~Adventures of Alice in Wonderland ~ ASMR

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03:20-book walk through :)) mmmmm nice book sounds and gentle tapping ♥
In this video I will tell you Alice's adventures in Wonderland as I display images from this wonderful children's book. :) Enjoy.
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@m4gg0t._.c0ver3d._.fl3sh 5 ай бұрын

HERE IN 2024 WHOS WITH ME? Thank you for all the likes! this is the most ive ever gotten so ty

@welcome760 3 ай бұрын

🎉

@EllieWentwoord-xh2ox 2 ай бұрын

@erinnorman7232 2 ай бұрын

Heyooooo!

@goldie.editz_ 2 ай бұрын

Me in my AIW brainrot

@m4gg0t._.c0ver3d._.fl3sh 2 ай бұрын

@@goldie.editz_ fr tho

@julesk2629 7 жыл бұрын

"She realized the sea was made from her tears." Same, Alice. Same.

@kayleynaylor6247 6 жыл бұрын

I start my junior year tomorrow so I'm really relating. 😅

@kamperonipizza 6 жыл бұрын

Kayley Naylor junior year is kicking my butt 😂😂

@candemcfly 6 жыл бұрын

kamryn Wait till college

@Blue-cq7yd 2 жыл бұрын

Bru

@StudMacher96 24 күн бұрын

@@kamperonipizzasame. I’m literally have 4 days of school left and can’t wait to get out of this heckhole those monsters call a school

@Razzlewolfflight 10 жыл бұрын

The visual effect of Alice falling down the tunnel is AMAZING.

@sofisweetie 7 жыл бұрын

Razzlewolfflight it is right! The work that must have gone into the book must have been immense! Beautiful book!

@riskmilk6409 4 жыл бұрын

reminder, u posted this comment 5 years ago 0.0

@chezarra2190 4 жыл бұрын

@@riskmilk6409 5 years! O-O omg

@cate1487 4 жыл бұрын

Cringe Fest wooooowwww lol

@sarahlilly1745 3 жыл бұрын

Cringe Fest Now 6

@airshipcircus2404 8 жыл бұрын

I'm a grown man listening to bedtime stories in the middle of a workday and I LOVE IT.

@multi.petals552 5 жыл бұрын

Your profile pic matched that comment perfectly

@missmistyeyedd Жыл бұрын

Son, I need to see you in my office right away.

@kaybet7 2 жыл бұрын

Nearly 10 years later and this video is still great. Could you do more just like this one ? Like how you did the camera angles, soft voice, and slow movements please.

@moonhugsnharmony 7 жыл бұрын

She needs to do a book reading again! this is literally the best. I always go back to this.

@EllyBell_ 4 жыл бұрын

Same! I always come back to this one! It's a gem 💎

@pixxienix1745 2 жыл бұрын

This is definitely one of my favourites too

@niurkasandoval3569 2 жыл бұрын

she just uploaded one😁

@dianagruver5767 9 жыл бұрын

You should record audiobooks. Your voice is so relaxing.

@mariadiezrodriguez3387 5 жыл бұрын

ohhhh yesssss

@aronlynx8789 4 жыл бұрын

I'm the one that hates her voice? She's not speaking write :/

@CocoTheMii 4 жыл бұрын

@я σ в ι η в ε α η She’s RUSSIAN!

@Cinnamonrollssan 4 жыл бұрын

я σ в ι η в ε α η you ain’t even typing right I’m dead

@football5170 2 жыл бұрын

@@aronlynx8789 maybe English is not her first language-?

@emmamiron7536 9 жыл бұрын

I have that book! When I was little, I used to get tingles when she would read it to me every night. It's bit complicated between me and my mum now. It might not seem very important to anybody, but this really reminded me of my mum, so thank you

@ryanglitcherrrr 7 жыл бұрын

Emma Miron sorry to hear that .2 years on how are things?

@marysiamilenska4935 7 жыл бұрын

Emma Miron

@bomethia7412 7 жыл бұрын

Emma Miron I hope things are better between you and your mom now!

