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New Releases by Brian Sibley

Brian Sibley is the author of Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in all the World (Winnie-the-Pooh – Classics 100th Anniversary) (2025), The Best Bear in All the World (2016), Official Movie Guide (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) (2014), The Hobbit, the Desolation of Smaug (2013), Harry Potter Film Wizardry Revised and Expanded (2012).

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Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in all the World (Winnie-the-Pooh – Classics 100th Anniversary)

release date: Oct 09, 2025
Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in all the World (Winnie-the-Pooh – Classics 100th Anniversary)
Celebrate The Best Bear in all the World with this 100th Anniversary hardback edition of the official sequel to the beloved classic children's stories by A.A.Milne. ‘There you are,’ said Pooh to Piglet, ‘didn’t I say all along there was nothing to worry about?'

The Best Bear in All the World

release date: Oct 25, 2016
The Best Bear in All the World
For the 90th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh, a sequel featuring new stories and a new character from the Hundred Acre Wood. Now a New York Times Bestseller. The Trustees of the Pooh Properties have commissioned four authors to write in the timeless style of A.A. Milne to create a quartet of charming new adventures for Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their friends. Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall: take a trip back to the Hundred Acre Wood with a collection of tales sure to delight year-round. One story finds Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet on a quest to discover the "Sauce of the Nile" (they suspect it's apple). And in another, all the animals rally around poor Eeyore when he thinks he sees another donkey eyeing his clover. The winter story features a new penguin character, based on a stuffed toy owned by Christopher Robin Milne himself. Readers of all ages will love rediscovering old friends and making new ones in this essential new volume of Pooh stories. The book feature beautiful color artwork in the style of Ernest H. Shepard by Mark Burgess.

Official Movie Guide (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)

release date: Nov 20, 2014
Official Movie Guide (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)
Packed with behind-the-scenes photographs and exclusive interviews with cast and crew, this official illustrated guide tells the detailed story of the making of the final film in the award-winning Hobbit trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson.

The Hobbit, the Desolation of Smaug

release date: Jan 01, 2013
The Hobbit, the Desolation of Smaug
Journey deeper into the magical world of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom and principal filmmakers and new cast members, including Stephen Fry as the Master of Lake-town, Evangeline Lilly, who plays Tauriel the Elf, and Benedict Cumberbatch, who reveals film-making secrets about playing the dragon, Smaug. Richly illustrated with a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, creatures and costumes, and numerous special effects scenes, this essential guide is an indispensable companion to the second film in the award-winning trilogy.

Harry Potter Film Wizardry Revised and Expanded

release date: Oct 23, 2012
Harry Potter Film Wizardry Revised and Expanded
Now updated to include all eight of the acclaimed motion pictures, Harry Potter: Film Wizardry Revised and Expanded gives readers a front row seat to the magical journey that brought J.K. Rowling's wizarding world to the big screen. Step off Platform Nine and Three Quarters and into the hidden world behind the scenes of the Harry Potter film series as Brian Sibley, author of The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy, The Land of Narnia, and other bestselling behind-the-screen books, makes the magic more real than ever with stunning art, removable extras, a new Harry Potter photo album, and interviews with director David Yates; actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman; and other members of the cast, crew, design and production teams.

Film Wizardry

release date: Oct 01, 2010

Peter Jackson: A Film-maker’s Journey

release date: Apr 15, 2010
Peter Jackson: A Film-maker’s Journey
Authorised and fully illustrated insight into the life and career of the award-winning director, from his childhood film projects up to King Kong, together with Jackson's revealing personal account of his six-year quest to film The Lord of the Rings.

There and Back Again

release date: Jan 01, 2010
There and Back Again
Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback he will take you to all the places Bilbo the Hobbit travelled through on his great adventure, and includes a gazetteer of the many places shown on the full-colour illustrated map which accompanies the book.,*Trace Bilbo's epic journey through the forest of Mirkwood to the Enchanted River and the Elvenking's Halls;,*Travel through the Desolation of Smaug to the heart of the Lonely Mountain, wherein lives the huge and evil dragon;,*Visit Rivendell, home of the Elves, in a hidden valley beyond the Edge of the Wild.The map is a real labour of love, illustrated by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro's HOBBIT film.Each element in this collector's package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.

West of the Mountains, East of the Sea

release date: Jan 01, 2010
West of the Mountains, East of the Sea
Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback he will take you to the First Age of Middle-earth, many thousands of years before the events chronicled in The Lord of the Rings. This was the setting for the great War of the Jewels, as recounted in J.R.R. Tolkien''s The Silmarillion and includes a gazetteer of the many places shown on the full-colour illustrated map which accompanies the book. The Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North is faithfully reproduced in full colour by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro''s Hobbit film. The map is based on the original map by Christopher Tolkien. Embellished with heraldic emblems and dramatic scenes from The Silmarillion, it completes the trio of authorized Tolkien maps by John Howe which can be removed for reference or even for framing. Each element in this collector''s package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.

