Ernest Nister produced books of fine quality from his premises in Germany but also tailored his works to the English market, publishing in London and New York. He developed a number of techniques for making the image change on the page and is particularly noted for his kaleidoscopic pictures or magic window effect. See Roundabout pictures.

Peeps into Fairyland is one of Nister's 'panorama picture books' which display the technique he perfected of making the three dimensional image 'pop up' when the page was turned. The stories in Peeps into Fairyland are by a number of authors, including Edith Nesbit, and also include several traditional fairy tales.

It is rare for pop-up or movable books to survive intact. This example reflects the care that would have been taken with the book being used in a supervised situation.

Carpenter, Humphrey. The Oxford companion to children's literature, Oxford [Oxfordshire]; New York: Oxford University Press, 1984

Haining, Peter. Movable books: an illustrated history ..., London: New English Library, 1979

Montanaro, Ann R. Pop-up and movable books: a bibliography, Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, c1993.

Opie, Iona. The treasures of childhood: books, toys and games from the Opie collection, London: Pavilion, 1989

Picturing childhood: the evolution of the illustrated children's book: Movable and pop-up books

State Library of South Australia: Treasures of the State Library. Dissolving pictures: Roundabout pictures

University of North Texas: Rare Books collection. Pop-up and movable books. Ernest Nister

University of Virginia: Pop goes the page: Ernest Nister: the sentimental sensibility