Jabberwocky is a nonsense poem written by English poet Lewis Carroll in 1871 and first published in his 1872 novel Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.

The award is granted by the Canada Council for the Arts and was presented by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson at a ceremony held at Rideau Hall.

Author Kenneth Oppel writes in the magazine Quill and Quire, "Jorisch has radically reinterpreted Carroll’s mock heroic ballad as a subversive commentary on totalitarianism and thought control."

"[2] In CM Reviews, writer and artist Lorraine Douglas believes, "Teachers could use this book to spark discussion on its themes and also for creative writing."

In addition, Douglas also finds that "Lewis Carroll's strange word juxtapositions are perfectly matched by Jorisch's visual surrealism.