The Road Goes Ever on and On

release date: Jan 01, 2009
The Road Goes Ever on and On
The essential companion for any reader journeying through THE LORD OF THE RINGS, illustrated by John Howe, conceptual artist on the Lord of the Rings films. Writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley is a foremost expert on The Lord of the Rings (he adapted the novel for the award-winning BBC radio dramatisation in 1980), and here in this clothbound hardback presents an entertaining and informative overview of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, and the creation of the original maps by Tolkien and his son, Christopher. The book is accompanied by a full-colour illustrated map, which can be removed for reference or even for framing. The map is a real labour of love, illustrated by world-renowned Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his multi-award winning Lord of The Rings film trilogy, and who is soon to work on Guillermo del Toro's Hobbit film. Each element in this collector's package is special; together they provide an enchanting and desirable artefact that will be a prized possession of Tolkien readers of all ages.

Peter Jackson

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Peter Jackson
A unique and personal account of the six-year quest to film The Lord of the Rings, with revealing insights into the award-winning directors life and films, including King Kong.

Creating 3-D Animation

release date: Nov 23, 2004
Creating 3-D Animation
This instructional book is written in a simple and accessible style for experienced animators and novices alike. Its wonderful illustrations give a clear and inspiring view of the techniques of puppet animation.

Pán prstenů

release date: Jan 01, 2003

Il Signore degli Anelli. La trilogia cinematografica

release date: Jan 01, 2002

The Fellowship of the Ring

release date: Jan 01, 2001
The Fellowship of the Ring
This movie guide features photos on every spread. It is packed with interviews with the cast and crew, background to the film, features on special effects, monsters and make-up and also, how Peter Jackson's vision became a reality

The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide

release date: Jan 01, 2001
The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide
An illustrated behind-the-scenes guide to the film version of The Lord of the Rings, featuring colour photos of the cast, locations, sets, monsters and costumes, and an overview of the making of the film trilogy since the mid-1990s. Designed as a celebration of the films, it includes double-page photo spreads showing exclusive photographs in detail.

Le seigneur des anneaux

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Le seigneur des anneaux
Ce guide officiel vous entraîne dans les coulisses du film Le Seigneur des Anneaux. Magnifiquement illustré de photos en couleur des acteurs, des extérieurs, des décors, des créatures et des costumes, ce guide offre le panorama complet d''une fabuleuse aventure cinématographique qui dura cinq ans, depuis sa conception jusqu''au tournage. Vous y trouverez également de nombreuses images inédites et des commentaires du réalisateur Peter Jackson.

Chicken Run

release date: Jun 01, 2000
Chicken Run
In this spirited comedy, soon to be an animated movie released by Dream Works, a band of intrepid chickens led by an American rooster (the voice of Mel Gibson) and an English hen (Julia Sawalha of "Absolutely Fabulous") bust out of their coop to avoid becoming pot pies. 250 full-color illustrations.

The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand and the Lands to the North

release date: Jan 01, 1999
The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand and the Lands to the North
Before Middle Earth there was Beleriand, the setting of the great War of the Jewels which took place 7000 years before the events of The Lord of the Rings. This is a full colour, fold-out poster map of Beleriand, with a booklet about the territory

The Land of Narnia

release date: Jan 01, 1998
The Land of Narnia
A companion to "The Chronicles of Narnia," explaining how their creator, C.S. Lewis, came to write them, what sort of person he was, and the hidden meaning of the Narnia stories.

The Frightful Food Feud, Or, a Little Give and Take

release date: Jan 01, 1997

The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth

release date: Jan 01, 1994
The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth
The essential companion for any reader journeying through The Lord of the Rings, illustrated by John Howe, conceptual artist on the Lord of the Rings films.

C.S. Lewis

release date: Jan 01, 1994
C.S. Lewis
The story of C. S. Lewis''s life with Joy Davidman, his terminally ill wife.

Shadowlands

release date: Jan 01, 1994

C. S. Lewis

release date: Jan 01, 1994

The Disney Studio Story

release date: Jan 01, 1988
The Disney Studio Story
From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Splash, the authors provide in-depth examinations of numerous Disney classics. They give profiles of Walt and Roy Disney, interviews with the illustrators, technicians, composers, and voices who created the characters, and an inside look into the multibillion-dollar business.

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse
The first complete story of Mickey Mouse, from his conception in 1928 to the present, covering all aspects of his life and career. 100 color and 50 black-and-white illustrations.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
This version is illustrated with 100 drawings made for a Disney animated film that never went into production, and the text itself contains revisions made by Carroll shortly before his death. A detailed afterword about the illustrations and a subsequent D
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