Books by Matthew Reinhart and Complete Book Reviews
Matthew Reinhart, Little, Brown, $29.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-316-01998-9
As befits the subject matter, the illustrations in this detailed and decidedly heroic pop-up compendium of superheroes and supervillains feel ripped from the pages of classic DC comics. Favorites like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman get their own
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Matthew Reinhart, Author Hyperion Books for Children $15.99 (47p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0559-4
Young Naturalist's Handbook: Insect-lo-pedia by Matthew Reinhart, an addition to his other handbooks, Beetles and Butterflies, takes a lighthearted look at creepy-crawlies. The volume examines everything from their common anatomy to ...
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Matthew Reinhart. Random/Corey, $6.99 paper (12p) ISBN 978-0-307-97643-7
Most of Reinhart's pop-up books hover around $30, so this paperback pop-up is a serious bargain (coloring book pages that open and close the book only add value). Inside, kids will find pared-down versions of Reinhart's trademark pop-ups that still...
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Matthew Reinhart. Little, Brown, $19.99 (10p) ISBN 978-0-316-37718-8
Reinhart turns his attention to the multimedia Ever After High franchise, starring the teenage sons and daughters of fairy tale characters, which includes books, webisodes, an animated series, and a line of dolls from Mattel. Three main characters—Ap
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Matthew Reinhart. Scholastic, $29.99 (10p) ISBN 978-0-545-88104-3
Reinhart’s characteristically spectacular paper engineering serves as backdrop to a brisk tour of Lego history, as recounted by a minifigure expert, Professor von Brickhausen. Over five spreads, the narrative covers the bricks’ Danish origins; the...
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Matthew Reinhart. Scholastic/Orchard, $36.99 (10p) ISBN 978-0-545-17616-3
Five years after Star Wars: A Pop-up Guide to the Galaxy, Reinhart strikes back with another gorgeous pop-up tribute to Star Wars. Illustrated in the same precise yet painterly style as its predecessor, this offering is divided into five spreads—loos
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Matthew Reinhart, Author, Robert Clarke Sabuda, Author . Candlewick $29.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3171-0
Reinhard and Sabuda continue to raise the bar in their second Encyclopedia Mythologica pop-up (following Fairies and Magical Creatures
), a global tour of gods and other deities. Multiple stories unfold on each page within layered tableaus in...
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Matthew Reinhart, Author, Robert Clarke Sabuda, Author, Matthew Reinhart, Illustrator . Candlewick $27.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3172-7
Initiating the Encyclopedia Mythologica series, Reinhart and Sabuda preserve the complex format of the Encyclopedia Prehistorica series: a dramatic pop-up towers over each spread, surrounded by flaps and corner gatefolds that open up more surprises.
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Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda. Candlewick, $29.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-7636-3173-4
The pop-up book veterans continue to push the envelope in this addition to the Encyclopedia Mythologica series, with infamous figures like Medusa (who seems to roar as her serpentine locks unfurl) joining more general creatures such as dragons, sea...
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Matthew Reinhart, Author, Matthew Reinhart, Illustrator LittleSimon $26.99 (0p) ISBN 978-1-4169-1825-7
The small format of Reinhart’s latest pop-up book belies the number of classic nursery rhymes he packs inside. A pop-up Humpty Dumpty falls from a red brick wall (and begins to crack up) as his spread opens, while smaller flaps to the side...
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Matthew Reinhart, Author, Matthew Reinhart, Illustrator Little Simon $13.95 (12p) ISBN 978-0-689-84423-2
Paper engineer and author Matthew Reinhart teaches word pairs in Animal Popposites: A Pop-up Book of Opposites. Framed in white, colorful cards open to reveal the opposing word in 3-D detail. ""Dark,"" for example, shows two raccoons rummaging...
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Matthew Reinhart. Disney Editions, $40 (12p) ISBN 978-1-4847-3780-4
Reinhart brings his talents to the Frozen phenomenon, creating elaborate three-dimensional pop-ups to tell the story of sisters Elsa and Anna. Reinhart’s concise retelling moves briskly (no pun intended) through the story, hitting all of its...
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Robert Clarke Sabuda, Author, Matthew Reinhart, Author, Robert Clarke Sabuda, Illustrator . Candlewick $26.99 (12p) ISBN 978-0-7636-2228-2
Paper engineers Sabuda (Winter's Tale
, reviewed above) and Reinhart, who teamed up for The Movable Mother Goose
, have a go at dinosaurs in this playful and edifying pop-up. It can be tough to concentrate on the Mesozoic Era, or on the skeletal
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