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Songs from Alice in Wonderland and Through the looking-glass

Lewis Carroll; Lucy Etheldred Broadwood; Mohammad Burton · 1921

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Songs from Alice in Wonderland and Through the looking-glass by Lewis Carroll; Lucy Etheldred Broadwood; Mohammad Burton. This book is content notes include Frightening scenes, Strong language, Violence; positive qualities include Creativity & curiosity, Courage & resilience.

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Strongest cautions

  • Frightening scenes1/5
  • Strong language1/5
  • Violence1/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity5/5
  • Courage & resilience2/5
  • Good role models2/5

What’s in it?

Strong language1/5
Why this rating?

Language is limited to literary poetry of the era.

Frightening scenes1/5
Why this rating?

Some poems involve threatening creatures, danger, or unsettling nonsense, but the tone is mostly playful and fantastical rather than genuinely frightening.

Violence1/5
Why this rating?

No depictions of violence in the songs or poems.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

Alice continues exploring and questions intimidating or confusing figures. This suggests modest, principled courage, though courage is not the collection’s main focus.

Creativity & curiosity5/5
Why this rating?

High level of linguistic and musical whimsy.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

Incidental exposure to musical structure and classic literature.

Positive messages2/5
Why this rating?

The Alice material supports curiosity, imagination, and questioning confusing authority, though it is primarily playful entertainment rather than direct moral instruction.

Good role models2/5
Why this rating?

Alice is curious, independent, and persistent, but many surrounding characters behave absurdly or poorly, so the collection offers mixed rather than consistent role models.

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  2. Which moment felt most tense or frightening? What helped the characters handle fear?
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