa Bowman and ’60s icon Petula Clark? In the same movie!? Yep, Vote for Huggett (1949) featured Isa (then 75),… [read full post]
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Nina Demurova Wins Russia’s Highest Children’s Literature Prize
This just in from one of our mimsiest minions: “Famed Russian translator of Wonderland and Looking Glass, Nina Mikhailovna Demurova, has been awarded Russia’s highest prize in children’s literature, the 2013 Korney Chukovskii… [read full post]
World of Alice Author and WWII Codebreaker Mavis Batey Dies at 92
If you are reading this post, you are likely a Carrollian, and as such, if you know the name Mavis Batey, it is probably because of her books Alice’s Adventures… [read full post]
Kristen Stewart’s Wonderland-Themed Childhood Home For Sale
Curiouser and curiouser. Even if you don’t follow the gossip columns, or go to the movies, chances are you’ve heard of talented actress Kristen Stewart, star of the megahit Twilight film… [read full post]
Vintage Promo Clip for Children’s Fairyland Includes Alice as Narrator
If you’re a fan of theme parks, you might enjoy this vintage promotional clip from the early ’60s for Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, CA. Alice appears as tour guide at… [read full post]
Wonderland Style Office Suite in London
Speaking of the visuals from Disney’s two versions of Alice, now an office space in London has incorporated elements of both in a suite of singular rooms. Want to hold your… [read full post]
Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar Defies UK Smoking Ban
From the “You can’t make this stuff up (unless maybe you’re Lewis Carroll)” Department comes this entertaining news item from the UK. It seems a florist in Blackburn had a… [read full post]
New Wonderland Game App From Disney
Whatever you thought of Tim Burton and Linda Woolverton’s film, if you were a fan of the visuals, you might be interested to hear that Disney has a new game… [read full post]
Historic Hotels Claiming a Carrollian Connection
This site, Nights in the Past, bills itself as “the online guide to historic hotels and accommodation in the UK, Europe and USA.” It lists two establishments claiming associations with… [read full post]
New Alice in Wonderland Board Game Seeks Backers
Back in November we told you about Rob Stone, the game designer who rediscovered a lost Alice in Wonderland card game and published the rules for all to read online. Rob made… [read full post]