Pop-up books for kids

Pop-up books for kids

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Photograph: Cinzia Reale-Castello. Robert Crowther's Amazing Pop-up Big Machines. Copyright © 2010 by Richard Crowther. Reproduced by permission of the publisher; Candlewick Press; Somerville; MA.

Amazing Pop-up Big Machines
Budding Bob (or Barbara) the Builders can hoist a concrete block, load up a dump truck and work a bulldozer using playful tabs and other interactive elements in Robert Crowther's informative, hands-on book. Candlewick, $18. Ages 4 and up.

Beautiful Oops!
In Barney Saltzberg's ode to making the most of mistakes, a bent corner of paper becomes a penguin's beak, a coffee stain transforms into an open-mouthed frog, and kids see that smudges and smears hold infinite possibilities. Workman, $12. Ages 3 and up.

Beauty & the Beast
Young princess fans might forget all about Belle and Gaston once they catch a glimpse of Robert Sabuda's gorgeously engineered pop-up, whose design evokes medieval stained glass. Little Simon, $30. Ages 3 and up.

DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-up Book
The masterful architecture alone would be enough to recommend this comics compendium, but little touches—Wonder Woman's “invisible,” clear-plastic foldout plane, the Bat-Signal that really lights up—prove that Matthew Reinhart is one of the greats. Little, Brown; $30. Ages 3 and up.

Flip-o-saurus
What's a kid to do after she's learned all of her dinosaurs? Mix them up! Children flip Sara Ball and Britta Drehsen's trisected board pages to create new species—a Stegoceratops, perhaps?—and discover the meaning behind the behemoths' names. Abbeville Kids, $16. Ages 4 and up.

Pop-up: Everything You Need to Know to Create Your Own Pop-up Book
Parents who were baffled by the assembly instructions for their nursery's Ikea Expedit bookshelves may want to discreetly slip out of the room when junior tackles this DIY pop-up. Engineered by Ruth Wickings and illustrated by Ruth Frances Castle, it includes precut pieces and step-by-step instructions for crafting impressive three-dimensional tableaux. Candlewick, $20. Ages 7 and up.

The Robot Book
Chunky gears turn and jointed mechanical arms swing in Heather Brown's gem of a book that asks kids to contemplate what's really important (hint: it's what's inside that counts). Accord, $17. Ages 3 and up.

Sounds of the Wild: Birds
On each of five pop-up pages, kids can peer at a dozen or so birds in their natural habitat—and hear their songs. Vital stats on the interstitial flat pages lend Maurice Pledger's novelty title an Audubonesque heft. Silver Dolphin Books, $17. Ages 5 and up.

10 Little Penguins
Jean-Luc Fromental and Joëlle Jolivet, the best-selling pair behind 365 Penguins, tell a simple countdown tale with pull-tabs, pop-ups—and a good-natured dose of sly humor that leads to an unexpectedly happy ending. Abrams, $18. Ages 4 and up.

Wild Oceans
This fun-fact-packed look at creatures of the sea features colorful pull-tabs, foldout elements and clever swinging pop-ups courtesy of Lucio and Meera Santoro. Plus, you know—sharks! Little Simon, $28. Ages 6 and up.