Rapunzel's tower, her long hair and her eventual escape are staged in folded paper across this Pegasus pop-up hardcover.
Each spread carries a raised scene that assembles itself as the page opens, with the text kept to a few sentences so the pictures do the work. Pegasus aimed the book at preschoolers and beginning readers, who tend to sit longer with a story they can watch change shape. The hardcover binding and heavy paper suit a title that gets opened and closed repeatedly.
The short version:
• Hardcover binding with pop-up scenes on every spread
• Text kept brief so illustration leads the telling
• Paper engineering that holds up to repeated opening
• A recognisable tale for children new to fairy stories
Suits preschoolers, early readers and anyone choosing a gift, published by Pegasus and found at Boipoka.