Agreed. Narina is a mildly imaginative if somewhat obvious allegory. Alice is a Masterpiece.
It was also the first book of the golden century (1860-1960) where books were written for children that weren't aimed at propaganderising the notion of conformity to the rules of society (whatever they were at the time - Goody two shoes and Heather's Two Mommies: this is what you should think, don't question).
Anyone ever hear of George Macdonald (1824-1905)? The Scottish author, poet, and minister influenced everyone from Auden to Tolkien to C. S. Lewis, to Madeleine L’Engle to Chesterton to Carroll himself whom he encouraged to publish ‘...Wonderland’.