Beautiful Upcoming Pop-Up Books
Introduction
What’s going to be the next 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, as well as titles that have been out of print for a while and are getting re-released.
What if I want to know more about already published pop-up books?
☞ Best new pop-up book releases are here
☞ A collector’s guide to some of the most beautiful pop-up books is here
As always, please do share in the comments if there’s a title you’re particularly looking forward to as well. ツ
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart, written by Jim Zub & Stacy King, illustrated by Claudio Pozas
Publisher
Insight Editions (US) / Titan (UK)
Anticipated release date
Jul 18, 2023
Find it at
➤ US edition: Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ UK edition: Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
An innovative pop-up tour through the world of D&D, including fantasy locations such as Waterdeep and Neverwinter, and fantastical creatures such as mind flayers, dragons, mimics, owl bears, and beholders, there are easter eggs hidden behind interactive doors and flaps like beloved characters Drizzt and Guenhwyvar. Includes five detailed pop-up spreads, with text written by Dungeons & Dragons Young Adventurer’s Guide Series authors Jim Zub and Stacy King in conjunction with paper engineering wizard Matthew Reinhart, and featuring dozens of characters and locations rendered by Brazilian artist Claudio Pozas (whose work can also be seen in several D&D 5E books). With a resurge in interest in the game driven by the release of the new Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves film, as well as through Stranger Things fans, first printings of this title are likely to disappear quickly. ISBN US: 9781647226206; UK: 9781803366104.
Paws, Claws, and Snapping Jaws: A Rainforest Predators Pop-Up
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart, text by Lori C. Froeb
Publisher
Insight Editions
Anticipated release date
Sep 19, 2023
☞ In series with Reinhart’s other nature pop-up title Teeth, Tentacles and Tail Fins.
An introduction to more than 20 rainforest predators from the Amazon to the Congo Basin. Spreads include an endangered Amazonian jaguar leaping out at the readers, snapping crocodiles, slithering eels, and a majestic tree canopy spilling out on the turn of a page. ISBN 9798886630831.
Edvard Munch Pop-Ups
Paper engineer
Courtney Watson McCarthy, text by Bjørn Arild Ersland
Publisher
Munch Museum
Anticipated release date
Sep 27, 2023
☞ In series with McCarthy’s other art pop-up titles, including Hokusai Pop-Ups, Leonardo Pop-Ups and Dalí Pop-Ups.
Showcasing one of Modernism’s most significant artists, this book creates three-dimensional representations of The Women on the Bridge, Woman with Poppies, The Building of the Winter Studio, Children in the Forest, The Yellow Log and of course the iconic Scream, accompanied by explanatory texts and sketches by Munch. ISBN: 9788293560357.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Paper engineer
MinaLima, text by JK Rowling
Publisher
Scholastic (US) / Bloomsbury (UK)
Anticipated release date
Oct 3, 2023
Find it at
➤ Find US edition at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find UK edition at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Signed bookplate copies of the UK edition are also available from MinaLima direct.
☞ Read more about the MinaLima Interactive Children’s Classics series.
The third book in the Harry Potter series, richly illustrated in brilliant full colour by MinaLima and featuring eight interactive paper-engineered elements, which include unfolding the Marauder’s Map, looking inside the Knight Bus, the Grim in a teacup, a spinning Time-Turner, and more. This is a hardback with the original unabridged text accompanied by 190 full-colour illustrations (nearly every page). ISBN US: 9781338815283; UK: 9781526666321.
New York: A Pop-Up Book
Paper engineer
Dominique Ehrhard
Publisher
Universe
Anticipated release date
Oct 4, 2023
☞ In series with Ehrhard’s other travel titles Paris Pop-Up and London Pop-Up.
A selection of New York’s most iconic settings and architectural wonders unfold in seven pop-ups contained in a charming pint-sized package (the small size is intended to make it easy to carry along while traveling). The book is designed with a retro feel and features vintage-style street maps as backgrounds for each two-page spread, which delivers an iconic building or monument accompanied by text profiling the historical background and cultural significance of the structure or scene depicted in the pop-up. The scenes include the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Guggenheim Museum, Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, the Freedom Tower, and the Oculus. ISBN: 9780789339782.
