santa!: a scanimation picture book

　　Deck the halls with twirling Santas! Rufus Butler Seder’s playful, animated Santa will spread Christmas cheer as readers watch him do the unexpected. Forget sliding down chimneys and putting presents under the tree—this Santa runs with presents, blows bubbles, and unicycles his way through the holiday season. Written in the same playful, rhyming style as the rest of the Scanimation family, Santa! is a perfect read-aloud: “Santa juggles candy canes. Jiggle-wiggle-woosh! Santa twirls on ice skates. Spin-spin-swoosh!” In nine charming scenes, Santa hula-hoops and backflips his way into the hearts of readers of all ages. Experience the magic of Christmas through the magic of Santa! A Scanimation Book.

作者簡介

　　Rufus Butler Seder is an artist, filmmaker, and inventor who has been fascinated with antique optical toys—and the principles behind them—since he was young. About twenty years ago he wondered if he could make a new sort of moving picture using no electricity, special lighting, or moving parts. After much experimentation he developed Lifetiles, optical glass-tiled murals that appear to come to life, move, and change when the viewer walks or rides by. For the past sixteen years Rufus has been designing large-scale, permanent installations of these "movies for the wall" in aquariums, science museums, train stations, and other public places around the globe. The worldwide success of Lifetiles inspired Rufus to found Eye Think, Inc., a company that develops and produces a line of optically animated toys and gifts based on the technologies he invented and patented on his Lifetile installations. One of these innovations, a patented process called Scanimation, is the technology behind Santa! Rufus lives in Boston. Santa! is his sixth book.