Hi
There is a book by Cornelia Funke in which characters come to life as the book is read. I can't recall the title but I bet someone on the list knows it. However, it is not a picture book.
Regards
Sandra Williams
University of Brighton
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On 8 Nov 2012, at 13:52, "Flora Kisby" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
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> From: New Directions in Picturebook Research [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kiera Vaclavik [[log in to unmask]]
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> Subject: Book characters coming to life
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> 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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