ABC Pop-Up [Hardcover]

Whether you’re a young child or a design connoisseur, the clever associations in this diminutive pop-up will charm you in a big way.

Ais forApple,springing up to attention.Bis forBook,its pages flapping.Fis forFlower,of course, but is thatGtucked away in the grass? Hugely enjoyable from the first glance, this small-scale, 3-D look at everyday objects offers many hidden pleasures, such as when adjacent alphabet letters share a spread in unexpected ways — a Letter in a Mailbox, a Pillow on a Quilt, twisty Roots under a Swing on a Tree. Simple and stylish,ABC Pop-Upis an elegant choice for anyone who appreciates artful design, as well as the perfect alphabet learning tool for little hands.In the spirit of Marion Bataille’sABC3D, this spare, compact pop-up book combines elegant paper engineering with a subtle seek-and-find mission as it moves through the alphabet...readers young and old will be impressed by how much fun McCarthy packs into a small package.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Easy on the eyes.
—Kirkus ReviewsCourtney Watson McCarthyis a paper engineer and graphic designer whose book creations includeEye Magic, M. C. Escher Pop-Ups,andtheNew York TimesacclaimedGaudí Pop-Ups.She lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her husband and two daughters.TH