Ponyo Picture Book Hardcover – Picture Book, August 4, 2009

Our family loves all the Studio Ghibli / Miyazaki movies, and Ponyo is one of the favorites.Long ago, we purchased the Totoro picture book and was extremely pleased with it, I don't know why it took us so long to purchase the Ponyo one.Like the Totoro book, the Ponyo book is a great book and tremendous value. It follows the movie storyline and a good majority of the dialogue. The pictures are awesome, and if you know anything about Ghibli/Miyazaki films, the animation is super detailed and beautiful, particularly paying lots of respect and attention to nature.

Absolutely beautiful book. I bought this book for my friend's son who just watched the movie for the first time. The illustrations are gorgeous. He loved the book and all the pictures in it. I highly recommend to any Studio Ghibli fan.

A wonderful hardcover book, full of colorful pages and perfect gift for any child in love with the little Ponyo.The book follows the story of the movie 100%. There are also text lines that follow the story and they are easy to read.So beautifully made, high quality paper. My son does not leave it a second. It was just a wonderful gift, bought here on Amazon for only 14 dollars and free shipping.Worth every penny.A must if you have a little Ponyo lover!PS: I add that my son prefers the book to the movie now. This shift from video to reading time was the most amazing result.

This is a somewhat odd story with unexpected moments that will trigger interesting conversations with your child. The heroes of the book are around age 5 and have a lot of responsibility and freedom, which my kid really enjoys hearing about. The art is vivid. Your kids will grow their vocabulary by listening to you read or by reading this themselves. You don't need to watch the movie to love this book -- my kid loved the book for months prior to ever seeing the movie. The characters are pretty realistic, and experience a range of emotions. Lots to love in this unusual book.

When I went on a Miya-san book purchasing binge from Viz, I wasn't sure how these picture books would relate to the 'Art of' books. Turns out these picture books are just that, re-tellings of the movies using the cell artwork and word balloons where appropriate. The glossy pages and images hold up well and the hardcovers are well manufactured in this batch. These books are suitable to reading to small children as bed time stories, though older readers may appreciate them just as much. They are complimentary to the 'Art of' books, but not replacements. Ponyo is in my top three Miyazaki films (with Totoro, and KiKi) and the exuberance and determination of Ponyo to be with Sosuke leaps off the pages as she rides the wave to be with him. I love the backgrounds in this film and the Devonian era sea-life making its way up and down the flooded coastal village. Still very recommended.

Love Studio Ghibli! I bought this book along with some others to have around the house because the art is amazing! The book came in great condition. There were no tears, pages ripped, or corners bent. I thoroughly enjoy looking at it all the time.

I bought this for my 3 1/2 year old son for Christmas. He loves watching the movie Ponyo, over and over again so I thought that the book would be a great change, since he also loves reading too. I am surprised by this book, its more than a picture book, it actually has some dialogue and story that you can read along to, and follow just like the movie. I can't wait to read it to my son, he probably already has the story memorized, and this book follows the movie exactly. It's just as enjoyable, if not moreso than the movie, the pictures are very nice and they are scenes from the movie. I would recommend to anyone that enjoys this movie.

My family and I are huge Miyazaki fans and we own all of his movies. My personal favorites are My Neighbor Totoro and Ponyo. I was disappointed to read that the Ponyo DVD/Blu-Ray won't be released until April or May 2010...way too long for avid fans like myself and our five year-old daughter. I got her this for Christmas and we "savored" reading it over a course of 3-4 nights. The pictures are gorgeous, and it is very thorough and I actually learned a few details from the book that I didn't catch from the film e.g. that the senior citizens' center was being covered by a giant jelly fish and which is why they could breathe underwater. It is such a wonderful book that I am ordering 2 more copies-one to give to a friend and one to keep for prosperity as I felt bad "wrinkling" the pages on such a work of Art. If you enjoyed Ponyo, you really must buy this wonderful book.