Handmade in the Cotswolds by local craftsmen, and featuring Helen Oxenbury's illustrations, the covetable furniture collection includes two Alice-inspired wardrobes and a drawing table.
An imaginative series of Wonderland cushions featuring iconic scenes from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Handmade from cotton and velvet, each cushion is as plump as Tweedledum & Tweedledee and more comfortable for resting your elbows on than a Dormouse.
"While Alice fell, she saw cupboards and bookshelves in the hole and other things…"
To mark the 150th birthday of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London design studio Mary Gannon Design has collaborated with Walker Books to produce a range of bespoke children's furniture and accessories.
Every piece of furniture is handmade in the Cotswold's and features beautiful illustrations by renowned English illustrator Helen Oxenbury. The range is entirely designed, made and decorated in England.
Helen Oxenbury has illustrated more than 80 books over almost 50 years, winning prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1969 and 1999 and the Book trust Early Years award in 1999. Moreover, her edition of Alice in Wonderland was named one of the top ten winning works at the 50th anniversary of the Kate Greenaway prize.
The author: Lewis Carroll
"You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret; all the best people are."
Once upon a time, on a rowing boat in Oxfordshire, Lewis Carroll began telling the Liddell sisters a story of a little girl called Alice. As time went by Carroll embellished his tale, pushing the boundary of the young girl's imagination to its very limits. One day Alice Liddell, who loved these stories so much, asked Carroll to commit Alice's many adventures to paper. It was not simply the vivid dreams of one man which brought Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to the world, but also the insistence, imagination and adventurous spirit of a 10-year-old girl.
Today the magical tales of the White Rabbit, Tweedle Dum & Dee, Bill the lizard and the hookah-smoking caterpillar live on. The stories have been translated in over 100 languages and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is amongst the well-loved children's books ever to be written.
INTERVIEW WITH
HELEN OXENBURY
About Walker Books
Walker Books is the UK's leading independent publisher of children's books. Founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker, the company works with highly acclaimed authors and illustrators across the globe. It is part of a vibrant international group that also includes Candlewick Press in America and Walker Books Australia.