cover image Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book

Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake. Penguin/Puffin, $29.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-14-241930-4

An abbreviated version of Dahl’s classic story takes to the pop-up stage, accompanied by Blake’s scraggly pen-and-ink caricatures. Gatefolds, mini-booklets, and pop-ups reveal the major plot points of the story (“Two Golden Tickets Found Today!” shouts a headline on a foldout newspaper), with a towering glass elevator on the final spread. Smart use of interactive elements—many of which focus on the grim fates of Charlie’s fellow ticket­holders—makes Wonka’s already magical world feel even more so. Ages 7–up. (Oct.)