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Although "they" say the age for these books is from four to eight years old, there is no way I would turn one of these loose with a four or five year old! Paper artist Robert Sabuda's books are an engineering feat that only an older child or adult can truly appreciate. Pinwheels turn, mice open fortune cookies, ballerinas dance in a music box -- amazing art created with paper. Sabuda has quite a few pop-up books to his credit, but the Christmas and cookie ones are my favorites.
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The Christmas Alphabet
Each page spread has four little "doors" with a letter of the alphabet. Open the door for a simple, but beautifully done and engineered design. A is for an angel flying, B is for a bell that moves as if it is ringing, and C is for a candle with a flame. The designs are all in white on a solid colored paper "door".
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ABC Disney
This book is done the same as the one above, except of course the designs are Disney art. The doors are different colored swirls and patterns, the Disney pop-ups are from Disney. In fact the book has a Disney Enterprise, Inc. copyright.
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Cookie Count
This is my favorite and what started me on the Sabuda adventure. Bright colorful and tasty looking cookies are on each page. The book starts with 1 chocolate chip cookie left unaware to the wonderful 10 gingerbread windows for hiding, which opens up to a pop-up house covered with all sorts of yummy looking, sugary treats and mice (characters throughout the book) peeking out the windows.
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The 12 Days of Christmas
Simple, solid colors are the pages of this book with text in white. Each design is in white, with just a few a touch of color on a few designs. The first page opens to a partridge spreading his wings with green pears, and each design gets progressively more spectacular to the final page of dancing girls in a mirrored jewelry box that opens as the page turns. (Although I must admit, I always thought it was nine ladies dancing, not eleven. A little research shows it mentioned both ways.) |
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The Night Before Christmas
The classic story brought to life as only Sabuda can do it. If your family tradition includes reading this story to the little ones, add this spectacular version to your collection.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, A Commemorative Pop-Up Book
Another book I've not seen in person, but if the other books are any example, this is a must for Wizard of Oz lovers and collectors.
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~Barbara Crews
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