Genre: Fantasy

By:

Jenny, Todd and Mary

What is Fantasy?

Fantasy books are always fiction. They contain characters

or actions that could not happen in the real world.

Examples of Fantasies

• James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

• The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

Why Lewis Carroll writes fantasies?

Lewis Carroll, whose real name is Charles Dodgson, started writing poems and stories to entertain his brothers and sisters. Pretty soon, he was making up stories to entertain all his friends. He has a good imagination which allows him to write

unrealistic stories about unrealistic characters.

Works Cited

• Lewis Carroll Homepage http://www.lewiscarroll.org/cam/to1862.html

• Literature Search List http://www.cde.ca.gov/literaturelist/litsearch.asp

• Webster’s Student Dictionary, 2001