The Magical World of Winnie-the-Pooh: Deluxe Pop-Up [Hardcover]

A. A. Milne (Author), Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Winnie-the-Pooh

This cleverly engineered pop-up offers five three-dimensional scenes from A. A. Milne's most beloved stories. With a turn of the page readers can watch Pooh and his balloon float up to the top of the honey tree. In other scenes they can visit Owl's house, help rescue Tigger from a tree, pull Pooh out of Rabbit's hole, and play Poohsticks from the bridge. Text excerpts from each story are printed on a large tab, which, when pulled out, triggers an exciting action on each spread. This pop-up book, unlike any you've seen before, will give children hours of delight and will be treasured by collectors.

Illustrated by Andrew Grey, in the style of Ernest H. Shepard.

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About the Author

A. A. Milne was born in 1882 in London. He was a playwright and journalist as well as a poet and storyteller. His classic children's books were inspired by his son, Christopher Robin. Milne died in 1956.

Ernest H. Shepard was born in 1879 in England. His pictures of the Pooh characters are based on real toys owned by Christopher Robin Milne. Shepard died in 1976.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 5 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; Pop edition (October 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525471413
• ISBN-13: 978-0525471417
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January 18, 1882, the third and youngest son of a schoolmaster. At age eleven, he won a scholarship to the Westminster School. He went on to attend Cambridge University and became the editor of the undergraduate paper, Granta. After graduating from Cambridge in 1903, Milne moved back to London with enough savings to live for one year. He was determined to become a writer. By 1906, he had been offered the position of Assistant Editor at Punch, a classic British humor magazine. He remained at Punch for the next eight years.
In 1913, Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt (known as Daphne) and moved to a house in London's Chelsea section. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, eventually serving in France. During his training period, he wrote his first play, Wurzel-Flummery, which was produced in London in 1917.

By 1919, having completed one book and several plays, Milne finally achieved financial independence. His play, Mr. Pim Passes By, previously staged in London, was produced by the Theatre Guild in New York City. It was as great a success there as it had been on the London stage. Milne was now well established as a witty and fashionable London playwright. In 1920, Christopher Robin Milne was born, an event that was to change the history of children's literature. In 1923, during a rainy holiday in Wales, Milne began work on a collection of verses for children. The result was When We Were Very Young, published in 1924.

Demand for Milne's whimsical work was overwhelming, and in 1926, he duplicated his earlier success with the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh. The sequel, The House at Pooh Corner, followed in 1927. Now We Are Six, another charming collection of verse, followed one year later. It was through these four books, all illustrated by the wonderfully talented Ernest H. Shepard, that Milne acquired a vast audience outside of the theater. In the years since their initial publication, interest in these books has grown and grown.

Milne continued to be a prolific essayist, novelist, and poet until his death in 1956.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique Approach to both Winnie the Pooh and Pop-ups., December 11, 2003

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A Bookaholic "a1chick" (Clinton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magical World of Winnie-the-Pooh: Deluxe Pop-Up (Hardcover)

This is a new approach to a traditional story. Your basic vignettes for Winnie-the-Pooh are there in a scruptuous 3D layout [more than pops up it has some interactive tabs as well]. At its furthest reaches, it lays out width wise to about 4 1/2ft - not a page turning book. Each of the seperate scenes are then brought up and/or down [either all at once or one at a time, your preference]...three are in the trees to the ground so are a good height as well. One includes Tigger being pulled up and down the tree and another has Eyeore floating down the river whilst Christopher Robin and Pooh are playing Pooh Sticks.

Each of the sections has a pull down section of story that can't be pulled out. It is an all around, lay down, 3 people play at once view of a fantasic story. Perfect for pop-up enthusiasts, Pooh lovers, or for a [Grand]parent and [Grand]child to play with.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-done, October 29, 2008

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C. Andersen (Houston Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Magical World of Winnie-the-Pooh : Deluxe Pop-Up (Winnie-the-Pooh) (Hardcover)

This is a really well-done pop-up book. I bought this as a gift for my wife (a Pooh fan), who is notoriously difficult to please, and this was one of the few gifts I've found which distinctly charmed and impressed her. Kids may enjoy it as well :)

5.0 out of 5 stars Winnie The Pooh Pop-Up Book, October 30, 2011

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Chey - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magical World of Winnie-the-Pooh: Deluxe Pop-Up (Hardcover)

It's Amazing! The stories really came alive for my granddaughter! It will bring a lot of joy to her visits!