Written by Jim Brown
Jim Brown taught history at Samford University aught history at Samford University. He wrote songs and poems for his grandkids when they were young, and always wanted
to memorialize an extended family beach trip in a book for young folks – one that gets deeply into natural history but in a fantasy setting.
Illustrated by Jane Reed Ross
Jane Reed Ross is one of Birmingham’s best-known landscape architects for public spaces. She used sketches and watercolors to portray design concepts. For years her chief avocation, she painted landscapes, winning awards and a following, and she has always wanted to illustrate a book for young folks.
Marsha Mennerich (verified owner) –
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed “Alison in Wonderland”. We both grew up in the Ocean State and spent many hours at the beach and then later went on many scuba diving trips : Belize, Honduras, Australia a couple of times when the reefs were still good, Bonaire, Curacao, Dominica, and the Micronesia islands of Yap, Chuk, and Palau for some really outstanding dives.
Anyway, this book brought back all those memories.
I also remembered a boring dive trip to Nassau but luckily I found a coral patch about 3 feet in diameter and spent the whole dive watching the little fishes swimming in and out of the coral. My imagination went wild (just like Alison’s) – some going off to work, school, shopping, home. This book brought back all those memories. I remember a particularly boring dive tip to Nassau but luckily, I found a coral patch about 3 feet in diameter and spent the whole dive watching the little fishes swimming in and out of the coral. Just like Alison in the book my imagination went wild – some going off to work, school, shopping, home. I had a ball at an otherwise dreary dive site. I bought 2 books for my 3 pre-school great grandkids for their library when they are ready for it. I know their mothers will enjoy reading it to them – one loves fantasy and the other is a kindergarten teacher.