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What a treat to watch, 7 Dec 2010

This was a lucky find whilst trawling through YouTube for old animations. Lotte Reiniger is one of the old school masters of simple animation made beautiful. If you consider that all the work she created was hand made and hand cut, they are truly lovely to watch. Some of the early productions suffer from damage by age, but only a few are in this condition. I am from an age when these animations were common fare on the TV (50's and 60's), then have disappeared from public view. I think that if you want to stimulate animation interests to the younger audience other than the digital, then this collection does the business. Most of the classic fairy tales are there with one or two that are a… Read more

Classic children and adult reading, 7 Dec 2010

These books are an all time classic for young and old. I am buying these as a back up for the grandchildren when they are old enough to appreciate them. In the meantime , I'm just enjoying the adventures along with the brilliantly descriptive illustrations. I particularly like the format of the book, almost pocket size, yet easily readable. Overall, a great cozy read that still has a buzz in the narrative and strong visual appeal from the illustrations.