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Christmas Alphabet Deluxe Anniversary Edition | ||
| Author: | Robert Clarke Sabuda | ||
| ISBN: | 0439672562 | ||
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Celebrate Christmas with this beautiful pop-up alphabet book by award-winning author Robert Sabuda. "The Christmas book of the year. Twenty-six dazzling, magical pop-ups commemorate holiday sights and symbols in unforgettable ways....Most of the pop-ups themselves are white, which gives them an elegant look, and Sabuda...has designed them all to move gracefully when the flaps are opened....Besides being an imaginative paper designer, Sabuda uses form, color, and space expertly....Just terrific. " -- Pointer, KIRKUS REVIEW Christmas Alphabet FROM THE PUBLISHER To celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Christmas Alphabet, Robert Sabuda has created a brand-new pop-up. This limited edition is covered in green foil with a brand-new cover design. FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly A marvel of paper engineering, this paper-over-board alphabet book transcends the usual connotations of ``pop-up.'' Four large flaps per spread-each representing a letter of the alphabet-open to reveal sophisticated 3-D images, some with parts that move in uncommonly inventive ways. Many of the pop-ups are obvious Christmas symbols: the Manger, a Nutcracker and a Poinsettia (the last-mentioned blooms majestically when the flap is lifted). Others have ambiguous-but resourceful-ties to the holiday: a Kiss is portrayed by two reindeer, face-to-face; and two frolicking snowmen are Friends. Representing the final letter is an obviously tuckered-out Santa (``Zzzzzzz''), asleep on his pillow. A yuletide gem. All ages. (Sept.) Children's Literature - Susie Wilde Sabuda's Christmas Alphabet is a wonderful representation of the season's symbols, magic and spirit. Twenty-six elegant pop-up paper constructions will surprise and delight readers. Sabuda's skill and vision are sometimes breathtaking and always make one pause and remember the glories the symbols really hold Recipient of numerous awards, this book is a paper-engineering masterpiece.
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