Minecraft: The Official Pop-Up – Matthew Reinhart
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart
Publisher
Insight Editions
Anticipated release date
Oct 10, 2023
A pop-up adventure through the world of Minecraft. Featuring five lively spreads takes on familiar characters such as creepers, zombies, and endermen, with new original illustrations bringing life to favorite biomes, caves, and dungeons. Experiences range from surviving the first night to building a unique base. ISBN: 9798886630978. Cover TBC.
Garbage Pail Kids: Pop-Up Yearbook
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart, illustrated by Joe Simko
Publisher
Insight Editions
Anticipated release date
Oct 17, 2023
Foul, fan-favorite Garbage Pail Kids like Adam Bomb, Leaky Lindsay, and Bony Joanie are brought to three-dimensional life in this 1980’s-style pop-up yearbook. You’ll see the kids get an education in wreaking havoc with vomit in the cafeteria, mucky experiments in science class, and stink bombs in the locker room. Also includes bonus removable, interactive GPK cards. ISBN: 9798886631135.
► Post-pub links Waterstones | | Abes | eBay
Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to the Creatures of the Wizarding World
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart, text by Jody Revenson
Publisher
Titan (US) | Insight Editions (UK)
Anticipated release date
Oct 31, 2023
A pop-up tour through the wizarding world’s boundless menagerie of magical creatures. Five intricately detailed pop-up spreads showcase creatures from the Harry Potter films in beautifully illustrated scenes that leap from the pages, accompanied by behind-the-scenes facts from the making of the film series – including fantastic beasts like the Basilisk, Buckbeak, and the Hungarian Horntail dragon. Filled with Reinhart’s signature interactive features like pull tabs and hidden pops. ISBN: 9798886631241.
Disneyland: Pop-Up Park Tour – Reinhart Pop-Up Studio
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart, co-authored by Charlie Price
Publisher
Insight Editions
Anticipated release date
March 12, 2024
An interactive map of all your favorite locales at the Disney Parks, including locations such as Tomorrowland, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Adventureland, and more, with doors, flaps and tabs on every page and hundreds of fascinating facts, stats and trivia to accompany the pop-up landscapes. 9798886630244. Cover TBC.
► Post-pub links
Keith Haring Pop Up Book
Paper engineer
Simon Arizpe
Publisher
Poposition Press
Anticipated release date
TBC
Find it at
➤ Poposition Press [not yet available for preorder – mockup images of special edition and internals-in-progress provided below]
Poposition Press’s next release will be the Keith Haring Pop Up Book. It will feature 3-D renditions of iconic pop art by the artist such as Big Dog, Heaven & Hell, Act Up and more. Cover TBC.
2023 Pop-Up Holiday Books
Harry Potter Pop-Up Holiday Wreath
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart
Publisher
Insight Editions
Anticipated release date
Sep 4, 2023
A holiday wreath featuring the Hogwarts crest, four interchangeable ornaments with different Harry Potter–inspired icons to hang on the wreath, and a flying Golden Snitch as the bow. ISBN: 9798886630640.
Welcome to the Museum: A Christmas Pop-Up Advent Calendar
Paper engineer
[not stated], curated by Emily Carter and Kew Museum
Publisher
Templar Publishing
Anticipated release date
Sep 14, 2023
In conjunction with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, fans of the bestselling Welcome to the Museum series can now countdown to Christmas with this beautiful pop-up advent calendar. Inside, readers will find a beautiful pop-up tree, alongside a 28 page mini booklet detailing all the wonderful flora and fauna there is to discover during the autumn and winter months, from reindeer to red robins, and pear trees to poinsettia. Includes 25 removable and displayable cardboard ornaments – including pine cones, holly leaves, cinnamon bundles and acorns. ISBN: 9781800784369.
In the Holly Jolly North Pole: A Pop-Up Adventure
Paper engineer
Joel Stern, illustrated by Nancy Leschnikoff
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Anticipated release date
Oct 12, 2023
At the North Pole, Santa’s workshop is stuffed with little elves preparing for the holidays with gifts, treats, and fun. ISBN: 9781665933315.
The Night Before Christmas: Deluxe Pop-Up Edition
Paper engineer
[not stated], illustrated by Charles Santore, story by Clement Moore
Publisher
Applesauce Press
Anticipated release date
Sep 17, 2024
A pop-up rendition of beautiful artwork by Charles Santore across 10 spreads, to accompany the classic Christmas Eve poem. ISBN: 9781646432899.
