Monday, December 13, 2010

Christmas Joys #12 - Christmas Pop-Up Books


  

The Nativity in St. Peter's Square in Rome


I am a dedicated customer of our public library (especially since I'm a retired librarian), but there are certain books that I simply must own. Among my collection of Christmas titles are several pop-up books and the two I'm sharing today are among the most beautiful. They are both by Chuck Fischer; the first two photographs are from Christmas around the World and the second two are from Christmas in New York. I hope that you enjoy these photographs and have the opportunity someday to see the books in their entirety.



Christmas in Germany

Metropolitan Museum of Art's Angel Tree

Rockefeller Center










 

 


 













 



















 I hope that you will continue to join me throughout the month of December as I post about some special decorations, traditions, collections and memories that bring the joy of the season to our house. Perhaps you will want to respond with your own story or comment about what brings happiness to your heart at Christmas. I would love to hear from you and look forward to sharing a bit of Christmas! Annie



4 comments:

Grace Matthews said...

Beautiful Books.

Stopping by from Lady Bloggers:)

Sandy aka Doris the Great said...

What a gorgeous book! Even though my kids are grown, I too love children's books. I have a selection of Xmas books that I still bring out and read over the holidays.

Nan said...

I have a wonderful pop-up Christmas book by Tomie dePaola called The First Christmas. You would love it, I am sure.

colleen said...

I love pop-up cards too!

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