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Children’s literature is characterized by its dual audience. Depending on whether the average reader is a child or an adult, Alice in Wonderland can be a literary classic or a children’s book. This paper sets out to explore how difference in target readership affects translation of same ST. Three Korean translations of Alice in Wonderland are compared and analyzed-one aimed at children, and the other two at adults as target readers. As different target readers imply tenor shift among the register variables, elements which are deemed to relate to tenor shift are compared and analyzed. It is suggested that certain translation strategies are strongly related to tenor variation. This study can be a starting point towards identifying strategies and norms for translating children’s books.