► Post-pub links | B&N | Waterstones | Abes | eBay
Pop-Up Re-releases
This section includes books that were previously been released and went out of print, but new editions will be available shortly. I’ll add in a review if I have the original edition.
Up Pops: Paper Engineering with Elastic Bands
Paper engineer
Mark Hiner
Publisher
Insight Editions
Anticipated release date
Jul 28, 2023 (originally released 1993)
Each of ten basic mechanisms is illustrated by a working model which you can cut out and make. When finished, each working model glues back into the book on a special tab and folds away to make a kind of three dimensional dictionary or encyclopaedia. For each working model there is also a page called technical considerations which points out important features of the mechanism and suggests how it might be used to create original designs of your own. ISBN: 9781913565497.
Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles (Classic Pop-Ups/Graphic Pops)
Paper engineer
David Hawcock, illustrated by Anthony Williams, text by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher
Canterbury Classics (US) / ARC (UK)
Anticipated release date
Jul 18, 2023 (released in the UK in 2021)
Find it at
➤ US edition: Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ UK edition: Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
About
A graphic adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes mystery, with comic-book style illustrations, giant pop-ups and fold-out pages on every spread. ISBN US: 9781645178231; UK: 9781398808225.
Graphic Pops Series Review
This comic-book style adaptation of classic literature is a brilliant way to get the story into the hands of a younger audience. The pop-ups and story flaps are engagingly designed, adding a fun interactive element to the tale. The paper is a bit rough on my UK editions (although I think that help ensure an overall robustness), but the text is decently sized and the pop-up mechanisms are smooth.
Frankenstein (Classic Pop-Ups/Graphic Pops)
Paper engineer
David Hawcock, illustrated by Anthony Williams, text by Mary Shelley
Publisher
Canterbury Classics (US) / ARC (UK)
Anticipated release date
Jul 18, 2023 (released in the UK in 2021)
Find it at
➤ US edition: Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ UK edition: Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
About
A graphic adaptation of the classic brooding science fiction tale, with comic-book style illustrations, giant pop-ups and fold-out pages on every spread. ISBN US: 9781645178224; UK: 9781398808218.
Graphic Pops Series Review
This comic-book style adaptation of classic literature is a brilliant way to get the story into the hands of a younger audience. The pop-ups and story flaps are engagingly designed, adding a fun interactive element to the tale. The paper is a bit rough on my UK editions (although I think that help ensure an overall robustness), but the text is decently sized and the pop-up mechanisms are smooth.
Dracula (Classic Pop-Ups/Graphic Pops)
Paper engineer
David Hawcock, illustrated by Anthony Williams, text by Bram Stoker
Publisher
Canterbury Classics (US) / ARC (UK)
Anticipated release date
Jul 18, 2023 (released in the UK in 2021)
Find it at
➤ US edition: Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ 2021 UK edition: Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
About
A graphic adaptation of the classic gothic vampire mystery, with comic-book style illustrations, giant pop-ups and fold-out pages on every spread. ISBN US: 9781645178217; UK: 9781398808201.
Graphic Pops Series Review
This comic-book style adaptation of classic literature is a brilliant way to get the story into the hands of a younger audience. The pop-ups and story flaps are engagingly designed, adding a fun interactive element to the tale. The paper is a bit rough on my UK editions (although I think that help ensure an overall robustness), but the text is decently sized and the pop-up mechanisms are smooth.
Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe
Paper engineer
Matthew Reinhart
Publisher
Insight Editions
Anticipated release date
Jun 15, 2024
About
Transformers shift, change, and rise to battle, including pull-tabs that let you watch the pop-ups cleverly change into entirely new paper creations. Features more than 35 iconic Transformers characters, including Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, and more. Original publication date October 2013.
Review
The paper engineering is fantastically impressive, as the pop-ups cleverly and completely transform, just like the original Transformers themselves. The enormous Autobot Omega Supreme seems almost too tall to fit back into the book as he towers up out of a two-page spread to smash the Decepticons. The paper is relatively robust for an adult collector, but the book would require care in the hands of children, particularly as some of the tabs are quite stiff. (Review based on my original 2013 edition.)
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