Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — book video sample

About the book

Bored on a riverbank, Alice follows a waistcoat-wearing White Rabbit down a hole and lands in a world of shrinking potions, a grinning Cheshire Cat, a mad tea party and a Queen who wants everyone's head. Carroll's book is a playful satire of logic, manners and growing up.

Public domain: Published in 1865, it is in the public domain. (The original John Tenniel illustrations are also public domain; later film designs are not.) Copyright rules differ by country — check your own. Source text: Project Gutenberg #11.

Why it works as a short video

Surreal imagery is a strength of AI visuals, and the book's quotable nonsense works as on-screen text. It also crosses audiences: kids, parents, cottagecore and dark-fantasy readers.

5 hook lines you could use

1. She followed a rabbit and fell for a very long time.
2. 'We're all mad here.' The Cat wasn't joking.
3. Drink me. Eat me. What could go wrong?
4. A children's book that is secretly about logic puzzles.
5. Late for a very important date.

Open with one of these on screen in the first second, then cut straight to the story. More on hooks in How to make a book trailer.

3 video ideas for this classic

• Aesthetic trailer in three moods: cottagecore, dark fantasy, vintage storybook.
• 'Which Wonderland character are you?' carousel-style clip with a comment prompt.
• Read-along: one short paragraph narrated per day with the illustration on screen.

Make your own version

1. Find the text in our public-domain library or upload your own book.
2. Pick the number of episodes and let the AI plan the series.
3. Watch the free 1-episode preview, then download or share.

Writing your own book in a similar genre? See Fantasy book trailers, Middle Grade book trailers, Fairy Tale Retelling book trailers, or BookTok video ideas by genre.

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