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"A Kwanzaa Celebration Pop-Up Book," 1995 - Kwanzaa is a holiday based on ancient African harvest traditions celebrating the bounty of the first fruits and is focused on seven core African values which emphasize the connection between the individual and the community. First celebrated in the United States when activist and professor of African Studies Maulana Karenga created the holiday in 1966, Kwanzaa has since spread to other nations.
1995
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"A Kwanzaa Celebration Pop-Up Book," 1995
Kwanzaa is a holiday based on ancient African harvest traditions celebrating the bounty of the first fruits and is focused on seven core African values which emphasize the connection between the individual and the community. First celebrated in the United States when activist and professor of African Studies Maulana Karenga created the holiday in 1966, Kwanzaa has since spread to other nations.
"Alice in Wonderland" - Vojtech Kubasta (1914-1992), a Czech artist, illustrator, and designer, engineered imaginative movable and pop-up books, advertisements, holiday creches, and other materials. In the mid-1950s, Kubasta created his first of hundreds of pop-up book titles. His colorful and vivid illustrations and fresh and intricate three-dimensional designs inspired movable book artists and aficionados worldwide, spurring a pop-up book renaissance.
1952-1992
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"Alice in Wonderland"
Vojtech Kubasta (1914-1992), a Czech artist, illustrator, and designer, engineered imaginative movable and pop-up books, advertisements, holiday creches, and other materials. In the mid-1950s, Kubasta created his first of hundreds of pop-up book titles. His colorful and vivid illustrations and fresh and intricate three-dimensional designs inspired movable book artists and aficionados worldwide, spurring a pop-up book renaissance.
"Jack and Jill" Magazine, December 1964 - Jack & Jill magazine was first published in 1938. The children's magazine features nonfiction articles, short stories, poems, and various educational activities -- games, comics, recipes, crafts, and more. Publishers initially shunned advertisements, fearful of the effect targeted ads may have on children. Carefully scrutinized ads first appeared in 1963. The Wrigley Zoo pop-up advertisement in this 1964 issue passed review.
December 01, 1964
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"Jack and Jill" Magazine, December 1964
Jack & Jill magazine was first published in 1938. The children's magazine features nonfiction articles, short stories, poems, and various educational activities -- games, comics, recipes, crafts, and more. Publishers initially shunned advertisements, fearful of the effect targeted ads may have on children. Carefully scrutinized ads first appeared in 1963. The Wrigley Zoo pop-up advertisement in this 1964 issue passed review.
Fold-out Book, "Cinderella," 1891 - In 1891, the McLoughlin Bros. publishing firm patented this arch-shaped variant of the rectangular "pantomime" books available at the time. Pantomime books depicted a theater during a live stage show. Readers turned the pages to reveal each new scene as a family of theatergoers -- printed behind the cover flaps -- watched the "play" unfold.
1891
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Fold-out Book, "Cinderella," 1891
In 1891, the McLoughlin Bros. publishing firm patented this arch-shaped variant of the rectangular "pantomime" books available at the time. Pantomime books depicted a theater during a live stage show. Readers turned the pages to reveal each new scene as a family of theatergoers -- printed behind the cover flaps -- watched the "play" unfold.
"The Christmas Alphabet," 1994 - Robert Sabuda has always considered himself an artist, making models, dioramas, and other 3-dimensional works, including paper pop-up books. Born in Michigan in 1965, he attended the Pratt Institute in New York, where he continued his exploration of paper and paper crafts. The Christmas Alphabet is one of Sabuda's earliest commercial pop-up creations, exhibiting his artistry and love for pop-up paper engineering.
1994
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"The Christmas Alphabet," 1994
Robert Sabuda has always considered himself an artist, making models, dioramas, and other 3-dimensional works, including paper pop-up books. Born in Michigan in 1965, he attended the Pratt Institute in New York, where he continued his exploration of paper and paper crafts. The Christmas Alphabet is one of Sabuda's earliest commercial pop-up creations, exhibiting his artistry and love for pop-up paper engineering.
