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.
