Peter Pan：A Classic Collectible Pop-Up

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robert Sabuda（罗伯特·萨布达） 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 2008-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780689853647
• 定价 260.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 大16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 14页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ReaderswilldelightinthisretellingoftheclassicstoryofNeverland,pirates,andflying.RobertSabuda'seleganttextandpaperengineeringgivenewlifetofavoritecharcterslikeTinkerbell,Wendy,Michael,andJohn,and,ofcourse,PeterPan.Sabuda'sbeautifulpop-upsarefurthercomplementedbyfullcolorillustrationsthatpullreadersevendeeperintothemagicalworldthatisNeverland.

【作者简介】

Pop-upbooksaretrueodditiesofchildren'spublishing.Theyarecharminglyquaintandold-fashioned,yeteternallypopular.They'vebeenaroundforages,butpreciousfewcreativesoulssetouttobecomepop-upartists.This,however,isnotthecasewithRobertSabuda,whoseemstohavebeenborntomakepop-upbooks.

Sabudamadehisfirststeptowardbecomingoneofthemostingeniouspop-upartistsincontemporarypublishingasaveryyoungchild.Hegrewupinahouseholdwherebookswereheldinthehighestregardandreadingwasalwaysencouraged.Hehasfondmemoriesofbeingreadtobyhismotherwhenhewasalittleboy.Sabuda'sfirstencounterwithapop-upbookoccurredinadentistoffice.Anxiousabouthisappointment,youngRobert'smotherreadapop-upbookwithhimtotakehismindoffthedentist'schair.Hewasinstantlyhooked.

Sabuda'sbackgroundasagiftedartistalsoplayedakeyroleinhisfuturecareer.Asakid,hewasfortunateenoughtobeencouragedinhisartisticpursuitsbyhisteachersandhisparents,hisfatherbeingamasonandcarpenter.Heinheritedfromhisdadalifelongfascinationwithconstructionandavidlystudiedthepop-upbookshereceivedasgiftstofindoutwhatmadethemwork.Imaginativeandcurious,heevenmadehisownpop-upsoutofdiscardedmanilaenvelopeshismombroughthomefromheroffice.

Thischildhoodhobbywouldproveinvaluable,asanolderSabudasetoutonacareerinchildren'sbooks.HegothisstartasajourneymanillustratorworkingwithsuchwritersasEugeneBradleyCoco(TheFiddler'sSon;WishingWell)andJayPatrickLewis(EarthVersesandWaterRhymes).HeevenworkedonadaptationsofWaltWhitmanclassicsgearedtowardyoungreaders.

Sabuda'sfirstsoloeffortwasSaintValentine(1992),aretellingoftheancienttaleofahumbleRomanphysicianwhobringsaboutamiracle.ThefocalpointofthischarminglysimplestoryisSabuda'sillustrations,aseriesofintricate,exquisitemosaicsmadeofmarbleizedandhand-paintedpaperthatsimulatethelookofearlyChristianart.Proofofacraftsmanshiprarelyseeninchildren'sbooks,SaintValentineanditssequel,Tutankhamen'sGift,revealedtheillustrator'suncannytalentforcreatingunconventionalart.