Room Allusions and Cultural References

Literary and Philosophical References

• Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (referenced throughout)
• Margaret Wise Brown, The Runaway Bunny (1.169) (1.173) (2.48) (2.387) (3.65) (4.675)
• William P. Young, The Shack (1.168) (2.161)
• Stephenie Meyer, Twilight (1.168)
• Nicholas Sparks, The Guardian (1.168)
• Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code (1.168)
• The Myth of Icarus (2.50)
• Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo (2.191) (3.440)
• Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (2.193)
• Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid (2.204)
• Hansel and Gretel (2.264)
• Rumpelstiltskin (2.264)
• William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (3.450)
• Louis MacNeice, "Snow" (3.579)
• Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar (4.642) (4.797)
• Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree (4.462) (4.951)
• P.D. Eastman, Go, Dog, Go (4.462) (4.797)
• Dr. Seuss, The Lorax (4.462) (4.951)
• Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (4.462)
• Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince (4.953)
• T.S. Eliot, "Four Quartets" (5.353)
• J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter series (5.562)
• Emily Dickinson, "The soul selects her own society" (5.985)

Historical References

• Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist
• Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise (1.43) (2.32)
• Pablo Picasso, Guernica (1.43)
• Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1.318)
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall (2.264)

Pop Culture References

• Los del Río, "Macarena" (1.53)
• "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (1.53)
• "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (1.53) (4.1212)
• "Stormy Weather" (1.53)
• "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" (1.53)
• Chumbawumba, "Tubthumping" (1.53) (3.648)
• Kylie Minogue, "Can't Get You out of My Head" (1.53)
• "Let it Snow" (1.79)
• "Winter Wonderland" (1.79)
• Dora the Explorer (referenced throughout)
• Transformers (1.103) (4.1097)
• Bionicle (1.103)
• SpongeBob Squarepants (1.104) (2.404) (4.848)
• Superman (1.158) (2.144)
• Jack the Giant Killer (1.298)
• "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (1.311)
• Wonder Pets! (1.330) (2.129)
• Backyardigans (1.330) (2.579)
• Bill Withers, "Ain't No Sunshine" (1.347)
• The Beatles, "Here Comes the Sun" (1.347)
• "Singing in the Rain" (1.446)
• "Stormy Weather" (1.518)
• The Weather Girls, "It's Raining Men" (1.518)
• Everything but the Girl, "Missing" (1.518)
• Rihanna (1.584)
• T.I. (1.584)
• Lady Gaga (1.584)
• Kanye West (1.584)
• Bob the Builder (2.129)
• Barney (2.129)
• Princess Diana (2.201)
• The Great Escape (2.738)
• Woody Guthrie, "This Land is Your Land" (3.37)
• Tom and Jerry (3.83) (3.588)
• The Wizard of Oz (3.536) (5.791)
• Road Runner (3.586)
• Eminem, "Lose Yourself" (3.648)
• "Home on the Range" (3.648)
• The Verve, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (4.1030)
• The Beatles, "All You Need Is Love" (4.1034)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.1097)
• The Stepford Wives (4.1276)
• Hannah Montana (4.1418)
• Webkinz (1.1467)