The Hunting of the Snark
Description
Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem, The Hunting of the Snark, features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass. This irresistible version is illustrated and has an introduction by Chris Riddell. This is a luxury edition with both black-and-white and color artwork, a ribbon marker, and metallic blue sprayed edges.
About the Author
Paul Stewart is a highly acclaimed author of books for young readers. Chris Riddell is a renowned political cartoonist and illustrator of children’s books. Together, Stewart and Riddell have formed an award-winning partnership and created the bestselling Edge Chroniclesseries, which has sold more than two million copies and is now available in more than thirty languages.
Praise for The Hunting of the Snark
"Chris Riddell provides bold illustrations, which genuflect to Henry Holiday's charismatic ink originals while having a personality of their own." —Times
"This cherishably beautiful hardback of Carroll's epic nautical nonsense poem has absorbing illustrations by the incomparable children's laureate, Chris Riddell." —Sunday Times
"Chris Riddell is an extraordinary talent—this is a wonderful book, an edition of the Snark to be treasured, and Macmillan are to be congratulated for marking the 150th anniversary of this fabulous book with such an exquisite edition." —Books Monthly
“Colorful characters, humor, and wordplay abound.” —School Library Journal
“A handsome volume.” —Kirkus Reviews