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ABC3D
"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.
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.
36 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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March 27, 2008Thanks to this book I might have a future career as a hand model!* Yay internet strangers! You made my day/week/month! I made it a rule that I'll never say how AWESOME I may think any RB books are on here (since I'm biased cause they pay for my rent and Chipotle addiction), so I won't say how AWESOME I think this book in particular is. Nope. I won't say it.
(*the video I made showing off the book which went CRAZY-viral on youtube...150,000 views in four days and it hit #12 overall on Amazon with 8 months to go before pub!)
(*the video I made showing off the book which went CRAZY-viral on youtube...150,000 views in four days and it hit #12 overall on Amazon with 8 months to go before pub!)
August 7, 2012
One of the most original and creative books I've ever come across...I had to buy this one for my own collection! As the title implies, this is a book of alphabet and all of the letters are three-dimensional. However, it's not just simply a book of 26-pages, each with a letter. One of the amazing aspects of the book is the various ways in which some letters morph into others. Very impressive overall. The only potential downside is that I would be worried that little kids, who are still learning the alphabet, are likely to accidentally rip the letters; it's really best for older kids and adults who can appreciate the cleverness of the design. So not sure if it can really be used as a teaching book...though may be with close, direct adult supervision it would be alright.
May 2, 2023
Це скарбниця креативного подання всім знайомого алфавіту. Хотіла б дану книгу в свою бібліотеку!
September 11, 2017
Very cool! Made me look at letters in a whole new light. Great for design enthusiasts.
June 16, 2024
Molto intelligente la rappresentazione delle lettere. I giochi ottici sono tutti molto ben fatti
January 3, 2025
Read this in a youtube short. 5 stars
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October 13, 2008
This book looks absolutely amazing if you watch the preview that is running online for it. I had high hopes that it would be this years "Gallop" (an interesting, inexpensive gift-ish book high on visual flair), but I was pretty disappointed when it arrived in the bookstore I work in. Some of the pop-ups are unexpectedly fussy and fragile. A couple of pages even have difficulty closing without crushing the pop-up once you have opened it, meaning that our display copy was trashed within an hour of its arrival in the store. It looks great, but the functionality aspect is a little lacking.
March 31, 2008
I got to see a prototype (at least I think that is what it was) of this book and it is very, very cool. The book trailer gives you a pretty good of it.
February 3, 2015
Ummm. K. That is very interactive. It would be so fun for kids but I was a little bored.
January 17, 2022
... the transition from 'i' to 'j' is my particular favourite...
August 27, 2025
Absolutely brilliant! A joyful book with a clever layout, an amazing pallet and a wonderful sense of niceness and wonder.
May 7, 2023
It is one of those books that was shown from cover to cover on Reels and I must say it is a creative way of putting the alphabet to pages in a less boring fashion. Wish I could get a hold of this one in the flesh it would be fun scanning/ browsing it.
September 11, 2017
Wow! Some really amazing letters here, "G", "S", and "U", for example.
December 10, 2019
Great book to teach kids the alphabet and the animations and illustrations are very good.
December 10, 2019
Fantastic illustrations!
December 11, 2019
Good book for the kids in your class who like art.
June 5, 2020
Uno de los libros Pop-Up más maravillosos que he tenido. Lo recomiendo totalmente!
October 1, 2021
Stunning puzzle.
December 18, 2021
Good reference for learning to make pop-up book.
December 2, 2022
If you loved your holographic Pokemon or Magic the Gathering cards growing up, you'll love this. It's like the Rube Goldberg of alphabet books. Exquisite and so creative!
March 21, 2023
Through the exploration of your perception, discover the multitude of worlds you inhabit, instead of the fixed vision of a singular path drearily marching in lock step with those who will not see.
April 30, 2023
this book is so cool bye
May 1, 2023
Tough read, got stuck on a couple pages
May 1, 2023
Oddly hilarious, love showing this off to people. Took me far too long to find Q and R
May 2, 2023
Another one read on TikTok. Made me want to study design.
May 3, 2023
Read it thanks to Vsauce on Youtube!
May 3, 2023
Чудова книжка, щоб закрити рідінг челендж!
May 27, 2023
The pop-ups in this book are insane. It is just the alphabet but I felt like I was seeing the alphabet for the first time because of how unique these pop-ups were. I audible said ooh when I got to W
June 20, 2023
One of the most beautiful pop up ABC books I've ever seen, but it was a bit lost on my toddler. His older sisters appreciated it though!
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