CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2012
"While this pop-up version adds little to Puff's enduring charm, at least it does not distract. (Pop-up/picture book. 3-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 10, 2012
"A corner flap opens to the resolution, in which the Once-ler passes the last Truffula seed and the responsibility for nurturing it on to the next generation. Good luck, Gen Z. (Pop-up/picture book. 6-9)"
Though looking a little tightly packed in just eight spreads, Dr. Seuss's cautionary environmental fable takes on fresh energy (and urgency) thanks to Carter's simple but large-scale pop-ups.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"Wrapped in flimsy covers held shut with an elastic band, this has a homemade look that may draw DIYers--but all in all, it's a familiar tale told yet again. (Pop-up/nonfiction. 8-11)"
For
Titanic completists, a standard account of the ship's building and sinking enhanced by pop-ups and capped by a model to be assembled from several dozen punch-out pieces.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"Not to mention the absence of more than a hint that there might be a certain amount of work involved. (Pop-up/picture book. 5-7)"
Kightley recasts Emily's Ice Dancing Show (2010) as a ballet school triumph—changing her main character's hair color but keeping the sparkles on the cover and most of the movable effects.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"A quick buzz through buggy biology, equally suitable for reading or exhibition. (Pop-up/informational picture book. 4-6)"
Six big—really big—bugs rise in extreme close-up from the spreads of this uneven but arresting early introduction to insects and arachnids.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"There are dozens of ways to lace shoes, but even for the most fashion-conscious preschoolers, this makes a good first step. (Instructional pop-up/board book. 3-5)"
For footwear DIYers, an elementary hands-on exercise with a long purple and yellow lace, holes punched through multiple bright, simple cartoon scenes and, to the side, a pop-up cardstock sneaker for further practice.
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