
Roaring Brook Press - Roaring Brook Press
Release date: 2008-10-14
Hardcover
Author: Marion Bataille
Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children's Books/Baby-Preschool, Children: Kindergarten, Art / Design / Book, Art / Typography, Concepts - Alphabet, General, Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Alphabet, Alphabet, Alphabet books, English language, Juvenile literature, Pop-up books, Specimens




I previewed this lovely pop-up book at my 2-4 year olds storyhour, and one of the moms remarked, "Oooh, yes, but I think it's for adults." I don't have room for computers in my children's library -- and I think their use is usually abused anyway -- so I make a lot of pop up books available. I love the sight of children and their parents poring in fascination over the pages of a book. ABC3D has so much to offer. I love the way Bataille has conjured the shape of each letter, the way O and P become Q and R with the addition of a single stroke, etc. It's the kind of "Isn't the world an interesting place" that art has to offer.