Pop-up-posites

So, on two separate thrift trips I managed to pick up two Hallmark pop-up books, one about space and one about the dinosaurs. Get ready on a pop-up trip through tiiiiiiiiiimme!

The book is Great Dinosaurs by Jennifer Zobelein, illustrated by Dennis Anderson.

The inside cover, featuring this fearsome nondescript dinosaur.

Most of the pop-ups are just the stationary stand up kind. There are a couple flaps you pull to make the dinosaurs move, but it's nothing more exciting than dipping a head down for a drink from a pond.

The last page features this cute little museum scene, along with a generic definition of dinosaur... which, actually, seems like it should probably be in the front of the book...

Next we rocket through the space time continuum to the present day for Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings, by Stanley Hendricks and illustrated by Al Muenchen. This one is a little bit more damaged than the dinosaur book, but the illustrations are way cooler.

 

Blast off!

Orbit!

Landing!

Splash down!

I've really started to amass quite a collection of vintage children's books - now I just need some interesting way to showcase them, because currently they just get tucked in with all of our other books and lost amongst the shuffle. I'm not entirely sure why I've begun collecting them - I just love all the illustrations, I guess!