Hamster Ballet/Opera/History Books

**pophammy** · 04-07-2008, 11:59 AM

For the past few years Souffle has given me a special book at Christmas. As far as I know there are only these three in the series and they are quite hard to come by. I am lucky to have a signed copy of the 'Hamster Ballet Company' book!

The text tells about different ballets, operas and British history. All appears to be true and the ballets and operas are real. Each one is illustrated with beautiful paintings, but instead of people the characters are hamsters! We have spent many hours matching each hamster in the pictures to our own hamsters!

Here are some pictures of the books and illustrations. All are illustrated by Janis Mitchell and comentated by Stanley Baron.

The Hamster Ballet Company

The Firebird

Romeo and Juliet

La Sylphide

Sleeping Beauty

The Hamster Opera Company

The Barber of Seville

La Traviata

Madame Butterfly

The Rhinegold

The Hamster History of Britain

Stonehenge Hamsters

Robin Hood

Admiral Nelson

The Beatles

These are just a few of the illustrations from these books ~ there are many more and I'm sure you'll agree that they are all beautiful!

Lady Fluff · 04-07-2008, 12:05 PM

oh wow, they're fantastic, Pophammy - I'll have to try and track these down from somewhere! I decided earlier I don't own enough hamster-related gubbins and these would do nicely!

[edit to say: have just added these to my amazon wishlist - hopefully someone will get the hint, LOL!]

Holly · 04-07-2008, 12:10 PM

We've got The Hamster Ballet book - it's so lovely - I had no idea there were others, I have to get them!

:P

**Spuds Mum** · 04-07-2008, 01:39 PM

awww matching your hammies to the pics - what an idea....
....now is that Paws and Caramel as Romeo and Juliet???

Great books - and I would love them. I will have to keep an eye out too

**jayne** · 04-09-2008, 03:00 PM

Aww, they look like lovely books Pophammy

Here is a link to some hamster books on play.com, dont know if you have them already but for anyone else out there who may want to have a look

http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searcht ... =37&go.y=7

Bourne Valley Hams · 04-09-2008, 03:21 PM

I think Rosie Ray has some copies of this book, signed by the author, which she is selling on his behalf.

http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/3341 ... oduct.html

arlev · 04-09-2008, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Holly

We've got The Hamster Ballet book - it's so lovely - I had no idea there were others, I have to get them!

:P

The books are very easily available from Marketplace sellers on Amazon. I got the Hamster History of Britain after reading the first article.

Lee

Holly · 04-10-2008, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by arlev

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holly

We've got The Hamster Ballet book - it's so lovely - I had no idea there were others, I have to get them!

:P

The books are very easily available from Marketplace sellers on Amazon. I got the Hamster History of Britain after reading the first article.

Lee

I know - being the sad obsessive I am I ordered them both on Monday

:P

Very cheap as well!

Leon · 04-10-2008, 07:50 AM

Oh, I have the Hamster History of Britain! My mum bought it for me when I kept hamsters as I child, and I was trying to remember which book it was that I had. Thanks for the reminder

Next time I am in the UK I will have to dig it out of my stuff there as it really is a beautiful book

arlev · 04-10-2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

Oh, I have the Hamster History of Britain!

My favourite picture is of Brithammia. I scanned it, changed the background to black and have it appearing at random as my wallpaper. It looks really cool.