Far from fitful and agonizing, Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark is an absurdly humorous classic. Ten alliterate hunters set about their task, armed to the hilt with the care, forks, hope, ill-advised investments, smiles, soap and thimbles that will surely win them their prize. However, when the Baker warns, "If your Snark be a Boojum... you will softly and suddenly vanish away," the group suddenly feels slightly less prepared. They wisely decide to split up, encountering various dreams and dangers, including a frumious Bandersnatch, along the way. Originally published with the 1959 Swedish-language edition, the late Tove Jansson's whimsical black-and-white illustrations are now paired with the original English text. Jansson's Goreyesque drawings perfectly complement the nonsensical daydream of Carroll's longest poem. From the landing to the vanishing, this edition of The Hunting of the Snark is sure to enchant imaginative readers of all ages. --Sarah Borders, librarian, Houston Public Library