Oh, what pleasurable memories! My older sister got a four LP set of Cyrill Richard's presentation of the old classic Alice in Wonderland for her sixth birthday in 1965, and that book has become my favorite of all time, ever since. This recording, although not identical (the actual performance of the Mock Turtle's song was the first obvious difference that I could clearly point out) brought warm fuzzy feelings and memories rushing back. The actual book, of course, was identical; it is, in fact, and unabridged reading of the actual book. But the accompanying music and depiction of songs was a bit different but close enough to still carry the overall feel.
Anyway, it was a wonderful romp down memory lane, and it still a great book and presentation.

Once loved, old classic children's book will always be an important addition to a day or longer. I can't believe that I first heard this when I was 4 1/2 :-). I remember listening to and loving it; of course, it was my sisters favorite book, too, and given what I now know about memory and memories, I'm not convinced that I, personally,, actually remember listening to it when I was 4 1/2, But I remember loving Alice and Alice in Wonderland. I am glad that I was able to this particular recording/Version which matches the old original for the most part; the narrator in the same and the music between chapters – or sides of the LPs – is the same, although some of the tunes given to the songs is different.
Still my favorite children's book…