tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post2705126490226217712..comments2023-04-13T10:45:46.763-04:00Comments on My Brain on Books: What Booksellers Wish Publishers Knew: Pop-Up EditionJoanne R. Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-67033397794016405432011-01-30T11:33:18.432-05:002011-01-30T11:33:18.432-05:00Aha, Stina! Think of the possibilities for romanc...Aha, Stina! Think of the possibilities for romance in pop-up form. Oooo... Thanks!<br /><br />Anonymous artist,thank you for your insight. I think most Sabuda and Reinhart books ARE marketed to older children (or collectors). They're way too complicated for 3-year-olds. <br /><br />Younger kids can have David Carter pop-ups, or Matthew Van Fleet lift-the-flaps (which we actually shelve alongside pop-ups).Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-57569690722917993012011-01-28T23:37:06.269-05:002011-01-28T23:37:06.269-05:00They MIGHT be for collectors, likely artists like ...They MIGHT be for collectors, likely artists like myself. Sadly, I think they're paper sculpture that's dying with the printed page. There's so much tactile stuff marketed to kids, that the vast majority assume that all those little paper standees are meant to be pulled. However, I think it's important that children understand the idea of 3 dimensions, where most books are basically 2 dimensions. My proposal would be to continue production of them, but make books for kids who are old enough to understand just how delicate they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-30311902697253145332011-01-28T22:51:38.448-05:002011-01-28T22:51:38.448-05:00I hate pop up books because they're so easily ...I hate pop up books because they're so easily riped by little hands. Now if only romances came in pop up form. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com