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Best Pop-Up Books For Kids

The 30 Best Pop-Up Books For Kids of All Ages

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What's more fun than a normal kids' book? One that is filled with cool, creative, and even interactive pop-ups! The following 30 books are sure to delight kids of all ages with beautiful illustrations, dramatic pop-up elements, and funny stories. Whether your kids love robots, My Little Pony, dinosaurs, Disney princesses, or just the changing seasons, there's a pop-up book made just for them. From classic stories reimagined in 3D form to wholly new creations you'll love to add to your library, here are our favourite options. Check them out to add some pop to story time!

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1. The Colour Monster

The Colour Monster ($16) illustrates common emotions like happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and calmness, gently encourageing young children to express their feelings.

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$16
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2. Under the Ocean

Get ready to depart on an expedition around the world with Under the Ocean ($17). The gorgeous scenery changes as readers sail from busy port to icy Arctic, over stormy seas, and toward an idyllic sunset.

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$17
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3. Brush Your Teeth Please

Kids will have fun learning about proper dental hygiene in this delightful pop-up book named Brush Your Teeth Please ($12).

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$12
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4. Frozen: A Pop-Up Adventure

Frozen: A Pop-Up Adventure ($27) revisits the enduring story of Frozen with nearly 20 beautiful pop-up artworks.

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5. Pop-Up Dinosaurs

Pop-Up Dinosaurs ($9) has rhymes about giant prehistoric creatures and five big dinosaur pop-ups that jump out from the pages.

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6. Robots: Watch Out, Water About!

Robots: Watch Out, Water About! ($20) follows the plight of a robot caught in the rain, only the story is told in pop-up images created by the talented author, Philippe Ug.

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7. The Wide-Mouthed Frog

The Wide-Mouthed Frog ($9) tells the story of a frog who's particularly interested in the eating habits of other creatures found in the great outdoors.

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$9
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8. The Castles of Equestria: An Enchanted My Little Pony Pop-Up Book

The Castles of Equestria: An Enchanted My Little Pony Pop-Up Book ($19) takes My Little Pony fans on a magical, time-travelling tour through the beautiful castles of Equestria.

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The Castles of Equestria: An Enchanted My Little Pony Pop-Up Book
$19
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9. Pop-Up Peekaboo: Colours

Pop-Up Peekaboo: Colours ($9) lets babies play their favourite game while being introduced to both books and colours.

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$9
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10. Leaves: An Autumn Pop-Up Book

Leaves: An Autumn Pop-Up Book ($21) features amazing pop-ups, educational information, and fun interactive elements in this beautiful look at the Fall season.

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$21
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11. Tiny Travellers: Let's Be . . . Pirates

Join Tiny Travellers Jack, Ella, Noah, Izzy, and their cat, Lucky, as they set sail on the high seas to find the buried treasure in pop-up book Tiny Travellers: Let's Be . . . Pirates ($12).

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12. Lego Pop-Up

Created by New York Times bestselling paper engineer Matthew Reinhart, Lego Pop-Up ($18) is part storybook, part comic strip, and all fun.

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$18
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13. Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up

Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up ($19) has a baker's bounty of 10 pop-up spreads, all featuring beautiful holiday cookie creations.

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14. Alpha Bugs

Alpha Bugs ($11) makes learning the alphabet fun with pop-up, pull, and peek elements.

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15. A Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes

A Pop-Up Book of Nursery Rhymes ($24) tells Mother Goose's most treasured nursery rhymes with six spreads of of pop-ups.

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16. In the Butterfly Garden

In the Butterfly Garden ($18) is a delightful and ingenious pop-up book that traces a caterpillar's evolution from lowly cocoon to magnificent butterfly.

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$18
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17. A Charlie Brown Christmas

Celebrate the holiday season with a beautiful pop-up version of the modern-day fairy tale A Charlie Brown Christmas ($13).

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18. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Pop-Up Book

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Pop-Up Book ($16) is a delightful 3D retelling of the beloved Christmas story.

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$16
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19. Five Cars Stuck and One Big Truck: A Pop-Up Road Trip

Five Cars Stuck and One Big Truck: A Pop-Up Road Trip ($11) is an interactive book about five cars that get stuck in the muck. Kids will love making the car "fly" as it moves up and down on the page and pulling the tab on the truck to see whether it gets all the cars unstuck!

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$11
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20. Creativity for Kids' Create Your Own Pop-Up Books

Creativity for Kids' Create Your Own Pop-Up Books ($16) let kids create two of their own fun, colourful, 3D pop-up books.

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$16
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21. Winter: A Pop-Up Book

Winter: A Pop-Up Book ($10) brings the countryside to life as snow begins to fall. Also check out author David A. Carter's Spring ($14) and Autumn ($15) pop-up books.

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$10
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$14
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Autumn
$15
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22. Fun With Pets: A Pop-Up Book

Join Little Bunny as she tries to find her animal friends in a game of hide-and-seek in Fun With Pets: A Pop-Up Book ($9).

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23. DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book

Pop-up engineer Matthew Reinhart celebrates the history, heroes, and villains of the DC Universe in 3D book DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book ($31). With 25 impressive pop-ups, this deluxe format book features a variety of unique novelty elements, including a light-up Bat Signal, a cosmic Justice League of America battle scene, and a twirling Lasso of Truth.

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$31
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24. Arctic Christmas: A Very Cool Pop-Up Book

Arctic Christmas: A Very Cool Pop-Up Book ($14) follows Arctic animal friends as they're joined by some special visitors from the South Pole for a very cool Christmas celebration.

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Arctic Christmas: A Very Cool Pop-Up Book
$14
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25. Pop-Up New York

Lonely Planet Kids' Pop-Up New York ($8) helps the city come alive for kids with a set of six stunning pop-ups and illustrations of the city's iconic landmarks, including the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and a yellow cab.

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$8
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26. Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World

Disney Princess: A Magical Pop-Up World ($48) stars the timeless princess characters that have made Disney films a treasured part of our culture. Packed with intricately designed pop-ups and many other surprises, this collectible volume features 11 films and princesses.

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$48
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27. Silly Haunted House: A Not-Too-Spooky Pop-Up Book

Silly Haunted House: A Not-Too-Spooky Pop-Up Book ($15) lets the reader become a special guest at a haunted house celebration party.

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Silly Haunted House: A Not-Too-Spooky Pop-Up Book
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28. Guess How Much I Love You

Loving someone to the moon and back takes on a whole new dimension in the pop-up version of Guess How Much I Love You ($13).

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29. Flower Fairies Magical Doors

Flower Fairies Magical Doors ($18) features gorgeous paper artworks, pop-ups, and special interactive features, all leading the reader to eight fairy doors to open and investigate.

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30. Peter Pan

Peter Pan ($22) is a delightful retelling of the classic story of Neverland, pirates, and flying children. Beautiful pop-ups are complemented by full colour illustrations that give new life to favourite characters like Tinker Bell, Wendy, and, of course, Peter Pan.

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$22
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