The Birth of Jesus: A Christmas Pop-Up Book

by Agostino Traini

Overview

Winner of the 2017 Illumination Award and 2016 Moonbeam Award for Book Arts, The Birth of Jesus: A Christmas Pop-Up Book brings the Christmas story to life in a way like never before.

This beautiful retelling of Jesus' birth in a stable captures the awe and wonder of the biblical Christmas story with incredible artwork from world-renowned illustrator and paper engineer Agostino Traini. Each page of the story comes to life with charming illustrations and intricate pop-ups, from the angel's visit to Mary to the moment she lays baby Jesus in the manger. The timeless Christmas story, now in pop-up form, is a perfect keepsake to read with young children and revisit for years to come.

The Birth of Jesus won a 2017 Illumination Award in the holiday category - an international contest designed to honor the year's best titles written and published with a Christian worldview. It also won a 2016 Moonbeam Award in the Book Arts category. Launched in 2007, the Moonbeam awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children's books and their creators, and to celebrate children's books and life-long reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506417691
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	09/13/2016
Series:	Agostino Traini Pop-Up Series , #1
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Agostino Traini creates illustrated books for children, activity books, delightful crafts, and paper objects, and designs and builds colorful furniture and wooden objects from his home in Italy.

Editorial Reviews

09/26/2016
The story of the Nativity unfolds, or rather pops up, in six three-dimensional scenes. The pages open calendar-style, and Traini’s modest pop-ups are mostly used to architectural effect, creating an outcropping of rock for Mary and Joseph to descend on their way to Bethlehem, the multilevel inn that has no room for them, and the beams and rafters of the stable in which they rest. The accompanying retelling sticks to the basics, adhering to information found in biblical accounts (“A chorus of angels sang, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and peace to the people on earth’ ”), but Traini’s chunky cartooning helps bring a bit more personality to the pages. Ages 3–8. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

10/01/2016
PreS-K—A cartoon retelling of the birth of Jesus. Plain prose simply describes scenes illustrated by pop-up, dioramalike spreads. The straightforward storytelling is not exactly lyrical: "An angel came to a woman named Mary and told her 'Do not be afraid! You will have a baby and he will be the Son of God!' " The illustrations stand straight and tall, with humorous touches adding interest. VERDICT Robert Sabuda's The Christmas Story, which covers the same ground, is much lovelier and has more elaborate paper engineering, but this sturdy, workmanlike pop-up has more child appeal.—Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library

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