Encyclopedia Mythologica: Fairies and Magical Creatures Pop-Up

8 best books like Encyclopedia Mythologica: Fairies and Magical Creatures Pop-Up (Matthew Reinhart): The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown, Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book, The 12 Days of Christmas: A Pop-Up Celebration, The Worst Witch, The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency, America the Beautiful: America the Beautiful, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-Up, I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

Author	Mac Barnett
ISBN	0062393448

A dazzling picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, the legendary author of Goodnight Moon, Runaway Bunny, and other children’s classics, that is as fearless and groundbreaking as the icon herself was—from award-winning, bestselling author Mac Barnett and rising star illustrator Sarah...

Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book

Author	Terry Jones
ISBN	1857933362

Based on the series of turn-of-the-century photos of the supposed “Cottingley Fairies”, Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book is definitely not a children’s book, but rather a morbid fantasy told through journal entries about a horrid imp of a girl who makes a hobby of crushing fairies in...

The 12 Days of Christmas: A Pop-Up Celebration

Author	Robert Sabuda
ISBN	0689808658

There are people who fold paper and there are people who create with it. Mr. Sabuda definitely falls into the latter category.

The cutouts are both from page turning and flap unfolding. Elaborate and seemingly impossible paper cutouts unfold with each turn of the page, illustrating the entirety...

The Worst Witch

Author	Jill Murphy
ISBN	0141319623

This is the perfect book for young reluctant readers.

It’s engaging, fun, fast-paced and actually a really great story. There’s a magic school, great friendship, antiheroes and a series of unfortunate events.

And let’s not forget the lovely illustrations. This is no Harry...

The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency

Author	Annie Jacobsen
ISBN	0316371769

The definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51

No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial military science R&D agency. In...

America the Beautiful: America the Beautiful

Author	Robert Sabuda
ISBN	0689847440

Master paper engineer Robert Sabuda has interpreted the classic American anthem "America the Beautiful" in dazzling dimension. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Mount Rushmore to the Statue of Liberty, America has never looked more spectacular. This stunning keepsake masterpiece will be shared and...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-Up

Author	Robert Sabuda
ISBN	0689817517

Robert Sabuda has created a resplendent pop-up version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the original publication. This glorious edition is told in a shorter version of L. Frank Baum's original text, with artwork in the style of W. W. Denslow. With sparkling touches...

I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles

Author	Jean Marzollo
ISBN	0590450875

This whole series of books was so popular when I was in elementary school (1998-2004) the school library did not permit students to put them on hold. My review applies to the entire series.

Walter Wick's sets for these books are an art form in themselves. People of any age can appreciate their...