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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Children's and Teen: High School


Cover art for POP-UP
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2010
by Ruth Wickings, illustrated by Frances Castle

"It's a bit of a shame, though, that there's not more free rein given to readers' imaginations, but one hopes the exercise will give them confidence to create their own pop-ups. (Pop-up nonfiction. 8-14)"
A pop-up book on how to make pop-ups. Read full book review >
Cover art for WILD ALPHABET
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
by Dan Green, illustrated by Mike Haines, Julia Fröhlich

"An elegant alphabet experience. (Pop-up. 4 & up)"
From Antelope to a Zebra-striped Z, 26 animals parade in alphabetical order. Read full book review >
Cover art for WHITE NOISE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 27, 2009
by David A. Carter, illustrated by David A. Carter

"Knowledgeable adults will recognize nods to Modern artists and jazz musicians; children will simply be enthralled by the totality of the experience. (Pop-up/picture book. 6 & up)"
Noises in most pop-up books are accidents: An over-glued element gets unstuck, or—horrors—rips entirely. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE LITTLE PRINCE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2009

"Too cool for its own good. (Pop-up/fiction. 10 & up)"
"[E]yes are blind. You have to look with the heart," says the little prince, which makes this pop-up edition of the 1943 classic a bit of an odd duck. Read full book review >
Cover art for 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 7, 2008
by Sam Ita, illustrated by Sam Ita

"Still, an undeniably cool and quick introduction to an otherwise stuffy classic. (Pop-up/graphic classic. 10-14)"
Graphic storytelling and pop-up technology combine to deliver a fast-paced, flashy rendition of the Jules Verne classic. Read full book review >
Cover art for YELLOW SQUARE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
by David A. Carter, illustrated by David A. Carter

"A worthy companion to his previous offerings. (Pop-up/picture book. 6 & up)"
Carter again challenges readers to make their way through a series of three-dimensional homages to modern art, this time chasing the yellow square that appears in each (600 Black Spots, 2007, etc.). Read full book review >