Pop-Up Books

Chronicles of Narnia by Robert Sabuda

If it’s the holiday season that can only mean a new miracle of paper engineering from Robert Sabuda. This year it’s a glorious Chronicles of Narnia, based on the C.S. Lewis books. Each of the seven books receives its own lavish spread with one large and several smaller pop-ups on each page. $29.99

Winter in White by Robert Sabuda

Winter in White is a mini pop-up treat that celebrates the wonders of winter, from snow dancing across branches to the scrape of an ice skate across a pond. With magnificent pop-ups by legendary writer, artist, and paper engineer Robert Sabuda, this book is a joy to share and a perfect book to give to celebrate the winter season in all its glory. $12.99

Giant Pop-Out Vehicles

The Giant Pop-Out Vehicles book is here and it is a beaut! Clues and flapped pop-ups will entertain any curious toddler with 3D versions of trains, trucks and more on sturdy paper. Ages 2 to 4, $10.95

How to Find Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker

A beautiful but hidden world comes gloriously to life in Cicely Mary Barker’s How to Find Flower Fairies. Five eye-popping spreads include intricate three-dimensional pop-up images of flowers and trees that magically open up to reveal the secret homes of the fairies. Lift-the- flaps, booklets, maps and other ephemera provide interactive fun on every page leading up to a stunning surprise on the final spread. $19.99

How Many? by Ron Van Der Meer

How Many? is a book that truly has to be seen to be appreciated. Each spread features a different shape that has been cleverly paper-engineered by Ron Van Der Meer to form spectacular sculptures. Readers are challenged to count the shapes carefully hidden.

Christmas Around the World by Chuck Fischer

Christmas Around the World is pop-up artist Chuck Fischer’s most glorious creation yet, featuring Christmas in France, Germany, Russia, Latin America, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Italy, and the U.S. Every spread is packed with delights: a luxurious central pop-up image, plus removable booklets, pullouts, mini pop-ups, and more. The text illuminates unique Christmas traditions, gift legacies, and portraits of mythic figures, such as England's Father Christmas and Italy's Le Befana. There is even a functional advent calendar. $30

Spot’s Playtime by Eric Hill

Spot’s Playtime by Eric Hill is a heavy duty pop-up that is fine for younger kids, this volume features the popular Spot the dog character playing with his various toys--each coming to life on the over-size page. Ages up to 3, $14.99

Mommy? by Maurice Sendak

Mommy? represents the stunning marriage of Maurice’s Sendak’s unique illustrations with the paper engineering of Matthew Reinhart to produce an eye-popping pop-up. All the classic monsters are here from Frankenstein to the werewolf as a little boy asks each in turn, “Mommy?” and then disarms them with a mischievous smile, or even a pacifier. Lively action on every page keeps the tone light in this not-too-scary tale. $24.95

Castle by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart

Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart have outdone themselves with Castle. More than 15 intricate, full-page pop-ups plus many smaller ones will delight adults and children alike as they explore the colorful world of knights, tournaments and, of course, castles. A stunning three dimensional world filled with fascinating information. $19.99

Trains: a Pop-up Railroad Book by Robert Crowther

Have you ever wondered how a steam engine works? Do you have a hankering to don an engineer's cap and race a locomotive under tunnels and over bridges? Trains: a Pop-up Railroad Book by Robert Crowther is loaded with flaps, pull-tabs, 3-D trains, and a spectacular pop-up model of a bustling railroad station: a tour de force of paper engineering and a bonanza for railroad aficionados of all ages. $17.99

Blue 2 by David Carter

David Carter’s Blue 2 is a marvelous inventive follow-up to last year’s One Red Dot. A scavenger hunt in 3 dimensions as each letter from A to Z gives a clue where the Blue 2 is hidden. Modern art meets paper engineering in this joyous explosion of color and shape. Children of all ages, $19.95

Snowmen at Night by Mark and Caralyn Buehner

Mark and Caralyn Buehner's wildly popular Snowmen at Night and Snowmen at Christmas are both New York Times Bestsellers. Now Snowmen at Night returns in a lavish pop-up format that features six action-packed, interactive spreads with multiple pop-ups, pull-tabs, and other nifty elements. It's so much fun to play with, Santa might want to add it to his own Christmas list, yet this highly creative pop-up book will make a great gift for any occasion. $21.99