| As you've seen from last month's contest Robert is busy working on a new book for Fall 2005 titled "Winter's Tale – An original pop-up journey." For this month's Sneak Peek Robert showed us the white "dummy" for winter's tale and we were absolutely blown away!
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| Since the story takes place in winter, Robert decided to use a special paper that shimmers just like snow for the pages. For the first pop-up an enormous owl spreads it's wings as it prepares to take flight.
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A pair of foxes emerge for a cave and greet the morning. The final version of Winter's Tale will have color but many of the elements will remain white which is a trademark of Robert's pop-up design style.
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Growing up in Michigan, Robert's world was surrounded by deer, which is apparent here as a family of whitetails leap across a field a dazzling field of snow.
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| Something one never hopes to come across at close range, a giant moose takes his time making his way through a frozen swamp (complete with silver, icy foil).
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What is the purpose of this white "dummy?" Robert sends the dummy to his publisher where it is reviewed and the finer points of a functioning waterfall and splashing bear are discussed.
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Robert's father took him ice fishing as a boy, clearly reflected here as salmon make a leap to escape the clutches of the bear.
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| The end of the book culminates in a glorious scene of winter including mountains, trees, a lake and all the animals encountered along the journey. When we saw this open we couldn't believe it would all fit back down between the pages!
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And there's even a pull-tab on the last page that brings the book some special holiday cheer! We'll bring you even more pictures from "Winter's Tale" as Robert continues work on this AMAZING book!
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