Are you curious as to why certain New York museums, theaters and libraries look a little more like Wonderland recently? Firstly, it's not just New York, it's cities all over the country and all over the world. It's all about celebrating the 150th year since the book's first publication with the amazing global audience who love it!
Here's my No. 1 tip if you wish to purchase one treasure to commemorate this auspicious anniversary. Martin Gardner's book, Annotated Alice, has always occupied a special place in my heart and on my coffee table. However, the newly released Annotated Alice: 150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (W. W. Norton & Company) has just replaced my former 2000 edition because it goes deeper from both an historical scholarship and artistic perspective into decoding the Alice books and their puzzling creator. Editor and Artistic Director Mark Burstein, President Emeritus of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, has done a great job incorporating more of what he refers to as "myth busting" facts on Carroll's work, not to mention featuring the illustrations of 47 world renowned artists including Salvador Dali, Barry Moser and Beatrix Potter. In my opinion, this book represents the most comprehensive collection of all things Alice ever published in a single volume - a chunky little jewel that educators, students, collectors and fans everywhere will cherish!
So if you're in New York City, don't be late for the exhibit at Columbia University. If not, click here to find the closest Alice event near you.
You can view my interview at Columbia University with Alice at Columbia Curator Jennifer B. Lee and Mark Burstein, Editor and Artistic Director, The Annotated Alice: 150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition here.
Join me and globally renowned thought leaders including Sir Michael Barber (UK), Dr. Michael Block (U.S.), Dr. Leon Botstein (U.S.), Professor Clay Christensen (U.S.), Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond (U.S.), Dr. MadhavChavan (India), Professor Michael Fullan (Canada), Professor Howard Gardner (U.S.), Professor Andy Hargreaves (U.S.), Professor Yvonne Hellman (The Netherlands), Professor Kristin Helstad (Norway), Jean Hendrickson (U.S.), Professor Rose Hipkins (New Zealand), Professor Cornelia Hoogland (Canada), Honourable Jeff Johnson (Canada), Mme. Chantal Kaufmann (Belgium), Dr. EijaKauppinen (Finland), State Secretary TapioKosunen (Finland), Professor Dominique Lafontaine (Belgium), Professor Hugh Lauder (UK), Lord Ken Macdonald (UK), Professor Geoff Masters (Australia), Professor Barry McGaw (Australia), Shiv Nadar (India), Professor R. Natarajan (India), Dr. Pak Tee Ng (Singapore), Dr. Denise Pope (US), Sridhar Rajagopalan (India), Dr. Diane Ravitch (U.S.), Richard Wilson Riley (U.S.), Sir Ken Robinson (UK), Professor Pasi Sahlberg (Finland), Professor Manabu Sato (Japan), Andreas Schleicher (PISA, OECD), Dr. Anthony Seldon (UK), Dr. David Shaffer (U.S.), Dr. Kirsten Sivesind (Norway), Chancellor Stephen Spahn (U.S.), Yves Theze (LyceeFrancais U.S.), Professor Charles Ungerleider (Canada), Professor Tony Wagner (U.S.), Sir David Watson (UK), Professor Dylan Wiliam (UK), Dr. Mark Wormald (UK), Professor Theo Wubbels (The Netherlands), Professor Michael Young (UK), and Professor Minxuan Zhang (China) as they explore the big picture education questions that all nations face today.
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C. M. Rubin is the author of two widely read online series for which she received a 2011 Upton Sinclair award, "The Global Search for Education" and "How Will We Read?" She is also the author of three bestselling books, including The Real Alice in Wonderland, is the publisher of CMRubinWorld, and is a Disruptor Foundation Fellow.