Hi there,

'The Three Pigs' by David Wiesner has the pigs becoming 'real' and actively falling out of the book!  It's great.

Flora Kisby

Senior Lecturer in English Education
University of Roehampton / London / SW155PJ
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From: New Directions in Picturebook Research [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kiera Vaclavik [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 08 November 2012 13:24
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Subject: Book characters coming to life

Dear all,
I wonder if anyone can suggest titles (or images/illustrations) in
which we see (children's) book characters coming to life? A recent
example is in 'Otto the Book Bear' but I'm sure there are many more. I
used to have a greeting card (from V&A?) which showed a little girl
reading (I think) 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and all the
characters were spilling out of the book. I seem to have given it some
lucky recipient (!) but would dearly love to trace it. Another famous
example fo this kind of thing is R W Buss's 'Dickens' Dream' where the
venerable author is seated in his study surrounded by the creatures of
his imagination. I wonder if this kind of thing has a specific name?
With thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions,
Kiera

Dr Kiera Vaclavik
Senior Lecturer in French & Comparative Literature
School of Languages, Linguistics & Film
Queen Mary, University of London
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