Written by: Nick Bantock and Lewis Carroll
First line: 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/ Did gyre and gimble in the wabe/All mimsy were the borogroves,/And the mome raths outgrabe.
Why you should read this book: It's a tiny volume comprising the famous nonsense poem, illustrated in a delightfully nonsensical and 3-dimensional style by the inimitable Nick Bantok. The poem's narrator is kind of drawn like Santa Claus and the young hero takes with him on his quest a tiny green monster for no discernible reason, and the vorpal blade goes snicker snack. It's just how you remember, although possibly not how you imagined.
Why you shouldn't read this book: Pop-up books are notoriously fragile and this one was published 35 years ago.
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