Geppetto's wooden puppet gets a pop-up treatment, with scenes that rise from the page as the story moves.
Wonder House Books tells the tale in short, simple sentences suited to pre-schoolers and early readers, keeping the familiar turns of honesty, mischief and consequence. Each spread carries a raised scene, which slows a child down at exactly the point where the picture matters most. The board construction holds up to repeated opening, and the length works for a single bedtime rather than a run of sittings.
Story time notes:
• A pop-up scene built into every spread
• Simplified retelling for preschool and early-reader age
• Themes of honesty and courage carried lightly
• Board pages sized for small hands
For young children, story-time adults and gift buyers, published by Wonder House Books and available from Boipoka.