"Jack and Jill" Magazine, August 1964 - Jack & Jill magazine was first published in 1938. The children's magazine features nonfiction articles, short stories, poems, and various educational activities -- games, comics, recipes, crafts, and more. Publishers initially shunned advertisements, fearful of the effect targeted ads may have on children. Carefully scrutinized ads first appeared in 1963. The Wrigley Zoo pop-up advertisement in this 1964 issue passed review.
August 01, 1964
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"Jack and Jill" Magazine, August 1964
Jack & Jill magazine was first published in 1938. The children's magazine features nonfiction articles, short stories, poems, and various educational activities -- games, comics, recipes, crafts, and more. Publishers initially shunned advertisements, fearful of the effect targeted ads may have on children. Carefully scrutinized ads first appeared in 1963. The Wrigley Zoo pop-up advertisement in this 1964 issue passed review.
Childrens Pop-Up Book, "Doll House," 1946 - Doll House, published soon after World War II, let children--mainly young middle-class girls--pretend to be homemakers just like their moms. The pages fold out to create different rooms of a house. Punchout paper dolls, furniture, and other household objects fill the remaining pages. Girls could decorate rooms, pretend to plan parties, and imagine what it was like to run a home.
1946
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Childrens Pop-Up Book, "Doll House," 1946
Doll House, published soon after World War II, let children--mainly young middle-class girls--pretend to be homemakers just like their moms. The pages fold out to create different rooms of a house. Punchout paper dolls, furniture, and other household objects fill the remaining pages. Girls could decorate rooms, pretend to plan parties, and imagine what it was like to run a home.
Children's Pop-Up Book, "Santa's Busy Day," 1953 - Santa's Busy Day follows jolly St. Nick as he looks for Blitzen, a lost reindeer. The book asks children to help Santa with his search. Readers turn pages to discover images that move and pop up; or find things to do--move cutouts of Santa's reindeer or color a picture of Blitzen. Books like this entertained young kids and encouraged them to enjoy reading.
1953
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Children's Pop-Up Book, "Santa's Busy Day," 1953
Santa's Busy Day follows jolly St. Nick as he looks for Blitzen, a lost reindeer. The book asks children to help Santa with his search. Readers turn pages to discover images that move and pop up; or find things to do--move cutouts of Santa's reindeer or color a picture of Blitzen. Books like this entertained young kids and encouraged them to enjoy reading.
Children's Pop-Up Book, "Santa's Cuckoo Clock," 1954 - Santa's Cuckoo Clock follows St. Nick as he searches for someone to fix a broken cuckoo clock. Santa finally learns that his elf Tickey-Tock can repair this special Christmas present. Readers turn pages to discover images that move and pop up; or find things to do--paint animals or learn how to tell time. Books like this entertained young kids and encouraged them to enjoy reading.
1954
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Children's Pop-Up Book, "Santa's Cuckoo Clock," 1954
Santa's Cuckoo Clock follows St. Nick as he searches for someone to fix a broken cuckoo clock. Santa finally learns that his elf Tickey-Tock can repair this special Christmas present. Readers turn pages to discover images that move and pop up; or find things to do--paint animals or learn how to tell time. Books like this entertained young kids and encouraged them to enjoy reading.
"The Jolly Jump-Ups on the Farm," 1940 - Geraldine Clyne and her husband created the Jolly Jump-up series of pop-up books from the late 1930s into the 1950s. Their illustrations -- printed, die-cut, and folded from a single paper sheet -- created a 3-dimensional image when readers opened the book. Clyne's stories followed the adventures of the Jump-Up family, like this one about the children's idyllic summer on the farm.
1940
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"The Jolly Jump-Ups on the Farm," 1940
Geraldine Clyne and her husband created the Jolly Jump-up series of pop-up books from the late 1930s into the 1950s. Their illustrations -- printed, die-cut, and folded from a single paper sheet -- created a 3-dimensional image when readers opened the book. Clyne's stories followed the adventures of the Jump-Up family, like this one about the children's idyllic summer on the farm.

"A Kwanzaa Celebration Pop-Up Book," 1995

"Alice in Wonderland"

"Jack and Jill" Magazine, December 1964

Fold-out Book, "Cinderella," 1891

"The Christmas Alphabet," 1994

"Jack and Jill" Magazine, August 1964

Childrens Pop-Up Book, "Doll House," 1946

Children's Pop-Up Book, "Santa's Busy Day," 1953

Children's Pop-Up Book, "Santa's Cuckoo Clock," 1954

"The Jolly Jump-Ups on the Farm," 1940