Ten Classics I'm Thankful For
Alice...one of the toughest and bravest "strong heroines" nobody talks about. She's only seven-and-a-half exactly. A day late, but better late than never, right? This week's Top Ten Tuesday focuses on books that have "touched your heart and left you feeling SO thankful that it was written." Narrowing this down to ten classic fictional books has been even more difficult than it should probably be...but here goes! 1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , and Through the Looking-Glas s, by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel For as long as I can remember, Alice is a character I've identified with, in her search for home and logic in a place of strangeness and illusion. Carroll's witty silliness has forever influenced my own sense of humor and indirectly helped me become the "literary techie" I am. Let's not forget Tenniel, either, whose illustrations bring it all to (sur)reality! 2. The Secret Garden , by Frances Hodgson Bur