@aurelli3 6 жыл бұрын

Emma Miron It is important. I hope all is well between you and your mom.

@victoriafang2900 8 жыл бұрын

Did anybody notice the Cheshire cat in the trees on the first page? Cool detail.

@asmrtistasmrtist6419 8 жыл бұрын

oh yeah! its probably supposed to be there but who knows?

@oliviapetrowski4553 8 жыл бұрын

+Twenty Øne Piløts! At The Disco I like your youtube name,

@katelynwoods 6 жыл бұрын

So is madhatter

@EllyBell_ 4 жыл бұрын

Yep. I've owned this exact same book in English for years and read it to my kids multiple times and never noticed that cat in the tree until this video. Lol

@abigailb7232 7 жыл бұрын

4:06 - 4:36 is so good. So many tingles!

@cruiser6545 7 жыл бұрын

Ikr I'd love a video just of that

@abigailb7232 7 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!!

@bridgetbean79 9 жыл бұрын

I think that is the most sophisticated pop up book I've ever seen! It's awesome!!

@enlightenedmcgee 8 жыл бұрын

After months of watching this video with my daughter, I bought this book for her. 💞

@elmini81sm 8 жыл бұрын

the book is magnificent

@DecemberFLee 5 жыл бұрын

Awwwww! That’s so cute!

@Forlorn_Overseer 4 жыл бұрын

That's so sweet of you

@enlightenedmcgee 4 жыл бұрын

Fear Soup it’s really as beautiful as Maria says

@clodaghmay4988 4 жыл бұрын

Please please remake this but make it longer!! I keep coming back to this video cause I can guarantee I’ll fall asleep to it. The inaudible whispers paired with the visuals and tapping and the low quality mic is just perfect and I’m only so sad that it’s a shorter video, I want it to last forever 😩

@nervousham 4 жыл бұрын

Right? I would have definitely been okay with her reading the entire thing. I loved this video so much that i bought the book in English!

@sarahsimons3035 2 жыл бұрын

When you started whispering very softly about painting the roses red my entire head turned into static. Amazing tingles.

@erikam6536 2 жыл бұрын

Same my brain melted

@moogleluvscloud 10 жыл бұрын

Maria please do more childrens pop up books like this. You have a great enthusiasm in your voice while telling this story. I love you :) happy tingles

@victoria6385 3 жыл бұрын

When you talk about Alice falling down the tunnel it is one of the most relaxing things I've heard on this channel ☺️

@slumbyasmr8908 7 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this video is over 3 years old! I've loved this one since it was uploaded 😊💕

@MarioNava0502 7 жыл бұрын

😁😁

@mnxspiderx3831 7 жыл бұрын

you need to re do this with a luttle more clear talking it is impossible to understand most of what u are saying do it with whispers but less soft plz

@terryheasley7027 6 жыл бұрын

MNXspiderX, it is SUPPOSED to be soft; that's the whole point of ASMR.

@dianagruver5767 6 жыл бұрын

Same. Four years now.

@marianavaldes7881 6 жыл бұрын

+MNXspiderX that's how ASMR works oh by the way learn how to spell

@OnionInfinite17 9 жыл бұрын

In the woods, she came across Sylvester Stallone sitting on a mushroom...

@baldlife3073 8 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA

@Angellarocque85 6 жыл бұрын

Lolol read this as I saw it 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@NotChefCook 5 жыл бұрын

Dan Ward PPFFTTT !!

@elleoellem 5 жыл бұрын

Lol wut this mean 😂😂😂

@Angellarocque85 4 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@smileyfacelegend 2 жыл бұрын

3:17 is when book reading starts ❤️

@EmilyCLColorado 6 жыл бұрын

I always come back to this video. The whispering, especially when you're talking about Alice following the rabbit down the hole, doesn't just put me in a trance... it nearly kills me... in the best way possible, I LOVE the audio on this one

@slay.interrupted 6 жыл бұрын

EmilyCLColorado same

@kenponton2890 7 жыл бұрын

We love your voice. I watched this with my daughter for bedtime. My daughter loves your soft way of reading the book. We look forward to more fairy tales spoken by you

@kjponton 7 жыл бұрын

As a follow up I bought this book for my 7yr old daughter who now watches your video and turns the pages of her own book in time with you until she starts to fall asleep.

