Alice takes a rowboat out for a spin in Chapter 5 of Through The Looking Glass entitled Wool And Water. The White Queen is her boating companion, or is it a sheep?! Learn who actually said that famous quote about believing in six impossible things before breakfast, and visit a store where everything remains just out of reach. Plus, we talk more about John Lennon and his connection to Through The Looking-Glass, despite his always referring to it as Alice In Wonderland.

Vocabulary Words For Young Listeners

plaintive - adjective - very sad and sorrowful - "Cooooooooookiiieeeee!" the man cried in a plaintive tone.

teetotum - noun - a small spinning top - Back in my day, children were happy to play with a teetotum all day. There was none of this "electricity."

Chapter 5 Quotable Quotes

"The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday- but never jam to-day." - The White Queen

"It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards." - The White Queen

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." - The White Queen