Fantasy

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Puffin

Date: 7 Feb. 2013

ISBN-10: 0141346450

ISBN-13: 978-0141346458

Charlie and his family are very poor and they live in a small house together. He does get a chocolate bar from Willy Wonka’s factory. Wonka opens his factory up to five children who get the golden ticket. He buys two bars and neither of them has tickets and then he finds money on the ground and buys another chocolate bar. This one is the winner. He takes his grandfather to go with him and the place is magical. There is a chocolate river. There are little oompa loompas walking around everywhere. There is one room that is edible. Charlie wins at the end and Willy Wonka shares his factory with Charlie and Charlie’s family will never starve again.

I love this book and I was excited to see the movie when it came out. I actually liked the book better because I kind of was able to make up the fantasies in my mind. This book is full of fantasy, mystery and magic. It is very exciting to read. I give it a 10 out of 10.

 

Alice in Wonderland

Author: Lewis Carroll

Publisher: Templar; Slp edition

Date: September 22, 2009

ISBN-10: 0763645680

ISBN-13: 978-0763645687

Alice falls asleep and wanders through wonderland following a white rabbit. She meets a bunch of talking animals. There is a caterpillar in the book that helps Alice through wonderland. There is also a smiling cat that appears throughout the book. She then sees the Queen of Hearts. It kind of teaches children how to grow up in a difficult world.

I like this book because it is a classic. The movie is also a classic. There is so much in it and so much to fantasize about. The pictures are really nice and fun to look at. The entire book is about a big fantasy world and it is just fun to read. I give it a 9 out of 10.  

The Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum

Illustrator: Charles Santore

ISBN: 0-517-69506-5

Publisher: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. (1991)

Dorothy lives in Kansas with her aunt and her dog Toto. Their house is swept up into a cyclone and it landed in OZ. The house lands on the wicked witch of the east. The good witch gives Dorothy silver shoes that belong to the wicked witch of the east. Dorothy sets out for Emerald City in hopes of returning home. She meets a lion and a scarecrow along the way. She endures many obstacles as well. The wizard wants them to kill the wicked witch of the west. Dorothy dumps a bucket of water on her and then she melts. She taps her shoes three times and then returns home to Kansas.

This is my absolute favorite book. My mom read this to me on a daily basis. I always wanted to be Dorothy. I just loved the whole story because it was so imaginative. So much happened in it that would never happen in real life. I was Dorothy for Halloween multiple times. I just love the pictures because they are so surreal. The adventure that Dorothy went on was so unreal. It always intrigued me. I give this book a 10 out of 10.