Synopsis
Following his hugely successful Funny Birds, Philippe UG has created a pop-up storybook filled with color, movement, shape, and charm. You don’t have to be an eight-year-old boy to appreciate the plight of a robot caught in the rain—if, that is, the story is told in pop-up images by the brilliant Philippe UG. In his latest book, one of the world’s most imaginative paper artists delivers a delightful glimpse into the inner workings, movement, and emotion of a hapless robot. Once he gets wet, he goes to the doctor and voilà! His creaky gears are fixed, and the robot returns to his happy, finely tuned self. As readers turn the page, each ingeniously constructed spread explodes with brilliant hues, striking contours, and vivid personality. Quirky and inspiring, this book shows why pop-up art appeals to adults and children alike.
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PreS-Gr 2—A short rhyming tale about rusty robots sets up some impressive pop-up scenes. In the slight story, translated from the French, rain damages robots and the "iron doctor" arrives to repair them. The rhymes are mediocre and there's no real story beyond the base idea of robots in need of repair, but the pop-ups are the highlight here. Each page turn produces an impressive bit of paper movement. The seven full-page pop-ups feature clean cuts and angles that reflect the robot theme nicely. There's good variation of movement, from a vertical array of seven rusting robots to a group of gears that neatly rotate as the page opens and closes. The impressive final scene features a happy robot, now rust-free, extending straight up from the flat page. Most cuts are wide and straight, making the book slightly sturdier than the average pop-up. VERDICT The natural congruency of mechanical robots and a book with moving pieces makes this a solid choice for pop-up collections.—Steven Engelfried, Wilsonville Public Library, OR
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