ABC Disney Pop-Up [Hardcover]

Robert Sabuda (Author)

Book Description

Celebrated paper engineer and illustrator Robert Sabuda dazzles readers anew with his own version of Disney magic: an enchanting pop-up featuring famous Disney characters representing each letter of the alphabet. 26 full-color pop-ups.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In the gorgeous, interactive ABC Disney: An Alphabet Pop-Up, A is for Ariel, B is for Bambi, and C is for Cinderella. And who better than Robert Sabuda to pull off this ambitious tribute to Disney animation? A veritable king in the world of pop-up books, he has never missed a new Disney animated feature film release. "Walt Disney films were magic to me and my siblings when we were kids," says Sabuda. "The films had stories, real stories that were completely believable. To the young artist growing inside of me they were visually lyrical and achingly beautiful." Creator of the holiday pop-up favorites A Christmas Alphabet, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and Cookie Count, Sabuda infuses life and motion into each beloved character with his ever elegant, truly astounding paper tricks. A sequence of colorful, lift-up squares, each marked with a letter from A to Z, cleverly conceals the spring-loaded Disney crew: Hercules flexes mightily when you lift the H square, Iago flaps his wings, Jiminy Cricket tips his hat cheerily, and Kaa the python slithers beneath the K. Disney fans young and old will revel in this magnificent tribute to the characters loved the world round and Sabuda fans will welcome another classic from the pop-up master. (Click to see Ariel in action! Copyright 1998 Disney Enterprises, Inc.) (All ages) --Karin Snelson

Product Details

• Hardcover: 14 pages
• Publisher: Disney Press; 1st edition (October 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786831324
• ISBN-13: 978-0786831326
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #816,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ROBERT SABUDA is the co-creator of the first book in this series, ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. And he is the force behind many stunning best-selling pop-up books, including America the Beautiful, Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Winter's Tale: An Original Pop-up Journey. MATTHEW REINHART is the co-creator of ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA: DINOSAURS. And he has created many other award-winning pop-up books, including the Young Naturalist's series, The Ark, Animal Opposites, and Cinderella: A Pop-Up Fairy Tale.

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is extraordinary for both children and adults, June 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ABC Disney Pop-Up (Hardcover)

Adults will love this book both because it will remind them of the many characters with whom they grew up, and for the incredible science of Robert Sabuda's "paper engineering".Children will delight in the wonder of the "pop up". Not only do they love the recent and classic Disney characters, but thrill to know that they can identify the first letters of those characters' names!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another movable masterpiece from Mr. Sabuda!, March 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ABC Disney Pop-Up (Hardcover)

The House of Mouse finally meets a master movable book artist and the results are more dazzling than the Electric Parade along Main Street -- or even more spectacular than a synchronized fireworks display in the Orlando, Florida skies. What could have been a run-of-the-mill volume if executed by someone else, Robert Sabuda's latest masterpiece celebrates over 60 years of movie magic with paper, paint and a passion for cutting and folding. Instead of simply replicating the characters and making them move, Mr. Sabuda infuses them with his unique style and sense of humor. (See Pinocchio get cross-eyed as he watches his own nose grow longer! Gepetto would have been proud.) Julie Taymor (surprisingly with the blessings of the formula-bound Disney folks) impressed the critics and the crowds with "The Lion King" on Broadway. Now, Mr. Sabuda likewise has proven to our pop-up publishing planet that creativity and commerce need not be exclusive of each other. Bravo, Robert! (But where is Sebastian? I can't wait for the sequel. A is for Aladdin, B is for Belle, C is for Chip...) Note: This review has been published in the Movable Book Society's newsletter, Movable Stationery Vol. 7 No. 1 February 1999

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You would swear it is an animation!!, February 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: ABC Disney Pop-Up (Hardcover)

This book captures the personality of the Disney Characters. You feel as if you are watching a movie with the way these pop-ups come to life.