If you have been admiring the wonderful Royal Mail stamps released in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, you might delighted to learn that Walker Books have released a gorgeous little panorama anniversary book which unravels concertina-style to uncover the wonderful Alice illustrations created by Grahame Baker-Smith in pop-up style alongside excerpts of …
pop-up books
Cinderella
Jane Ray(Walker Books) Everyone knows the story of Cinderella and her misfortunes. This new pop-up edition is definitely one to treasure. In Cinderella, Jane Ray uses the technique of layered cut papers to create six three-dimensional theatrical scenes, and the result is striking. Her elegant drawings convey the right atmosphere, and the amount of detail in each scene …
The Goldilocks Variations
Allan Ahlberg (text) & Jessica Ahlberg (illustrations)(Walker Books) We all know what happened to Goldilocks met the three bears and how that story ends. But what happens when she meets a very large family of thirty-three bears, or in the future when she meets some rather friendly looking space aliens? And how about when she …
Playbook Farm
Corina Fletcher (author, paper engineer) & Britta Teckentrup (illustrator)(Nosy Crow) Ever since their launch nearly two years ago, we have got used to Nosy Crow always going the extra mile when it comes to making children’s experience of stories interactive. Whether it is their award-winning apps, their creative doodling series (Mega Mash-Ups and Magical Mix-Ups) or their new audio …
HANSEL & GRETEL WEEK (3): Hansel & Gretel: a Pop-Up
Louise Rowe(Tango Books) This pop-up version of Hansel and Gretel is so visually stunning that you will find yourself studying the pop-up scenes, taking in the intricate paper engineering and astounding attention to detail and totally forgetting about the text at first. The book only has six pop-up scenes and Louise Rowe has carefully chosen which parts of the story …
Peggy’s Lost Pennies
Gretel Parker(Templar) Far away in a valley nestled among the hills, live the cute creatures of Puddletown. And today is a special day, as it is twin sisters Peggy and Meggy Goose’s birthday today. Peggy has been saving her pennies for a while so she can afford to buy Meggy what she has always wanted: …