Not exact matches
His version
of Alice in Wonderland is exactly what you expect — the trees are all a
bit pointy, the plot (which weirdly seems to have been lifted directly from Spielberg's notorious flop Hook with a
bit of Narnia action mixed in) entirely irrelevant to the trippy
storybook visuals, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in lead roles, etc..
That letter explained the purpose
of Story
Bits and encouraged parents to use the little mementoes to engage their children in conversations about the special
storybooks to which they relate.
While this shouldn't be too much
of an issue for many families as most early readers won't have the controller skills to play the game anyway, but it does make playing with a shoulder surfer a
bit more challenging as you will have to read all
of the text like a
storybook.
Each scene is further embellished with found
bits of flora and fauna: twigs, leaves, eggs, and more, creating artworks that walk a fine line between
storybook illustration and sculptural dioramas.