Title Index
Blue Ribbon Publishing
Dean and Sons
French Movables
S. Louis Giraud
Viotech Kubasta
McLouglin Brothers
Lothar Meggandorfer
Ernest Nister
S and J Fuller
1965 to present
Raphael Tuck and Sons
Julian Wehr

   
 

Due to the popularity of Kubasta's books in the 1950s and 1960s, American Waldo Hunt wanted to publish them in the United States. However, the producer, Artia, was located in Czeckoslavakia, and exporting directly from a Warsaw Pact country to the United States was prohibited. Instead, in 1965 Hunt created his own company, Graphics International, which produced pop-up books for Random House. In 1969, Hallmark Cards took over Graphics International; and, after producing over forty titles with Hallmark, Hunt left to start another company, Intervisual Communications. Today, Intervisual Communications, or ICI, produces a large number of the pop-up books on the market. 

Current designers, paper engineers, and illustrators work with a company like ICI to produce a model for a publisher, but the books are constructed by hand in Mexico, South America, or Singapore. Although a pop-up book's design and construction is a group effort, several names, such as Robert Sabuda, Nick Bantock, Jan Pienkowski, and David Pelham, are well-known for their artistry and innovative techniques in the pop-up book world.

Astronauts on the Moon

 
Astronauts on the Moon

Hendricks, Stanley. Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings. Hallmark Children's ed. Kansas City, Mo.: Hallmark Cards, [1970]. Illustrated by Al Muenchen, paper engineering and layout by Howard Lohnes.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

 
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. New York: Delacorte Press, 1980. Illustrated by Jenny Thorne, after John Tenniel, designed by John Strejan, paper engineering by James Roger Díaz. Printed and bound in Colombia for Intervisual Communications, Inc.

Robot

Astronauts on the Moon

Pienkowski, Jan. Robot. London: Heinemann, 1981. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski, paper engineering by James Roger Diaz, Tor Lokvig, and Marcin Stajewski. Printed and bound in Cali, Colombia, S.A. by Carvajal S.A. for Intervisual Communications, Inc.

 

Monster Island

Monster Island

Van der Meer, Ron. Monster Island. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, c1981. Illustrated by Ron Van der Meer; assistant illustrator, Atie van der Meer; paper engineering by Tor Lokvig and John Strejan. Printed and bound in Colombia, S.A. for Intervisual Communications, Inc.

 

Whales: Mighty Giants of the Sea

 

 

Whales: Mighty Giants of the Sea
Blue Whale

Seidler, Ned. Whales: Mighty Giants of the Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1990. Ned and Rosalie Seidler, illustrators; Judith E. Rinard, writer; James Roger Diaz, White Heat, Limited, and Rick Morrison, paper engineers.

Jabberwocky


Jabberwocky

 

And hast thou slain
the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms,
my beamish boy!
O frabjous day!
Callooh! Callay!
He chortled in his joy.

Carroll, Lewis. Jabberwocky: A Pop-up Rhyme from Through the Looking Glass. New York: Viking, 1991. Designed and illustrated by Nick Bantock, paper engineering by Nick Bantock and Dennis K. Meyer.

The Creation

The Creation

Wildsmith, Brian. The Creation: Pop-up Book. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press, 1996. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith, designed by Jim Deesing, paper engineering by Bruce Reifel and José R. Seminario. Produced by Intervisual Books, Inc.

 

Sam's Pizza

Sam's Pizza


Pelham, David. Sam's Pizza: Your Pizza to Go. 1st American ed. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1996. Produced by Hedgehog Books Limited, printed and hand-assembled in Colombia.

"Sam and Samantha have cooked up a pizza pie with everything on it . . . so look before you bite, or you may get an icky surprise."

Sam's Pizza

 

The Pop-up Book of Phobias

The Pop-up Book of Phobias

Dentophobia

Greenberg, Gary. The Pop-up Book of Phobias. 1st ed. New York: Rob Weisbach Books, 1999. Illustrated by Balvis Rubess, pop-ups by Matthew Reinhart, produced by Melcher Media.

 

The Movable Mother Goose

Sabuda, Robert. The Movable Mother Goose. Limited ed. New York: Little, Simon, 1999.

Front cover of the book pops-up.

 
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