BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Children's and Teen: 9 - 11 years old

CHILDREN'S

Released: Dec. 1, 2011

THE ODYSSEY: A POP-UP BOOK

by Sam Ita, illustrated by Sam Ita

"Homer himself would be agog. (Pop-up classic. 10-13)"

A highlight-reel version of Odysseus' journey home, framed as a graphic novel and plastered with fantastically dramatic pop-ups and other special effects. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2010

FLANIMALS POP-UP

by Ricky Gervais, illustrated by Rob Steen

"The only positive feature to this essentially pointless exercise is that the target audience is old enough to read it independently. (Pop-up. 7-11)"

The British comic parlays his book series and soon-to-be-movie into a pop-up product. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 30, 1991

THE MYSTERY IN THE BOTTLE

by Val Willis, illustrated by John Shelley

"Again, Shelley's imaginative, skillfully drawn illustrations—and especially his witty, detailed borders: comical extensions of the story and of the characters' inner lives—are outstanding. (Picture book. 4-9)"

Bobby Bell, endearing enfant terrible of The Secret in the Matchbox (1988), returns, his inventive curiosity still being mistaken for mischief. Read full book review >