Movable Books

In case you are wondering, the pop-up book has been around for centuries, more often referred to as a movable book. There was a wave of popularity in the U.S.A. in the 1930s, but it wasn’t until the ‘60’s that they achieved widespread appeal (mostly for children’s books). A recent spate of such biblio-origami has caught my eagle eye.

French graphic designer Marion Bataille’s ABC3D (Roaring Brook Press; see video below) is a visual marvel and the cleverest alphabet book in my recollection.

White Noise (Little Simon) is one in a series of David Carter’s dazzlingly entertaining and charmingly original books.

The great work of inimitable architect Frank Lloyd Wright is rendered in three dimensionsin Roland Lewis’s Frank Lloyd Wrightin Pop-Up (Thunder Bay Press). Ennis House, Fallingwater, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Robie House are included, each  accompanied by a detailed history, photographs, plans, and drawings.  

If you have never experienced a Frank Lloyd Wright creation, this wonderful book could be the next best thing to being on site.