HINT: If you're like me - creative but "artistically challenged" - these "cut-and-assemble" and "make-this-model" books/kits are an inexpensive, almost instant way to create backgrounds (a terrific, theme-oriented alternative to tradiational wallpaper or paint) for your rooms, scenes outside your dollhouse windows, and accessories.
Anne of Green Gables Pop-Up Dollhouse; Richard Rowe - A sturdy pop-up dollhouse, accompanied by five stand-up paper dolls--Anne, Diana, Gilbert, and Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert
The Architecture Pack; Ron Van Der Meer, Dayan Sudjic - At last, a pop-up book for adults! The Architecture Pack is a building lover's dream--delectable paper models of the Roman Colosseum, Chartres Cathedral, the 1972 Munich Olympic Stadium, and the new Getty Museum in Los Angeles are among the architectural wonders that literally leap out from every page. As if these models weren't enough, The Architecture Pack also includes all kinds of unexpected treasures: a Dutch house you can build yourself, transparencies that reveal how cities or buildings grow, and many more objects that instruct even as they delight. And if you can tear yourself away from the pop-ups, architecture critic Deyan Sudjic's concise history of the art accompanies the pop-up structures; his descriptions of the building process, from how architects think about design to a survey of architectural styles from the pyramids to modern day, provide context for the included visuals. Structure and form, architecture as art, the lives of great architects--every page has something new and wonderful. This beautiful book, the work of 750 people, was made in the shop of paper engineer Ron van der Meer; the effort is certainly reflected in the final product
Botticelli's Bed and Breakfast; Jan Pienkowski, Rodger Smith - Pienkowski, an award-winning illustrator of children's books, takes the art of the pop-up book to a new level of ingenuity and intricacy with this witty visual treasure hunt. Fifty-six great artworks are scattered through the ten old, sometimes haunted, rooms of his creation, Botticelli's Bed & Breakfast. The Honeymoon Suite is occupied by the Arnolfinis (Vermeer's young bride and groom), while Vermeer himself can be found painting in Van Gogh's attic upstairs (Mr. Van Gogh being absent due to a ``shaving accident''). Whistler's mother (``our oldest resident,'' claims the guidebook) sits in the library in front of the TV, watching the Da Vinci Fitness Training program, while Michelangelo's David, dressed in skivvies, brushes his teeth in the bathroom. Pull-out tabs, secret doors, and underground hideaways add to the whimsy and wit of Pienkowski's inventiveness.
Castles; Gillian Osband, Robert Andrew - A brief description of the history of castle architecture, life in the castle, sieges, and tournaments is illustrated by pop-up models.
The Celts; Hael Mary Martell - The book is illustrated with detailed color artwork, photographs of artifacts (including nude statuary), and four plastic overlays revealing interior views of a home, a church, a tomb, and a roch-- a protective stone tower. A time line is included.
Cut and Assemble a Crusader Castle in Full Color: The Krak Des Chevaliers in Syria; A.G. Smith
Cut and Assemble the Emerald City of Oz; Dick Martin
Cut and Assemble and Early American Seaport; A.G. Smith
Cut and Assemble the Emerald City of Oz; Dick Martin
Cut and Assemble The House of the Seven Gables; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble Main Street: Nine Easy-To-Make Full-Color Buildings in H-O Scale; Albert Smith
Cut and Assemble a Medieval Castle; A.G. Smith
Cut and Assemble a New England Farmhouse; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble A Nineteenth-Century Mill Town: An H-O Scale Model; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble an Old-Fashioned Carousel in Full Color; A.G. Smith
Cut and Assemble An Old-Fashioned Farm; Nine Full-Color Buildings; A.G. Smith
Cut and Assemble the Old Sturbridge Meetinghouse: An H-O Scale Model in Full Color; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble an Old Irish Village; Six Full-Color Buildings in H-O Scale; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble Paper Dollhouse Furniture; American Colortype Company
Cut and Assemble the Paul Revere House; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble a Southern Plantation; Edmund G. Villon
Cut and Assemble Suburban Housing of the Twenties: Four Buildings; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble a Victorian "Painted Lady"; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble a Victorian Cottage; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble a Victorian Gothic House; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble a Victorian Railroad Station; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble a Victorian Seaside Resort; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Assemble a Victorian Single-Style House; Edmund V. Gillon
Cut and Make a Knight in Armor; A.G. Smith
Cut and Make Kachina Dolls; A.G. Smith, Josie Hazen
Easy-To-Make Lighthouse; Edmund V. Gillon
Easy-To-Make Plains Indian Teepee Village; A.G. Smith
Explore a Tropical Forest; Barbara Gibson, Peggy Winston
Fairy Magic; Cicely Mary Barker - Colorful, pop-up, three-dimensional illustrations bring to life the Flower Fairies, and clever rhymes give basic information about each plant.
