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Alice With a Why

Anna James author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:19th Jun '25

£12.99

This title is due to be published on 19th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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New for 2025, an enchanting illustrated story for children, inspired by the classic tale of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Return to Wonderland in this extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by one of our most brilliant storytellers

Return to Wonderland in this extraordinary reimagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by one of our most brilliant storytellers

England, 1919. Alyce – with a Y – lives with her grandmother, the original Alice, having lost her father during the great war. When a mysterious invitation to a tea party hits her square in the face, Alyce realises her grandmother’s strange stories of a place called Wonderland might have some truth to them after all.

But the land Alyce finds herself in feels different to the Wonderland of her grandmother’s stories – for it is trapped in its own war. The Sun King and the Queen of the Moon are fighting over a stolen hour, and soon Alyce is tasked with setting it right. With the help of the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and a Sailor Fox, Alyce will have to solve Wonderland’s problems and, eventually, find her way back home.

An enchanting adventure through Wonderland, and featuring new characters as well as old favourites, Alice With a Why is both a celebration of Lewis Carroll’s beloved original story, and a modern masterpiece.

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‘Joyously imaginative’ Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon

‘An enchanting tale for book-lovers of all ages’ Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper’s Island

‘An utter delight’ Katie Tsang, co-author of the Dragon Realm series

‘As comforting as hot chocolate’ Sunday Times

‘Enchanting’ Independent

'Delightful!’ Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars

‘A thrilling, inventive book-lover’s delight’ Matt Haig, author of A Boy Called Christmas

‘A celebration of all the best things in life: books, friendship, adventures and cake. And pirates. And hot chocolate. It’s utterly beautiful and perfectly brilliant’ Greg James and Chris Smith, authors of Kid Normal

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‘A delight from first page to last’ Mail on Sunday

ISBN: 9780008611477

Dimensions: 222mm x 141mm x 15mm

Weight: 270g

192 pages