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Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy
by Matthew Reinhart |
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Danny Says: Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda have redefined the pop-up book. Combine 40 pop-ups, Star Wars and tons of trivia and you get a book that every dad (or Star Wars geek) will treasure reading with his children. I know I do! |
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Winter’s Tale: An Original Pop-Up Journey
by Robert Sabuda |
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Danny Says: I believe this is both the shortest book I have ever included on the list and the first pop-up book I have included. Buy this one for the artwork, as it is a beautiful book that will dazzle young children. I’d classify this book in the supermodel category: there’s not much substance, but it sure is pretty to look at. |
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up Book
by Robert Sabuda & Matthew Reinhart |
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Danny Says: You NEED to buy books by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart. These are no ordinary pop-up books; they belong in museums. Kids salivate at the site of this book, which features brontosauruses rising and a tyrannosaurus rex lunging out of a page. This is the type of book you keep on your teacher’s desk and allow your “student of the day” to take home as a reward. |
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Gallop: A Scanimation Book
by Rufus Seder |
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Danny Says: I am sort of addicted to these new scanimation books, as they operate like pop-up books on steroids. I have not shown this book to a single person who has not stopped what they are doing to stare in awe. You must check out this book. |
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Waddle!
by Rufus Butler Seder |
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Danny Says: Have you checked out Seder’s scanimation books (he also wrote Gallop! And Swing!)? These are totally cool, and kids and adults alike delight in optical illusions that make animals appear to be in motion. A “fireworks” book that produces plenty of “ooos” and “ahhs” from young readers. |
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Icky Sticky Frog, The
by Dawn Bentley |
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Danny Says: I wish grown-up books were this much fun. Little kids love pulling the tongue back and forth on this book, which is a cute story that even manages to introduce kids to the food chain. Little boys like the book because you have to wash the frog’s tongue. Whatever it takes to get a reluctant reader interested, I am willing to try it. |
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What Color Is Your Underwear?
by Sam Lloyd |
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Danny Says: This may not win any great literary awards, but my own kids ask me to read this book to them every night so they can see the silly pictures of animals wearing different types of underwear (and one elephant who left his at home). |
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Snoozers: 7 Short Bedtime Stories for Lively Little Kids
by Sandra Boynton |
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Danny Says: Maybe it is because I am a father of two young children, but I think Sandra Boynton is just about one of my favorite authors in the world. Her books are always wonderfully illustrated and filled with funny rhymes and mischief. I’d recommend any books Boynton writes (my children especially love Dinos to Go). |
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Aurora and Boris Touch the Sky
by Jeffrey A. Mazurowski |
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Danny Says: This is a sweet little book that my children enjoy. In the land of Oris, Aurora and her brother Boris fly like birds, slide down moonbeams and explore all parts of the sky…and that’s why the Northern Lights are known as the Aurora Borealis. |
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My Dad Can Do Anything
by Stephen Krensky |
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Danny Says: Remember Father's Day. You'll enjoy this simple look at all the great things dads do. This book even comes with stickers! |
