For Christmas…pop-up Moby Dick
For the next month, we’re going to be suggesting a book a day that might make an ideal Christmas present. We’re going to touch on almost every genre and go from the serious to the silly. So let’s start with a book that doesn’t have many laughs - Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, but hang on, this is the pop-up version.
The book features the work of artist Sam Ita, who trained under Robert Sabuda - one of the world’s master paper engineers. You’ll find several pop-ups on each spread and they’re surrounded by comic book-style panels that convey the whale-hunting drama. Some of the pops-ups are large and very detailed, such as the Pequod, which rises from the page, complete with rigging.
I started my Christmas shopping last week as I have to send presents from Canada to Britain so starting early pays dividends.
