Gilded Fairytales: Enchanting Pop-Up Classics
Enchanting Pop-Up Classics
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Introduction
Templar Books, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, is renowned for its innovative and beautifully designed children’s books. Their ‘Enchanting Pop-Up Classics’ series (also known as ‘Gilded Fairytales’) series reimagines classic fairy tales with six intricate pop-up illustrations. Each pop-up design features a different illustrator, and each of the stories is engagingly retold for a young audience by different authors. The first title released in 2021 was Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. The titles can be a little difficult to track down outside of the UK as they don’t seem to have an external distributor yet, but Blackwells is a good bet for international customers.
I love this series and have featured many entries in my ‘best of the year’ videos – I’ll link to the relevant sections below. They make enchanting keepsakes for readers of all ages.
Jump to books on this page: Cinderella | Sleeping Beauty | Swan Lake | The Nutcracker | The Snow Queen
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List of books
Cinderella
“Follow Cinderella’s journey from the cinders of her stepmother’s home to the dazzling royal ball, where a glass slipper holds the key to her destiny”. ISBN: 9781835871867.
Paper Engineer: Richard Ferguson, illustrated by Meghann Rader, text by Rachel Elliot based on Charles Perrault’s fairy tale
Publisher: Templar Books
Publication Date: Oct 8, 2026
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Sleeping Beauty
“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: Richard Ferguson, illustrated by Anja Susanj, text by Laura Sampson based on Charles Perrault’s fairy tale
Publisher: Templar Books
Anticipated Publication Date: Oct 9, 2025
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
☞ Check it out in closeup in my ‘Best of 2025‘ review.
Swan Lake
A classic fairy tale of women cursed to live as swans by day, saved by a charming price with magic, moonlight and the power of friendship and love to overcome all.
ISBN 9781800787278.
Paper Engineer: Richard Ferguson, illustrated by Jenny Zemanek, text by Ruth Symons based on Tchaikovsky’s ballet
Publisher: Templar Books
Publication Date: Oct 2024
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
☞ Check it out in closeup in my ‘Best of 2024‘ review.
ETA Hoffmann's The Nutcracker
Intricate folksy illustrations charm with this much-loved tale about the Nutcracker and the Mouse King, and a world of defiance, loyalty and wonder. ISBN 9788293560357.
Paper Engineer: Richard Ferguson, illustrated by Zanna Goldhawk, text by Steve Patschke based on the original story by ETA Hoffman
Publisher: Templar Books
Publication Date: Oct 2023
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen
Stunningly illustrated pop-ups with intricate scenes – a beautiful edition of the tale. ISBN 9781787416888.
Paper Engineer: Richard Ferguson, retold and illustrated by Lesley Barnes
Publisher: Templar Books
Publication Date: Oct 2021
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
☞ Check it out in closeup in my ‘Best of 2021‘ review.
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