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In this retelling of the Alice in Wonderland story set in Aboriginal Australia, the White Rabbit becomes the Kangaroo 'not, it should be emphasized, because there is no Pitjantjatjara word for 'rabbit', but simply because an Aboriginal Alice would naturally have seen a kangaroo in her dream.' (viii). Similarly the Red Queen is the Witch Spirit and the Caterpillar becomes a Witchety Grub while the Queen's Croquet Party becomes the Corroboree of the Witch Spirit. ('Introduction to Alitji' in Nancy Sheppard Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka=Alitji in the Dreamtime (1975): viii).
Adaptations
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Alitji in Wonderland
1977
single work
drama
children's
An adaptation for marionettes of Nancy Sheppard's Pitjantjatjara version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Source: 'Aboriginal Alice in Wonderland, or Alitji in the Dreamtime', Australian Women's Weekly, 9 November 1977, p.7.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 7 no. 5 1992; (p. 30)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka 1975 single work children's fiction -
Wonderland in the Western Desert
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 July vol. 114 no. 5829 1992; (p. 91)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka 1975 single work children's fiction -
Special Review
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 60 1976; (p. 36)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka 1975 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 7 no. 5 1992; (p. 30)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka 1975 single work children's fiction -
Wonderland in the Western Desert
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 21 July vol. 114 no. 5829 1992; (p. 91)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka 1975 single work children's fiction -
Special Review
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Official Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 60 1976; (p. 36)
— Review of Alitjinya Ngura Tjukurtjarangka 1975 single work children's fiction
Awards
- 1993 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Crichton Award for Debut Illustrator Won by Donna Leslie for the illustrations to the 1992 edition.
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- 1950s