New Releases by Brian Sibley

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?''

J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: "I wisely started with a map, and made the story fit." The Maps of Middle-earth presents four of Tolkien''s iconic maps, reimagined and newly updated for this edition by acclaimed Tolkien artist, John Howe, and richly decorated with scenes from the books: Middle-earth, a breath-taking panorama of all the locations from Hobbiton to Mordor that feature in The Lord of the Rings; Wilderland, a charming evocation of the realm to which Bilbo journeyed ''there and back again'' in The Hobbit; Beleriand, a lyrical portrayal of the ancient landscape of the First Age, where the great tales of The Silmarillion took place; Númenor, an exclusive reproduction of the legendary island described in Unfinished Tales, which was sunk beneath the waves in the Second Age of Middle-earth. The maps are accompanied by an authoritative text written by Brian Sibley, which tells the stories behind The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, and gives accounts of how the original maps came into being. Filled with illustrations by John Howe, many of which appear here for the first time, the book also features gazetteers of all the names on each of the four maps. They provide revealing insights into the significant role each place-name played in the stories, including those of Númenor, the island-kingdom once inhabited by Elendil and his sons, Isildur and Anárion, ancestors of Aragorn, that was sunk in a cataclysmic storm following the treacherous deeds of Sauron, as told in Of the Rings of Power in The Silmarillion.

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.

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.

An insider''s tour of twenty years of movie-making magic at Weta Digital - a stunning look at visual effects are created for the world''s most iconic films. A talented director with the right cinematography crew may see in his or her head exactly the movie he wants to make. But to realize that vision he must have the right visual effects. These are exactly what the geniuses at Weta Digital provide. Movies featured include: The Lord of the Rings trilogy Avatar The Hobbit trilogy The Avengers Prometheus District 9 The Adventures of Tintin King Kong The Chronicles of Narnia Rise of the Planet of the Apes Elysium (premiering this August 2013. Directed by Neil Blomkamp of District 9 fame)

This deluxe slipcased two-volume set is an insider''s tour of twenty years of movie-making magic at Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, the creative team behind such celebrated films as ''The Lord of the Rings'', ''Avatar'', ''The Avengers'', ''King Kong'' and ''District 9''. Brimming with never-before-published content, including concept designs, sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, and interview material from cast and crew members, it is a look at how the sets, costumes, creatures and characters, weaponry, and visual effects are created for the world''s most iconic films.

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.

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.

Les deux films réalisés par Peter Jackson d''après le livre Le Hobbit, de Tolkien, racontent le voyage de Bilbo Baggins, qui est entraîné sans s''y attendre dans une quête épique pour réclamer le royaume perdu des nains d''Erebor, conquis longtemps auparavant par le dragon Smaug. Ce livre magnifiquement illustré et maquetté lève le voile sur les coulisses du tournage de Le Hobbit : un voyage inattendu, un film attendu depuis plus de dix ans. On y découvre tout ce que l''on rêve de connaître sur ce film-événement : interviews exclusives de Peter Jackson, des acteurs et des créateurs du film, anecdotes de tournage, révélations sur les effets spéciaux, la création des costumes et des décors. Les principaux acteurs du film, à commencer par Martin Freeman (Bilbo), Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) ou Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) parlent de leur personnage et de leur évolution depuis Le Seigneur des Anneaux. L''ouvrage indispensable pour tout savoir sur Le Hobbit.

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.

A guide to the history and techniques of 3-D animation.

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.

Two veteran writers collaborate on this fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the journey that took the “practically perfect” nanny from the pages of P. L. Travers’s beloved novels to the stage. Well-known British writer and radio personality Brian Sibley tells Mary Poppins’s story, from her obscure origins in Travers’s Australian childhood and her progress through the series of books Travers began to write in 1934, to her incarnation by Julie Andrews in one of the most successful Disney films of all time, to her long-awaited landing onstage in London’s West End. A long-time friend of Travers and co-writer with her of an unproduced sequel to the film, Sibley offers unique insights into the idiosyncratic author’s complex relationship to her heroine, and the decades-long series of proposals and negotiations that finally resulted in Disney Theatrical Productions joining forces with the Cameron Mackintosh Theatrical Group to realize Travers’s stories as a spectacular work of musical theater. Sibley’s details the entire development process of the show’s script, music, choreography, and design, culminating in a glorious opening night on December 15, 2004 in London’s Prince Edward’s Theatre, as Mary Poppins is met by cheering sold-out houses and critical raves. In the book’s second half, Michael Lassell gives a fascinating backstage account of the show’s transfer to Broadway, including the show’s American casting and important changes to its book, lyrics, and designs, as the creative team strives to “plus” Poppins to perfection.

A large, lush artifact from the world of The Golden Compass, this volume documents the process of bringing the book to life. Includes exclusive cast and crew interviews, storyboards, production sketches, and on-set photos. This is the ultimate collectible for every fan

Experience the unlikely love story of C.S. Lewis, an Oxford scholar and distinguished author, and Joy Davidman, a Jewish-American divorcee, mother of two, and converted Christian.

Written by the writer and broadcaster Brian Sibley, this slipcase features Tolkien''s maps of The Hobbit, Beleriand and Middle-earth. Each map is presented in a box-set illustrated by Tolkien artist John Howe, the conceptual artist employed by Peter Jackson to work on his Lord of The Rings film trilogy. The maps, presented with individual books and wallets show Tolkien''s mythical lands in detail - they are also bound with fewer folds, making them suitable for portfolios or framing.

Le livre indispensable pour ceux qui veulent tout savoir du film, rempli d''anecdotes, d''interviews et de photos inédites du tournage. Brian Sibley nous invite à découvrir l''envers du décor, révélant les heures de travail, mais aussi les trésors d''imagination et d''inventivité qu''il a fallu déployer pour porter à l''écran La Communauté de l''Anneau, le premier épisode de la célèbre trilogie. 16 pages de photos couleur surprenantes. Le réalisateur Peter Jackson s''explique sur son projets et ses inspirations. Dans les coulisses avec les acteurs et l''équipe du tournage. Les secrets des monstres, du maquillage et des effets spéciaux. La magie du XXIe siècle au service de la création de la Terre du Milieu. Les bonnes et les mauvaises surprises du tournage en extérieur. Et bien plus encore !

Winnie-the Pooh, first introduced by A.A.Milne in 1926, has become the most famous teddy bear in the world. To commemorate Pooh''s 75th anniversary, Brian Sibley has written this richly detailed yet exceedingly readable account that celebrates Just What Pooh Did Lavishly illustrated with Ernest Shepard''s full-color artwork and original sketches, as well as photographs, newspaper reports, and manuscript pages in Milne''s own handwriting, this beautifully designed book is perfect for both seasoned Pooh admirers and those eager to get better acquainted with the Best Bear in All the World -- Winnie-the-Pooh.

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.

Szenenfotos, Darstellerporträts, Hintergründe und Skizzen zum Film.

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 story of C. S. Lewis’s life with Joy Davidman, his terminally ill wife.