Robin Hood

by Nick Bantock

Pop-up faces of Robin Hood, Little John, Marion, Friar Tuck, the Sheriff of Nottingham, and King Richard illustrate this rhyming story of the outlaw known as Master Hood.

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1993

About the author

Nick was schooled in England and has a BA in Fine Art (painting). He has authored 25 books, 11 of which have appeared on the best seller lists, including 3 books on The New York Times top ten at one time. Griffin & Sabine stayed on that list for over two years. His works have been translated into 13 languages and over 5 million have been sold worldwide. Once named by the classic SF magazine Weird Tales as one of the best 85 storytellers of the century. He has written articles and stories for numerous international newspapers and magazines. His Wasnick blogs are much followed on Facebook and Twitter. His paintings, drawings, sculptures, collages and prints have been exhibited in shows in UK, France and North America. In 2010 Nick's major retrospective exhibition opened at the MOA in Denver. His works are in private collections throughout the world. Nick has a lifetime BAFTA (British Oscar) for the CD-ROM game Ceremony of Innocence, created with Peter Gabriel's Real World, featuring Isabella Rossolini and Ben Kingsley. He has two iPad apps, Sage and The Venetian and is working on a third. Three of his books have been optioned for film and his stage play based on the Griffin & Sabine double trilogy premiered in Vancouver in 2006.

Produced artwork for more than 300 book covers (including works by Roth and Updike), illustrated Viking Penguin's new translation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He's designed theater posters for the London plays of Tom Stoppard and Alec Guinness.

For 20 years Bantock has spoken and read to audiences throughout North America, Europe and Australia. Given keynote and motivational speeches to corporations and teachers state conferences. He's given dramatic readings on the radio and the stage and has been interviewed (way too many times) for TV, radio and print.

Bantock has worked in a betting shop in the East End of London, trained as a psychotherapist, designed and built a house that combined an Indonesian temple and a Russian orthodox church with an English cricket pavilion and a New Orleans bordello. Between 2007 and 2010 was one of the twelve committee members responsible for selecting Canada's postage stamps.

Among the things Bantock can't do: Can't swim, never ridden a horse, his spelling is dreadful and his singing voice is flat as a pancake.

Source: Nick Bantock - profile

Reviews

[Sharon Barrow Wilfong · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find pop-up books irresistable and own many of them. This is not one of my favorites. Not because the pop-ups aren't marvelous, but the story seems to go in a strange direction which, in my opinion, is not appropriate for children. I mean, the adventures of Robin Hood (according to Howard Pyle) were light-hearted. I seriously doubt Robin Hood had a psychological disorder as this book seems to indicate.

Let's keep children books enjoyable for children, shall we?

[Ligaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love pop-ups and this is no exception. The illustrations are elegantly wonderful. I'm not a fan of the rhyme, but I'm mostly here for the pop-ups so it works for me!

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pop-ups are unimpressive but the rhyme is good.