@deezireasmr5221 10 жыл бұрын

The lighting & creaking of the book, marvelous :)

@MiaTheDevilicious 9 жыл бұрын

This book is beautiful. And, it's being read in a way that is best suited for it. Reading, whispering, a book lets a person immerse themselves easily and quietly.

@theInnerMandala 4 жыл бұрын

Was going through some of your old videos and I cannot believe I’ve missed this! Such a beautiful and tingly creation. Would appreciate a new cosy version of reading a pop up for us Maria! Much love ❤️💜♥️

@elenapd05 6 жыл бұрын

An oldie but a goodie. I've been watching this for the past two weeks and get tingles every time.

@TheSalami 9 жыл бұрын

THIS IS THE BEST CHANNEL EVER!!! Oops. (Sorry, I have to whisper)

@seanmillington6692 6 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@Fifth-Dimension 5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@GrumpyCat24 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@jadensawyer6376 5 жыл бұрын

100th like!

@jettyjohnson9105 9 жыл бұрын

This video makes me want you as a mum, my childhood would have been so much more magical

@NotChefCook 5 жыл бұрын

Jetty Johnson -Sighhh... same .

@paigeh4056 2 жыл бұрын

This is still one of my favorites in 2022 :)

@TranquilTaniaASMR 2 жыл бұрын

Mine too ! I have watched it almost every night

@kaitlinmonroe191 2 жыл бұрын

I’m just now seeing this one for the first time 🤯

@tifani3206 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone still obsessed with this video?

@ninatanlaven7154 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@abbylane3450 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@dudeok5978 8 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this video doesn't have more views. Good stuff.

@OnceUponAThrift 8 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is one of my all time favorites! I don't understand why it doesn't have millions of views.

@terryheasley7027 6 жыл бұрын

Don't worry-it WILL have a million views one of these days.

@victoriahope6894 9 жыл бұрын

2 years ago today you posted this and still it helps me with my anxiety. thank you, maria.

@marianavaldes7881 6 жыл бұрын

Victoria Hope ummmm, its Masha not Maria... ;-;

@marianavaldes7881 3 жыл бұрын

Mad_Alice o

@jeffrekiel3894 7 жыл бұрын

Hey Maria! So this video is my fav I watch it like 5 times a week, my 2 year old daughter Isabella noticed the book and asks to watch it. Today, I put it on for her, within 5min she was out cold sitting in her chair. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! I took a video of her and it's so cute to see her nodding while you can hear your voice in the background. You should do more bedtime stories for kids. An awesome market!

@Bostongrrrl 3 жыл бұрын

I bought this book in English. It’s amazing and whenever I pick it up to read it I always play this video along with it. Maria is a true blessing to us all and I don’t know where my piece of mind would be without her.

@DruidBarbariansCampfire 9 жыл бұрын

I wish you would do another book reading video, like this one. Doesn't have to be as centered around the graphics though.

@OpheliaCyber 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe this video is already 7 years old. Time sure flies, but the relaxation is CLASSIC! ❤️ Maria has always been so amazing!

@32lovechild 6 жыл бұрын

Maria, my daughter and I love this video of you reading Alice's Adventure in Wonderland. We went on the Amazon site and found the book in English,as we looked at the details and description of book we noticed 2 other pop up books as well, one of which happened to be The Little Mermaid.😊😊 It looked so amazing. Do you think you could read or share with us The Little Mermaid pop up in the future? We'd love to listen to you share with us that story.

@taylormclyde 8 жыл бұрын

AMAZING. The book crinkle noise while you were moving the pages mixed with your whispers were perfect. I vote for more pop up book reading! (:

@anapaulino1654 6 жыл бұрын

Almost 5 years later and I just keep coming back to this video I’ve been watching it nightly for over a month now it’s so relaxing and definitely helps me fall asleep easier

@kyouheifera 7 жыл бұрын

She needs to do a book reading again! this is literally the best. I always go back to this!!

