- Paperback: 12 pages
- Publisher: Festival (Sep 23 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0694014362
- ISBN-13: 978-0694014361
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 20.7 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,383,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
How Disappointing!, Jan 19 2000
By Lampster - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Hobbit (Paperback)
I saw the cover with the marvelous John Howe illustration of Smaug, the dragon, and the gold leaf trim with the Tolkein runes, I exptected a lot. Apparently I expected too much. The illustrations are excellent, vintage Howe, and the "pop-up" effects are better than average (I have kids, I've seen some poor attempts at pop-up.) But for some reason they didn't think to include the story! Each page has a pull out card that includes actual Tolkien text to "set the scene" of each illustration, but there is no context, no sense of story at all. These are simply unrelated images that somehow tie in to a story. My 4-year-old daughter was first excited by the pictures, and anxious to pull the tabs and wiggle the pictures, then confused by the big words, then bored by the whole thing. After reading her the whole book as a bedtime story, she was thouroughly un-impressed. So was I. I have been waiting a long time to have a children's version of the story I could introduce to my children. I guess I'll wait a little longer.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Remarkable pop-ups, no story, Feb 18 2001
By audrey - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Hobbit (Paperback)
This book was both a pleasure and a disappointment. There are only five scenes depicted -- the dwarves come to Bilbo's house, Bilbo riddles with Gollum, the spiders, Smaug in his lair, the Eagles' arrival at the last battle -- but they are magnificent.The artist, John Howe, did remarkable work, but he needed some support here. The only text is a few excerpted paragraphs. This book would get a child interested in pop-ups but not necessarily in The Hobbit.
14 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Detail, Oct 21 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Hobbit (Paperback)
This pop-up book of the beloved classic is very imagnative and the details are really amazing. I highly recommend this book for both children and Tolkien fans!
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