Vintage Modern Art
New York Review Books: Children’s Collection
An illustrated collector’s guide to the New York Review Children’s Collection – pretty vintage classics with NYRB’s signature red binding.
Paper Engineering
Literary Pop-Up Books
Pop-up books and interactive novels inspired by authors, books and other works of literature.
Paper Engineering
Meggendorfer Prize Finalists 2016
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.
Paper Engineering
Best Chinese Pop-Up Books
An illustrated list of the best and most thrilling Chinese language pop-ups – full of ancient myths and mystery and cleverly constructed paper architecture.
Paper Engineering
Best Easter Pop-Up Books
A fun (and calorie-free) list of all the best Easter and Spring-themed pop-up books to entertain the kids.
Paper Engineering
Best Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Books
A Valentine’s Day gift guide to all the very best pop-up books about love – perfect for your loved ones, a warm bedtime story, or even just some self care.
Paper Engineering
Prize-Winning Pop-Ups
Take a look inside all the best award-winning pop-up books, the Meggendorfer Prize winners – awarded for the best paper engineering in commercially available pop-up and movable book of the year.
Vintage Books
Andrew Lang’s Story Books
An overview of the first editions of Andrew Lang’s Story Books & Poetry collections (which complement his Rainbow Fairy Books series).
Stunning Contemporary Illustrators
Kinuko Craft Book Covers
Visions of Beauty is a stunning collector’s edition of Kinuko Craft’s artwork, a feast for fantasy lovers filled with over 300 magical painting and drawings. Here we review her ethereal, fantastical, and magical art and covers, strikingly recognisable to lovers of her beautiful fairy tale books, as well as classic fantasy works by Patricia McKillip, Juliet Marillier, Tanith Lee, Isaac Asimov and even Stephen King.
Illustrated Bibliography
Wordsworth Exclusive Collection (Paperbacks)
A collection of 21 paperback classic children’s titles with atmospheric covers, gold foiling and a low price point.