Fairy Places; Cicely Mary Barker - Accurate, detailed illustrations of flora and fanciful fairies are coupled with romantic sentiment in the little pop-up books.
The Fairy-Tale Palace: A Pop-Up Book; Margaret Bateson et al - Rendered in exquisite detail, this pop-up castle provides a three-dimensional space for omaginations to roam. With formal gardens, fruit tree arbors, the castle itself with stairways and courts, a prince and a princess, and a story book, The Fairy Tale Palace allows readers to relive favorite fairy tales with the freestanding figures and movable models. A perfect gift for the child in all of us. Full color. Card catalog description: Pages pop open to reveal a castle, complete with fountains, stairways, gardens, and arbors.
The Fairytale Village: Pop-Up Playset; Michael Welpler et al - three-dimensional village with punch-out characters and four illustrated story booklets. Featured are the scrumptious gingerbread house from "Hansel and Gretel," the bears' house from "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's house, and the wolf-proof house from "The Three Little Pigs."
Gardens: Peaceful Places; Intervisual Books
The House at Pooh Corner; Alan Alexander Milne - Six adventures of Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, and other friends of Christopher Robin, with pop-up illustrations.
Imperial Surprises: A Pop-Up Book of Faberge Masterpieces; Margaret Kelly et al - This new book's cleverly engineered paper replicas of the elegant Faberge eggs exactly simulate the lavishly designed gifts that the Russian nobility gave to one another at Easter. Accompanying the exquisite reproductions is an informative text by the curator of the Forbes Faberge collection. 50 illustrations in full-color, 6 pop-ups.
Into the Rainforest; Nicholas Harris - Uses flaps to enable the reader to create different scenes of rain forest animals, plants, and people, each accompanied by matching text on facing pages.
Knights: A Three-Dimensional Exploration; John Howe - On each double-page spread, well-executed pop-ups, flaps, and pull-tabs bring the age of chivalry to life. The book identifies the parts of a suit of armor and covers such topics as armor, tournaments, and ceremonies.
Landscapes: A First Discovery Art Book; Claude Delafosse, Tony Ross - Vivid and whimsical die-cut pages, interactive transparent overlays, and factual text combine in a colorful introduction to the works of such masters of landscape painting as Monet, Van Gogh, Vermeer, and Seurat.
The Little Dollhouse; Mallory Loehr et al
The Little Gingerbread House; Jean Hirashima, Tony Geiss
Make This Egyptian Temple (Cut-Out Models Series); Iain Ashman
Make This Medieval Port (Usborne Cut-Out Models); Emil Markov
Make This Model: Wizards Castle (Cut Out Models Series); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Cathedral (Usborne Cut-Out Models); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Castle (Usborne Cut-Out Models)/ Iain Ashman
Make This Model Crusader Castle (Cut-Out Model Series); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Doll's House (Cut Out Models Series); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Haunted House; Iain Ashman
Make This Model Lost Temple (Usborne Cut-Out Models); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Roman Amphitheatre (Cut Out Models Series); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Town (Usborne Cut-Out Models); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Trojan Horse (Usborne Cut-Out Models); Iain Ashman
Make This Model Village (Usborne Cut-Out Models); Iain Ashman
Make This Roman Villa (Cut-Out Models); Iain Ashman
Medieval Times (If You Were There); Antony Mason, Richard Berridge - A look at life in the Middle Ages, with information about castles, knights, cathedrals, feudalism, food, and much more. Each spread--with headlines such as ``Military Might,'' ``An Ordered World,'' and ``Village Life''--contains information on the main topic and several related topics, e.g., discussion of defense includes commentary about building materials and architectural features of the times. Five or six full-color illustrations accompany each discussion; with a varied and attractive layout full of reproductions and other sources of visual information, this is an extremely vivid, useful volume for making the period accessible. (game board, not seen, map, chronology, index).
