"Easily the most innovative alpabet book of the year, if not the decade... Beyond clever."—The Washington Post
Prepare to be amazed. From the lenticular cover that changes with the angle of your hands all the way to the Z, ABC3D is as much a work of art as it is a pop-up book. Each of the 26 three-dimensional letters move and change before your eyes. C turns into D with a snap. M stands at attention. X becomes Y with a flick of the wrist. And then there's U...Boldly conceived and brilliantly executed with a striking black, red, and white palette, this is a book that readers and art lovers of all ages will treasure for years to come.
ABC3D is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
From the lenticular cover to the jazzy use of a red, white and black color scheme, this hand-size French alphabet book is as stylish as a pop-up can be. Letters here not only pop up, they move and transform. As the reader turns the page, the curves of the letter B slide out from a column thinly striped in red: they appear as narrowly spaced concentric arcs, creating an almost hypnotic effect. C flips over to become the curve of D; G goes from upright to prone-but then tricks the eye again; and on and on. Many letters are three-dimensional (i.e., the legs of H are hollow paper rectangles), and gain extra glamour from high-contrast backgrounds (white on black; red or black on white). A-plus for drama and innovation. All ages. (Oct.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.From its quad-lenticular cover (presenting A, B, C and D, depending on the angle of view) to its 3-dimensional Z, this is one showboat of a pop-up book. Remarkable paper mechanics cause some members of the alphabet to mutate and morph into their successive characters through the use of slides, pivots and peek-a-boos, while other letters stand alone in daring 3-D splendor. Perhaps the most magical pages are the translucent overlay that transforms O and P to Q and R, and the mirrored spread that converts V to W. Meant to be relished, not read (despite its bold palette of black-and-white-and-red–all over), this is too fragile for flip handling and won't likely find a place on public-library shelves, but for alphabet-book collectors and paper-engineering enthusiasts, it's an absolute delight. (Toy book. All ages)
Anonymous
Posted July 10, 2010
This is a outstanding and very clever ABC book that is suitable for
careful children and adults who appreciate art.
Anonymous
Posted February 8, 2010
Gave this as a gift to a friend with little kids and he says they enjoy it.
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Posted April 20, 2009
I loved this little book from an adult perspective. It had to be put together by an engineer or an artist, I thought, and I admired every page and all the ingenuity. However, I don't know how practical or engaging it is for a child learning the alphabet. It lacks color, though the black-and-white format is striking and not distracting, but the optical skills required may be developmentally beyond a 3- to 5-year old. I'd still want it for my collection, though. It's unique, remarkable, clever, wonderful, gorgeous, creative as can be, but I don't want the little ones to touch it. Weird, huh?
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Posted April 7, 2009
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I was taught the alphabet in a coloring book that made the letters into fanciful characters, and I can still remember them (50 years later). This book takes it to the next level, with letters popping up in a myriad of fascinating 3-D graphics. I can't wait to teach my granddaughter her alphabet using this book!
One point -- NOT a read-alone book for toddlers. If you want to preserve the integrity of the graphics, read to or with kids, or first teach care and respect of books -- these pages will be begging for little fingers to tug and tear!
Sybil625
Posted February 9, 2009
Good reviews probably deserved for originality, but this book is too easily destroyed by little hands, and can't be entrusted to them. And I don't see how the clever ways some of the letters are formed could be very interesting to a child - too complicated if actually learning the letters is an object of the book.
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I collect alphabet books and also love pop-up books. This purchase was a no-brainer for me. It is so much fun and the pop-up design is incredible. Though it is a great tool for expanding the learning of the alphabet for children, I also think it is an eye-catching book for adults. It is definitely one of my favorites!
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"Easily the most innovative alpabet book of the year, if not the decade... Beyond clever."—The Washington Post
Prepare to be amazed. From the lenticular cover that changes with the angle of your hands all the way to the Z, ABC3D is as much a work of art as it is a pop-up book. Each of the 26 three-dimensional letters move and change before your eyes. C turns into D with a snap. M stands at attention. X becomes Y with a flick of the wrist. And then there's U...Boldly conceived and brilliantly executed with ...