@kendrarecinos566 7 жыл бұрын

Can you please make some more videos like this?

@alternative_action 7 жыл бұрын

I got the English version of this book 😊 hehe!

@avaryals1775 6 жыл бұрын

Where did you buy it and how much was it?

@HonorSocietyRebel 6 жыл бұрын

Ava Ryals I got mine from amazon. It was $18

@avaryals1775 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@morelemonpledge469 5 жыл бұрын

I got it too

@dianagruver5767 6 жыл бұрын

Please do another children's book reading. These are amazingly relaxing! How about reading Rumpelstiltskin??

@Witkonium 9 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of my favorites you've done! Please more classic stories, I love ALL your videos!! Thank you for these!

@Amysbiblereads 7 жыл бұрын

Please do more like this!

@loganjackson1839 4 жыл бұрын

Alike for people watching in 2020

@oneail89 8 ай бұрын

2023

@DuchessofBoosh 5 жыл бұрын

Maria! Would you ever consider doing another video like this? It’s one of my all-time favorites, the way you read and touch the pictures is amazing ❤️❤️❤️

@BeckyClark552 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else still here in 2022? This is still one of my favourite videos.

@alexandramchugh8142 10 жыл бұрын

I love this. Reminds me of a teacher reading a calming storybook to us in class :) I would love more!! You have the best asmr voice ever

@krnarmndrz9230 2 жыл бұрын

I am beyond impress on how you do story telling. Extremely beautiful. A few days ago you were asking the public what they would like to see on your channel, or you trying… I think this is perfect, story telling. You are so so great at it.

@BeforeSleepASMR 5 жыл бұрын

TINGLE HEAVEN AT 4:06 - 4:36 I Loooove this video!

@DjPon3thePonyDj 10 жыл бұрын

Interesting fact about Alice in Wonderland: Lewis Carroll was inspired 2 write it bcuz of a lucid dream he had^^ Cool huh?

@ToGetToTerrapin 10 жыл бұрын

he was into opium, among other intoxicants

@DjPon3thePonyDj 10 жыл бұрын

ToGetToTerrapin True

@Gaspardoup 9 жыл бұрын

ToGetToTerrapin No he wasn't. This is a rumor from the 60s and it's false. He just created this story to entertain Alice Liddell and her sisters on a boating trip in Oxford.

@ToGetToTerrapin 9 жыл бұрын

oh, sounds like you were on that boat... lots of evidence to the contrary of your assertion however, thanks for your input.

@Gaspardoup 9 жыл бұрын

My input is based on well-known facts and accounts. Yours are based on interpretations. There isn't any reliable proof that he was more into opium than any other victorian people from that era. If you don't believe me, well... it's your business. If you want to know more, I suggest you to read a biography. Karoline Leach's is one of the best.

@Grit_ASMR 2 жыл бұрын

This video is when u fell in love with asmr 8 years ago

@onedim23 10 жыл бұрын

I fell into a tingle-coma several times. Thank you Maria :*

@laurenn1189 2 жыл бұрын

I still come back to this video all the time! Would love another storybook video. Brings me back to my first tingles as a child!

@iceJJenny 2 жыл бұрын

Same! Plus, the uniqueness of the book really contributes to the ASMR

@rjill 2 жыл бұрын

still one of my favorite favorite videos...your voice, gestures, the tonal changes in your talking...all of it is so soothing and calming. thank you, always.

@haley666G59 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely need another pop up book reading from Maria! 🥰

@krutimehta481 8 жыл бұрын

I once caught my English teacher reading Tinkle ( a children magazine) in library:) she is right. Age is mind over matter. If you don't mind it doesn't matter:) Loved the book session with u Maria:):)

@iluvTwilight971 7 жыл бұрын

Omg preach!!!

@krutimehta481 7 жыл бұрын

Mind ur own business.

