Paper engineering includes pop-up books as well as other visually interactive works, such as flaps, dimensional structures, pull-tabs, wheels, and removable ephemera.
A collector’s guide and illustrated list of the most beautiful pop-up books published in 2025.
A collector’s guide and illustrated list of the most beautiful pop-up books published in 2022.
A collector’s guide and illustrated list of the most beautiful pop-up books published in 2023.
Botticelli’s Bed & Breakfast is a wordless carousel pop-up book from 1997. A creative invention from children’s book illustrator Jan Pienkowski, it is a witty and inventive treasure hunt of art history.
A series from Martiniere jeunesse with two paper engineering teams working on nature themes, originally published in French and translated into English and Spanish.
An illustrated list of nominees for the 13th Meggendorfer Award, 2023 (the best trade pop-up books published in the last two years), given by the Movable Book Society. The winner is an educational pop-up book, with finalists including an architectural exploration, adaptation of a classic novella, pop art celebration, heroic Persian mythology, adventures of a curious cat, augmented reality, and more…
Lots of holiday themed pop-up books to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and more festive seasonal joy.
Pop-up books and interactive novels inspired by authors, books and other works of literature.
An illustrated list of nominees for the 10th Meggendorfer Awards, 2016 (the best trade pop-up books published in the last two years), given by the Movable Book Society.
How to find all the most beautiful recently released and new pop-up books.