Amanda Grayson was particularly fond of reading books, especially the work of Lewis Carroll. She often read stories, such as Alice Through the Looking Glass, to Spock during his youth. James T. Kirk also read the book as a youth and, upon recalling that later on in life, was surprised to learn that Spock, too, was familiar with fantasy literature. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet") In 2268, under the control of the Platonians' psychokinetic abilities, Kirk and Spock sang a nonsense verse that referenced language and characters from the book: )