One Red Dot and Cookie Count

There are two books that I selfishly keep on my bookshelf that my toddler doesn't get to read by herself. One is One Red Dot, by David E. Carter, which was released last year. The other is Cookie Count, by Robert Sabuda, which I bought for myself years and years ago.

Both are amazing pop-up books by 2 masters of the craft that feature wildly imaginative paper engineering techniques. I'm a huge pop-up fan and have a life-long goal to constuct a book myself (which I will most likely take to the grave, given my slow progress on this particular project). Sabuda creates stunning work in every book, but I think Cookie Count is his best to date.

Carter is, perhaps, best known for his cheerful, cartoony pop-up books featuring bugs, but One Red Dot ia a stylistic departure from his bug books. Each page is a different paper engineering wonder, featuring eye-popping colors and dramatic, graphic shapes. Both books have to be experienced in person.