I’ve been buying copies of Peter Pan for years, there are lots of different versions, but a couple of weeks ago it was another Alice in Wonderland which I added to my collection of children’s books, I must have been taken over by Joan for a wee while! I only had one from the 1980s but it has the original Tenniel illustrations. My ‘new’ version was published in 1962 and is illustrated by David Walsh and John Cooper, they’re quite dark and slightly menacing in atmosphere I think, but I like them.

If you’re interested in Alice and Wonderland and the many artists who have illustrated the books over the years you might want to have a look at Dodo & Co here.

I still love the old Tenniel and Arthur Rackham illustrations but there are lots of others who have tackled the job over the years. There’s a long list in the sidebar which you can click on to have a peek. I hadn’t realised that Mabel Lucie Attwell had illustrated Alice, and I have quite a few of her books and prints.

I hadn’t even heard of George Soper, his work is very similar to Rackham, just a bit more colourful. Anyway, it’s worth having a click down the list to see illustrations old and newish – if you’re interested in Alice. This is the cover of the book which I was lucky enough to buy, I got this image from the internet though, my copy is is in perfect condition, unusual I think.