@iluvTwilight971 7 жыл бұрын

+Kruti Mehta ummm ok?

@hellokittyfifi 5 жыл бұрын

Tinkle sounds familiar

@Bap0486 2 жыл бұрын

I miss you reading children books. I especially loved the very soft, subtle creaking of the pop up pictures.

@simplyasmr2886 9 жыл бұрын

Hé Maria, I like the: finger tracing, paper crinkles, your "moist" way of speaking, gentle way of touching, tapping on the cardboard, whispering!

@dinaberdy7117 11 жыл бұрын

There is something very special about your ability to capture a loving maternal quality that I knew as a child with my own mother. Your storytelling instincts are so sweet and soothing, and well suited to a classic fantasy like this. I don't know how but you capture an essence of this story that really beautiful.

@sierradawn9864 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. I literally fall asleep every time. You really should do more whispered reading.. maybe like a reading of some of your favorite quotes and passages? much love

@skatardrummer1 7 жыл бұрын

there was a young lady who used to read poetry quietly in japanese. I loved her channel, but she took it down :( such a bummer. I like the soft reading too.

@trra21 7 ай бұрын

2023 and this is still my favorite asmr video

@katiecretin4323 10 ай бұрын

This still gives me full body tingles, definitely one of my all time favorites! I love the flip from soft spoken, to whisper, to barely audible mixed with the visuals.

@otherworldme 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a massive fan of the marriage between ASMR and books/fantasy - I just wanted to let you know that you did a wonderful job bringing this to life. There's a huge amount of energy and attention that goes into these uploads. Thank you for creating them and all the very best with your channel and your future material, OWM

@rucha_s 4 жыл бұрын

Still one of my favourite videos, 2020

@Woos90 4 жыл бұрын

geet Me too😆

@Aaaymee 10 жыл бұрын

i love love love this video, i come back to it so often (but then sadly need to move onto another once my brain gets too used to it). It gives me so many tingles because basically, the more you whisper/speak softly ear to ear... the more relaxed i feel. I'm sure many would agree. The only issue i have with this video is that it doesn't last long enough! I understand this isnt a full time job for you but if you could find some time to record yourself simply speaking (you could literally read the phone book as long as you whispered it) I would be very grateful! Thanks Maria, big fan of your vids x

@carnation2101 8 ай бұрын

When i was little, I had this book gifted to me for Christmas 🎄 😊 makes me think about my childhood so much. The book was in English, though😊

@lavenderandchaos 2 жыл бұрын

I know this is old, but myself and my 6 year old listen to you when we fall asleep. We both struggle with anxiety and your videos really help us. I would love if you did more book readings 🤍

@olivialemon3011 5 жыл бұрын

My little girl loves listening to this at bedtime! 🌙✨

@StephanieReid 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this. You are timeless.

@ThePrincessincognita 2 ай бұрын

10 years on and my kids and i still keep coming back to this video!

@beepelsor8279 Жыл бұрын

the last 3 minutes are hypnotizing

@None-tc2pf 5 жыл бұрын

It’s September 2018 and I STILL love this video of asmr by Maria. Here we are having a hurricane called Florence in NC and I’m snuggled up in bed watching asmr and totally relaxed. Ahhh. Zzzzzz

@motica0271 9 жыл бұрын

Im10 and just love this channel!!

@morganlang7550 8 жыл бұрын

I'm 11 almost 12 and I also love love love this channel it gives me tingles every time I watch it💗💗💗

@Sobbedbangcha 8 жыл бұрын

Lol same, I'm turning 12 in 2 weeks :) xD

@xchocofairy608 8 жыл бұрын

12 ^^

@lizzygrace7581 8 жыл бұрын

+Fleb Flebbers I would like to get on a higher level. since you wou obviously be 6 ft under at that age.. That would be going down some levels for me...

@lizzygrace7581 8 жыл бұрын

+Lizzy Grace would *

@tsudakenenjoyer 10 ай бұрын

This has always been one of my go-to videos for insomnia. I've watched this since I was a little much younger than I am now, and it never fails to knock me out 😴

@brendalinrivera1834 3 жыл бұрын

How am I just finding this?!! Outstanding!!

