Bio Pops: Pop-Up Life Stories for Kids
Bio Pops / Pop-Up Life Stories for Kids
Complete Book List & Collector’s Guide
Introduction
This series of little pop-up biographies for young readers, uses paper engineering, bright illustration and short factual text to introduce a famous artist, scientist, conservationist, musician or modern cultural figure. They sit somewhere between a board-book biography and a novelty art book: sturdy, compact, and playful. Each book is around 12 pages long.
NQ Publishing (aka Nextquisite) started releasing the titles in the UK in 2024, and Boxer Books handles the US editions which were first released in 2026, so not all titles are available in the US as yet. The series is known as Bio Pops: Animated First Biographies (UK) or Pop-Up Life Stories for Kids (US).
Shelf appeal
List of books
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Taylor Swift
Author: Sarah Williams | Illustrator: Sunny Wu
A pop-up first biography of Taylor Swift, her songwriting, performing life and cultural impact.
NQ Publishers (UK), Jul 14, 2026, 9781916781306.
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Hilma af Klint
Author: Susie Hodge | Illustrator: Teresa Bellón
A first children’s introduction to Hilma af Klint’s abstract art and visionary visual language.
NQ Publishers (UK), Feb 2, 2026, 9781916781245.
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Henri Matisse
Author: Susie Hodge | Illustrator: Teresa Bellón
“A bright pop-up introduction to Matisse’s prints, sculptures and paintings, designed for young art-lovers.”
NQ Publishers (UK), Nov 3, 2025, 9781916781214. Boxer Books (US), Apr 14, 2026, 9781454713203.
➤ Find US ed at Amazon | B&N | Abes | eBay
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Jane Goodall
Author: Elizabeth Cranford | Illustrator: Magda Bro
“A lively pop-up biography of Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research and conservation work.”
NQ Publishers (UK), Nov 1, 2025, 9781916781177.
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Albert Einstein
Author: Jamie Collins | Illustrator: Josy Bloggs
“A first pop-up biography of Einstein and the big scientific ideas he helped make famous.”
NQ Publishers (UK), Sep 1, 2025, 9781916781160.
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Mozart
Author: Mary Auld | Illustrator: Teresa Bellón
“A musical pop-up introduction to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his extraordinary childhood talent.”
NQ Publishers (UK), Aug 5, 2025, 9781916781320.
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Frida Kahlo
Author: Alice Harman | Illustrator: Teresa Bellón
“An interactive first biography introducing Frida Kahlo’s paintings, self-portraits, heritage and life story.”
NQ Publishers (UK), Jul 1, 2025, 9781916781153. Boxer Books (US), Sep 1, 2026, 9781454713197.
➤ Find US ed at Amazon | B&N | Abes | eBay
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Leonardo da Vinci
Author: Susie Hodge | Illustrator: Teresa Bellón
“A child-friendly look at Leonardo’s paintings, sculpture, inventions and the way he blended art with science.”
NQ Publishers (UK), Feb 1, 2025, 9781916781146. Boxer Books (US), Sep 1, 2026, 9781454713210.
➤ Find US ed at Amazon | B&N | Abes | eBay
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
Vincent van Gogh
Author: Susie Hodge | Illustrator: Teresa Bellón
“A preschool-friendly pop-up biography of Van Gogh, including The Starry Night, Self-Portrait and Sunflowers.”
NQ Publishers (UK), Feb 1, 2025, 9781916781139. Boxer Books (US), Apr 14, 2026, 9781454713227.
➤ Find US ed at Amazon | B&N | Abes | eBay
➤ Find UK ed at Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay UK
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