I adore pop up books, I think that they really capture children’s attention and imagination and are a great way to get really young children interested in books. I have a few favourite authors/paper engineers including Robert Sabuda, David Carter, Matthew Reinhart and Chuck Murphy. Their publications are more like works of art than books and its like a special occasion each time one of them is opened in our house.
Animal Babies A to Z is Chuck Murphy’s latest publication and it is beautiful. Inside the book, there are four pop-ups on every page. Behind each letter of the alphabet hides an animal whose name starts with that letter together with their baby, e.g.a mother Elephant and a baby behind the letter E, etc. When you lift the letter, the animals pop up to see you.
As well as the usual animals there are also a few less well known creatures (vicunas, quetzels etc) so as well as learning the alphabet, you can learn a bit about some wildlife.
The pop-ups can be a little delicate but if you are careful this book will be a delight for many years. It will definitely help to teach young readers the alphabet and is a fantastic addition to any library.
