Classic Tales Pop with Surprises!

Young boys and girls love to enter the world of knights, princesses, heroes and villains. Even with the most active imaginations, every story is made more exciting when children can experience the fantasy coming to life in active, surprising and hands-on ways. The pop-up series of classic stories published by Simon and Schuster presents favorite tales in an engaging way that makes reading an adventure! With the upcoming release of the newest title in the collection — Beauty and the Beast — parents can build a keepsake library of children’s literature.

The following titles are already in print:

• Alice in Wonderland
• Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Peter Pan
• Night Before Christmas
• 12 Days of Christmas
• Winter’s Tale
• America the Beautiful
• Cinderella
• Jungle Book
• The Ark
• Pop Up Book of Nursery Rhyme

With the release of Beauty and the Beast, Simon and Schuster brings to life the next classic tale of love and adventure as children and parents alike follow the tale of Beauty, her father and the Beast. In the traditional story of bravery and love found, this edition holds true to its roots. Written by Robert Sabuda, this endearing book is filled with dramatic pop-up creations sure to spark imaginations.

When Beauty agrees to sacrifice her freedom for the life of her father, she turns herself over to what she believes will be an existence of unhappiness and fear. The Beast, angry and resentful, is less than welcoming to Beauty as she settles in, but then the two develop a friendship that goes beyond what can be seen. Even though Beauty is not looking for love, she finds exactly what she needs in a most unlikely place. Then, as tragedy strikes, the pair learns the true meaning of love and sacrifice that will soon bring about great changes that will keep them together forever. With action, suspense and even a villain or two, Beauty and the Beast is an engaging, classic tale.

The intricate details of each page allow the reader a special look into the lives of the characters. With pop-up designs, the creations are far from elementary. Each page holds a smaller insert of sturdy pages that keep the story neatly tucked away while the pictures take center stage. Bold hues of blues, oranges and greens lend an eye-catching appeal — and send the imaginations of readers soaring. Beauty and the Beast pop-up edition is a more mature story than some of its other versions, but still delivers the same hope, joy and sense of accomplishment through Beauty as she learns to look past the outside into the heart and find love.

Robert Sabuda creates an elaborate and detailed pop-up creation. Children will be asking their parents to read these, and others from the collection, over and over as they relive stories that they can reach out and touch. No matter if your customers collect a few or many from these tales rendered by master paper engineers, these durable and magical books will be passed down through generations.

For more about the world of children’s classics, read on at http://books.simonandschuster.com