AliceInWonderland

Alice in Wonderland (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
$29.99
Colorful fairytale images traipsed across the screen in this adventure "peopled" with strange creatures and confusing happenings.

It has been years since I've read the book, which is up next on my list, and I've never seen the film. My grandson Noah watched it with me, and his giggles and exclamations told me how delightful this experience was for him.

I am sure that the movie, like the book, is full of symbolism that certainly escaped me in my childhood, and which my grandson was not noticing, either.

But in this moment, I felt like simply enjoying the playful creatures. Instead of being upset by growing larger and smaller, or by the strange playing cards that danced, Alice was obviously living in the moment, simply exclaiming "Curiouser and curiouser."

Living in a world that defies the logic that we are accustomed to reminds me of the society in which we now live. Perhaps this tale is a statement about our world and Alice's response to the events and creatures she encounters could be a lesson of sorts. That adjusting and adapting are preferable to fighting against things over which we have no control.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (AD Classic)
$6.95
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland tells the story of Alice, a young girl who follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole. At the bottom, she finds herself in a room with a tiny door and a bottle labeled "drink me." She grows and shrinks depending on what she eats and drinks, and as a small version of herself, finds herself swimming in a pool of tears. Swimming to shore, Alice and some other creatures decide that "'the best thing to get us dry would be a Caucus-race'" (26). Alice continues to chase the White Rabbit and the White Rabbit sends her into his house for his fan and gloves. Once in the house, Alice gets into more trouble with an unlabeled bottle, quickly growing too big to move. The White Rabbit and Bill the Lizard try to get her out, and Alice only escapes by eating some small cakes. She runs into the woods and meets a hookah-smoking Caterpillar, who gives her some advice on ways to grow bigger and smaller. Next, she stops at the house of the Duchess with a pig for a baby; the pig escapes, and Alice asks the Cheshire Cat for help. Directed on to the March Hare's house, Alice takes part in the Mad Tea Party, perhaps the most famous scene in the book. Alice moves on to the Queen's croquet ground, where she encounters the Queen of Hearts and tries to play croquet with a flamingo and a hedgehog. Next, Alice encounters a Mock Turtle and a Gryphon, who tell her the story of the lobster quadrille. The book closes with a trial on the case of the stolen tarts, as the Queen accuses the Knave of Hearts. Alice is accused also, and she scatters the attacking cards, only to find herself awake on the river bank where the book began.

Alice In Wonderland Rubber Duck
$9.99