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Beautiful Pop-Up Books 2025

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Introduction

What’s going to be the next “super collectible” pop-up book?

Pop-up books are getting increasingly expensive these days, so when you can save a few dollars by preordering (and support the authors and artists at the same time) it just makes sense! So to help you find the latest and greatest at the best possible price, this list includes details of the most beautiful pop-up book and paper engineering pre-orders on my radar. I’ve included those upcoming titles I think will be the most collectible, beautiful, and/or likely to be future prize winners.

This year I’m looking forward to a Moomin pop-up adaptation and a new edition of Pinocchio. I’ve been loving the gilded fairy tales series, and so I have high hopes for their latest title, Sleeping Beauty. And fingers crossed this will be the year the long-promised Gruffalo is finally published (it’s been pushed back for ages)!

Do share in the comments if there’s a title you’re particularly looking forward to coming out soon 

List of books

The Gruffalo Pop-Up

“A mouse takes a walk in the woods and deceives different predators, including the Gruffalo”. ISBN: 9781405089272.

Paper Engineer: [not stated] text by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s
Anticipated Publication Date: Oct 16, 2025

➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells

Sleeping Beauty: An Enchanting Pop-Up Classic

“Charles Perrault’s beloved tale, immortalised by Tchaikovsky’s ballet, is brought to life with ornate artwork and clever pop-ups”. ISBN: 9781800788114.

Paper Engineer: [not stated] text by Laura Sampson, illustrated by Anja Susanj
Publisher: Templar Books
Anticipated Publication Date: Oct 9, 2025

➤ Find it at Blackwells

Curious Cryptids

“Join expert cryptozoologist Dr Soothfast for a round-the-world adventure in hunt of the creatures science has yet to catalogue… with fold-out pages and a monstrous pop-up on every page”. ISBN: 9781800788206.

Paper Engineer: [not stated] text by Eleanor Hawken, illustrated by Berat Pekmezci
Publisher: Templar Books
Anticipated Publication Date: Oct 9, 2025

➤ Find it at Blackwells

Bluey: A Big Pop-Up Book

“Featuring fun pop-ups on every page, Bluey and Bingo are excited to play games with their friends and family.” ISBN: 9780241740316.

Paper Engineer: [not stated]
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
Anticipated Publication Date: Sep 30, 2025

➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells

Peter Rabbit: A Tale of Four Seasons

“Join Peter Rabbit on an adventure through the seasons, in a charming tale celebrates nature and friendship with a magical pop-up ending.” ISBN: 9780241735367.

Paper Engineer: [not stated], illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Publisher: Puffin
Anticipated Publication Date: Sep 4, 2025

➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells

The Adventures of Pinocchio: A Pop-Up Book

A pop-up adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s adventures of Pinocchio and his riotous friends and foes. 6 pop-up spreads with pull-tabs. ISBN: 9781962098113.

Paper Engineer: [not stated], illustrations by Charles Santore, text by Beatrix Potter
Publisher: Tra Publishing
Anticipated Publication Date: Apr 15, 2025

Disney: Cinderella Pop-Up Book

A new addition to Reinhart’s series of intricately crafted Disney pop-up fairy tales that also includes Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World and Disney: The Little Mermaid Pop-Up. ISBN: 9798886636185.

Paper Engineer: Matthew Reinhart
Publisher: Insight Editions
Anticipated Publication Date: Apr 2, 2025

➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells

Volcano: A 3-D Guide to Volcanoes with Pop-Ups!

 A lift-the-flap and pop-up guide to volcanoes, including types of volcanoes, how they form, plate tectonics, the part of a volcano, layers of the Earth, and more. ISBN: 9781638191827.

Paper Engineer: Patricia Geis
Publisher: Bushel & Peck Books
Anticipated Publication Date: Mar 11, 2025

➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit: Deluxe Pop-Up Edition

A pop-up adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s timeless tale about the playful and mischievous Peter Rabbit. 6 pop-up spreads. ISBN: 9781400346516.

Paper Engineer: [not stated], illustrations by Charles Santore, text by Beatrix Potter
Publisher: Applesauce Press
Anticipated Publication Date: Feb 14, 2025

The Moomins Find a Home: A Pop-Up Adventure

A pop-up adaptation of Tove Jansson’s first Moomin story, The Moomins and the Great Flood. ISBN: 9781035038404.

Paper Engineer: Elena Selena, text based on a story by Tove Jansson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Children’s Books
Publication Date: Feb 6, 2025

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