Winter's Tale by Robert Sabuda (Sep 27 2005)

I've bought a few of these over the years for family and friends and this year was no exception. I always open the books first to ensure the pop ups work as designed when the child opens it. The illustrations and intricate pop ups are amazing but the little cabin on the last page used to light up (meaning the book had a battery in the back); now it doesn't. If you never knew it was there, you wouldn't miss it but having seen it in previous versions, I was disappointed to see that the current version has been cheapened a bit. It's a real shame that this feature was removed.

Yes, Sabuda is a terrific Paper engineer! With WINTER'S TALE he shows us just how expressive he can be with just the winter shapes of the animals in white paper in contrast to the greens and blues in the backrounds! Also a sparkle effect gives the impresstion of animals frolicing in the snow! I ordered this book on July 20th 2015 after all the snow has melted away! I'll have to get a new snow blower for next year!The last item on the pages is a delightful surrprise ending that I discovered last but it was certainly not least! Again I suggest Sabuda and Reinhardt make a MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM pop up book to visuallize the Bard's play! It would be a great way to introduce SHAKESPEARE to children and also get the fans of FAIRIES AND MAGICAL CREATURES pop up encyclopedia!

I am so happy with this purchase. I was a little concerned about ordering a book labeled "good" condition from an unknown source but I was pleasantly surprised. There was a black mark across the bar code and 2 tiny bent areas on 2 of the pop up's. Barely noticeable. I did not realize this book had sound though the batteries are dead. Still. It is an excellent value. I will definitely be ordering from DCGoodwill again. Thank you!.

Robert Sabuda's books keep getting better and better. This book is outstanding, and I believe, it's his best. The story is charming and interesting. His cut-outs are intricate and beautiful, and they open and close smoothly, without a catch. It has little side fold-outs that are also pop-ups and make a wonderful addition to his story. I purchase one Christmas book each year, and my last five books have been Robert Sabuda pop-up books.

Beware, the edition I received had no illuminating lights like the first edition I bought of this book many years ago and I wasn't made aware that it didn't have them. That's the only reason I bought this book!!!

Someone bought this for my daughter and there was something wrong with the last page. It is supposed to turn on lights when you pull a tab, but the lights wouldn't turn off when you put the tab back. All the pop-ups are BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING. We exchanged this item with ease on Amazon. My Aunt, who bought it, somehow sent me a link with a return label that I printed out and sent the book back to Amazon. They then sent me a link with a refund amount. I then used the refund link as a gift card online and was able to get another one. I am now awaiting the second book and hopefully the lights arn't faulty.

I heard the author speak in Milwaukee in 2015 and loved the slideshow of his work. I bought this sight-unseen online for an elderly person with Alzheimer's, who no longer reads but would enjoy the surprise of opening out each page. The novelty would never wear out in her case, so I'm hoping this will get plenty of use.

I cannot believe what's possible with a good pop-up book. I'm an architectural designer and have often built models of paper, acrylic, bass wood, etc. I know how hard it is. To see such intricacy and elegance--and how the scenes come to life on each page--wow!! Absolutely incredible. I liked it so much that I bought a dozen other Robert Sabuda pop-ups.Now I know why they call the authors "paper engineers." There's some serious design/engineering that goes into books like this.Keep up the good work, and I'll keep buying them!

Amazing book, very cleverly done. My granddaughter loves it, she is 4 so I make sure I read it to her just in case she gets a little heavy handed with it.

An interesting pop up book that is mostly white with some coloured highlights. Each page shows the animals that are found in the woods. The last page is a little house among the trees and all the previously featured animals can be found in miniature, pull the tab and the house lights up for Christmas

This is one of the most beautiful books ever. The story is wonderful the intricate detail on every page is just amazing and although we bought it for our daughter at the age of 2 she hasn't ripped it in any way but it is read with adults just in case. I would like this book to be passed down to future generations is so beautiful. I am going to buy the night before Christmas for one of this years stocking fillers.......I can't wait to read it with my daughter.

If you haven't seen any of Robert Sabuda's books you have really missed a treat. These are amazing feats of paper engineering and I thoroughly recommend them to anyone.

This was all that I had come expect from Robert Sabuda. Beautifully crafted and beautiful detail. Happy Christmas to me!