June: Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz Retellings Month

June Reads:

 Alice in Wonderland and Wizard of Oz Retellings Month

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Alice from Disney's
Alice in Wonderland

Dorothy from
MGM's
Wizard of Oz 

Every year for the last three years I have reread Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and for June I plan on rereading it again. I will also be spending the month on some Alice in Wonderland retellings and also Wizard of Oz Retellings. In the picture above I have the books that I will be reading this month. Most likely I may read more than this but these are the ones that I want to at least read. Starting this month I will also be reading at least one classic a month (Alice will work for this) and also a nonfiction book (The Story of Alice book will work for this). Every month from now on I will be reading a classic and a nonfiction book. Also in the picture above I have two dvds that I will be watching this month: The Wizard of Oz and Disney's Alice in Wonderland. I plan on reviewing these and spending some time most likely comparing them to the books they are based on. This I will decide on as the month goes on. This is going to be a fun month of reading that I cannot wait for.


The books I am going to read this month:

The Alice Retellings: 

The Hatter illustrated by
John Tenniel 

1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll- I have decided to start the month on this book. The edition I decided to read this month is my Anna Bond edition. It is so gorgeous. I'll show pictures in my review that will most likely be up tomorrow or the next day.

2. Alice I have Been by Melanie Benjamin- This book is a historical fiction novel about the girl that Alice is based on, Alice Liddell. I cannot wait to read this.

3. The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst- A nonfiction novel about Lewis Carroll and how he created Wonderland. Another book that I have been looking forward to for a long time. This is a gorgeous edition that I found that I will be showing in the review.

4. Heartless by Marissa Meyer- This will be my first Marissa Meyer novel and I am so excited to read it. I have all of her Lunar Chronicles novels  but I wanted this to be my first of her books. Heartless is a book that I have been excited to read since I had first heard about it. I love Queen of Hearts retellings.

Wizard of Oz Retellings: 

From The Wizard of Oz movie

5-8.  Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige- I read the first book when it had first came out but then I did not read the rest of the books because I wanted to wait until all of them were out. The End of Oz,  the last book, came out in March, so I now want to read all of the books. I may also read the novellas along with these. I do not know about that yet though.

Alice and Wizard of Oz Retellings: 

9. Twisted by Elizabeth Montogomery- I thought this book would be perfect to read this month because it is both an Alice and Wonderland retelling and also a Wizard of Oz retelling. I was originally going to read this book in April but then I came up with the idea for the theme of this month and decided to read it now. Another great book that I cannot wait to read.


Like I said at the beginning of this post I will most likely be reading other books than these nine this month, but these are the ones that I want to make sure to get to this month. I will also give recommendations of other Alice in Wonderland retellings that I have read.

Have a great month of reading everybody.