The Metropolitan Museum Book of Masks - Here are some of the most spectacular masks from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each mask pops out of the book and can be worn and reinserted onto the page for storage. Accompanying each mask is rich informative text placing these works of art into their larger historical and cultural contexts. Full color.
Native Americans; Elizabeth Kaufman, Jeff Sinclair
Native Americans; Fiona McDonald, Patrick Tafoya
Pandora's Box: A Three-Dimensional Celebration of the Mythology of Ancient Greece; Sara Maitland, Christos Kondeatis - This title defies easy categorization: it celebrates Greek mythology, ancient culture, and art and poetry in a 'treasure box' package which blends pop-ups, a board game, a sixty-four page book examining Greek mythology, and other treats. This ago defies age categorization: from kids to adults, all will appreciate the treasures and entertaining, educational qualities of this set.
The Pick and Shop Marketplace: Paper Dolls, Clothes, Toys, Treats, Food, and So Much More!; Fran Thatcher et al - No more annoying crowded malls or boring catalogue shopping with this uniquely crafted book! Four stores unfold and pop out in amazing detail to form a charming, interactive shopping center. Three-dimensional shops include a toy store, a candy shop, a clothing store and a grocery.
Plains Indians Diorama to Cut and Assemble; Matthre Kalmenoff
Plains Indians Punch-Out Panorama; A.G. Smith
Pooh's Enchanted Place: A Hundred Acre Wood Pop-Up; Ernest H. Simpson, Alan Alexander Milne - For more than 70 years, Winnie-the-Pooh and the other inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood have delighted readers. Now, that most enchanted of settings takes center stage as a spectacular pop-up book.
Rainforest: A Fold-Out Book; Nicholas Harris, Colin Wolff - Illustrates the great variety of plants and animals found in the rain forests.
Sarah's House: Carousel Doll's House - A beautifully illustrated, three-dimensional Victorian doll's house book is comprised of individual foldout sections, movable figures, and clever paper engineering to ensure that tables pop up from the floor and bookcases spring from the walls.
The Secret Garden; Diane Molleson,Caroline Thompson - Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. Illustrated with stills from the 1993 film version.
Teddy's Christmas: A Pop-Up Book With Mini Christmas Cards; Pete Bowman - This interactive treat is filled with pop-ups, tiny cards and envelopes, pop-out paper clothes, and other clever mechanics.
Sun Dials and Time Dials: A Collection of Working Models to Cut and Glue Together
The Two Bad Mice Pop-Up Book; Beatrix Potter - A pop-up version of the tale of two curious naughty mice who explore a dolls' house and steal their furniture.
A Victorian Dollhouse; Mary Bateson et al - Open all four sections, tie back the two blue ribbons, and a fully constructed eight-room dollhouse emerges from between the two slim covers. An affordable taste of the Victorian era, A Victorian Dollhouse is perfect for anyone who cherishes Victorian ephemera.
A Victorian Farmhouse; Margaret Bateson et al - A sturdy cover (which young readers can secure open with bright green ribbon) opens to reveal a fully functional nine-room Victorian farmhouse and its surrounding countryside.
A Victorian Village; Margaret Bateson et al - Imagine market day in a village in England during Queen Victoria's reign. Busy patrons shop at stands and well-stocked stores, while their children are entertained by actors and a Punch and Judy tent. Outdoors are kindly vendors, hawking their wares. Features four free-standing figures, models of food stalls and a Punch and Judy tent that really works. Full-color illustrations.
The Vikings: With Stand-Up Scenes to Cut Out and Glue Together; Deborah Duncan, Keith A. Jones
Welcome to Paris: A Pop-Up Book; Keith Batcheller