@riskmilk6409 4 жыл бұрын

5:31 definition of what being in high school is like

@ciarah6493 4 жыл бұрын

Haha😂🇨🇮

@maleficentmistressofallevi3252 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite story. Thank you very much ^·^

@paranoidjd1351 10 жыл бұрын

I cannot stop watching this video. Such a wonderful book and so relaxing hearing you talk about it. I've been reading some old Russian fairy tales of late so if you're every able to do a similar piece about some of these, I might explode in pure happiness! Thank you.

@ladyrogue1976 8 жыл бұрын

This video is definitely one of my favorites. The gentle tapping/scratching is wonderful. I would love another book walk through video ❤

@daniellev832 9 жыл бұрын

I had to buy the book after I watched this (: I found out that some of the characters in the book actually have a furry texture!! Go ahead and touch some!!

@k9soul 9 жыл бұрын

Even when nothing else works, this video has never failed to calm me down when suffering from an extreme anxiety. episode. The whispered parts are a bit harder for me to hear, but I really treasure this video.

@mcn625 10 жыл бұрын

The cadences of your voice in the way you do these videos is just unmatched. Absolutely so relaxing, your videos among others have helped me de-stress many times!

@samfisher01 11 жыл бұрын

This video transcended asmr into pure art, fantastic. I love how it was filmed

@TheCindyLPS 9 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more videos like this by you. Just you reading some children pop up books :）but with a few more whispering parts❤️They would be just lovely!

@EvokeHaze 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe it's been 10 years ago; this video was one of my favorites you did back then. I wonder if you still have it and if you have read it, you the kiddos.

@christinawilliams3746 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome book & love the way you read it! You're so talented

@user-re1fd5gm2l 3 жыл бұрын

Мария, огромное спасибо за эти видео с книгой про Алису! Для меня оба варианта - и на русском, и на английском- самые классные АСМР на ютубе)) Идеально сочетаются звуки бумаги, нежные поглаживания страниц руками и ваш чудесный голос! Было бы здорово, если бы появилось ещё что то подобное! И хотя бы на полчаса)))) Вы лучшая!

@asmrclaws5386 9 жыл бұрын

hands down most amazing asmr video there is

@angiecanales20 2 жыл бұрын

Can we have an 2021 version plzzzzz! 💕

@TanjaHermann 7 жыл бұрын

I wish you would record more videos presenting these beautiful pop-up books. The paper sounds and visuals are amazing!

@Forlorn_Overseer 4 жыл бұрын

You have no idea how much I *A D O R E AND L O V E* Alice In Wonderland. I'm pretty much obsessed still, it's been 3 years almost 4.

@vredxiii92 7 жыл бұрын

Who's watching this in 2017?

@moonaford3599 6 жыл бұрын

Kale ケール me

@preeti7811 6 жыл бұрын

2018 :)

@naty6645 5 жыл бұрын

2019

@NotChefCook 5 жыл бұрын

ケールKale - 2019 !

@erikam4351 4 жыл бұрын

2020 bitches

@emmam8706 2 жыл бұрын

Who's here again after Maria just posted her new fairy book video? 😍

@Best_FaceForward 2 жыл бұрын

The tingles! It's amazing how much work was put into making the pop ups looks like an adorable book

@beckymarshall7583 11 жыл бұрын

The tapping at the beginning of this video is AMAZING. More subtle tapping like that, please! I could watch for an hour.

@ferriscashmere7307 8 жыл бұрын

3:31...... tingle City

@shawnascott246 10 жыл бұрын

You are my all time favorite,thanks for all your hard work.It totally helps me fall asleep! :)

@terrileem302 11 жыл бұрын

PLEASE do more children's books readings. It takes me back to a simpler, relaxing time. Pop up books are a wonderful idea. Best video yet. Thank you!

@alicepennings4163 11 жыл бұрын

I love when you do the really quiet whisper. It would be great to have a video with that and soft tapping!