New Releases by David A. Carter

This interactive educational book teaches you how to take the basic pop up structures from the first book in this series The Elements of Pop-Up and add complexity to them through advanced techniques. The Complexities of Pop Up also explores how paper can be engineered to use the rigidity, flexibility and elasticity of paper to achieve spectacular results. Includes over 20 working examples of advanced paper engineering techniques

Pop-ups reveal the glory of summer, as the days grow longer and hotter, gardens are lush, and animals play in the warm weather.

The book has seven spreads, each with a verse and a pop-up of different geometrical and abstract forms.

From bestselling author, illustrator, and paper engineer David A. Carter, comes a brand-new interactive novelty book about five cars that get stuck in the muck. A family of dogs packs up their car for a trip! They pile in and are on their way when...uh oh. They’re stuck! Stuck in the muck! As car after car (a whirling flying car! a zooming race car!) arrives to help the family, each one gets stuck. Until finally...a truck comes along! This silly story is filled with fun novelty elements that allow readers to interact with the book. There are pull-tabs, pop-ups, turn wheels, and more! Kids will love making the flying car “fly” as it moves up and down on the page, and pulling the tab on the truck to see whether it gets all the cars un-stuck! With rhyming text, bright and bold illustrations, and lots of opportunities for interactivity, kids and parents will get revved up for this brand-new David A. Carter book.

Join David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs for some buggy adventures with the first six Level 1 Ready-to-Reads—now available in one buzz-worthy boxed set! Beginning readers will love reading about Bitsy Bee and Busy Bug as they welcome springtime to Bugland, play in the snow, go to school for the first time, celebrate Christmas, build a fort together, and visit the beach! This sweet and silly boxed set includes Springtime in Bugland; A Snowy Day in Bugland; Bitsy Bee Goes to School; Merry Christmas, Bugs!; Busy Bug Builds a Fort; and Bugs at the Beach.

Two bestselling pop-up book authors provide an overview of sculpture from prehistory until the late 19th century, then give readers a look at several 20th-century artists who helped define modern sculpture. Includes die-cut pieces that can be assembled (and reassembled) in any way the reader chooses. Full color. Consumable.

It’s Christmastime in Bugland! David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs characters are in the holiday spirit in this Ready-to-Read story that’s perfect for beginning readers! So Bitsy goes to town to find something that is just right. She wonders what she will find her friend. A pair of shoes? A giant cookie? A whirly-twirly kite? It’s Christmas Eve and Bitsy Bee wants to find the perfect present for Busy Bug! But what should she get him? She searches high and low for something that Busy will like. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, Bitsy knows exactly what to do! Beginning readers will delight in the holiday spirit in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.

It’s back to school for David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs in this Ready-to-Read story that’s perfect for beginning readers. Bitsy Bee looks at her Clock Bug and lets out a yawn. She is excited for school now that summer is gone! It’s the first day of school for Bitsy Bee, Busy Bug, and the rest of the little bugs! Bitsy and Busy learn their ABCs with the Spelling Bees, paint with some Paintbrush Bugs, and even play a game with a Baseball Bug! Beginning readers will love discovering the fun activities at bug school in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.

First opposites, now the alphabet! David A. Carter’s Happy Little Yellow Box is back in this highly interactive exploration of A to Z, with flaps, pull-tabs, and pop-ups galore! The alphabet has never been more fun! In this highly interactive novelty book, David A. Carter’s Happy Little Yellow Box peeks in and out of the alphabet, hides under flaps, goes up and down, and more! From a crawling caterpillar, to a meteor flying over the moon, to a wintertime wink, this book teaches the alphabet using a delightful smiling character and engaging elements such as pull-tabs, pop-ups and other moving parts. As Publishers Weekly said in a starred review of The Happy Little Yellow Box, “readers’ smiles will match that of the box in this winning blend of minimalism, movement, and personality.”

Simple illustrations help for young readers enjoy different shapes.

Join Bitsy Bee as she journeys to a faraway land in this touch-and-feel Bugs adventure! Bitsy Bee loves reading about her favorite princesses in fairy tales. One night, Bitsy dreams that she has been transported to a magical land far away. Bitsy Bee has become part of her very own fairy tale! Join Bitsy as she discovers Flower Bugs, Unicorn Bugs, Cotton Candy Cloud Bugs, a handsome prince, and more in this interactive, touch-and-feel Bugs adventure!

Pop-up master David A. Carter takes preschoolers on a colour adventure! With eye-popping, interactive search-and-finds throughout, toddlers and preschoolers will love this colourful adventure as they Spot the Dot hidden in lift-the-flaps, turn-wheels, pull-tabs, and a giant pop-up that leaps off the page! The bright, graphic illustrations and vibrant colours are sure to keep kids on the hunt as they turn the pages, lift the flaps, pull the tabs, and discover a world of colours - dot-by-dot.

The text on each page names items to find in the elaborate pop-ups.

David A. Carter brings the unique aesthetic of his award-winning color series to the younger set in The Happy Little Yellow Box. This highly interactive novelty book follows a friendly yellow box as he journeys high and low, near and far—until finally resting in a spot that is “just right.” This fun, engaging read introduces the first concepts of colors, counting, shapes, and opposites through the use of pop-ups, pull-tabs, and more!

David A. Carter’s wacky Bugs are building, hammering, and digging in this construction-themed pop-up. David A. Carter''s bestselling Bugs are building, digging, hammering, moving, and more in this construction-themed pop-up book! From Hammer Bugs to Bulldozer Bugs, all the Builder Bugs work together throughout the week to create something special. At last, the Bugs reveal their pop-up creation! This highly interactive book is perfect for young readers who love equipment and tools.

When spring comes to Bugland, all the bugs celebrate.

David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs get moving in this enhanced eBook edition focused on the different ways vehicles go, go, go! With the touch of the screen, the Jet Airplane Bug cruises through blue skies while the Race Car Bugs speed across the finish line. With playful audio narration, young readers are sure to delight in this engaging, interactive experience.

David A. Carter’s zany characters are here to help count down to Christmas in this festive pop-up extravaganza. What could be better than one Bug of Christmas? Twelve of them, of course! Available for the first time in the bestselling BUGS mini trim size, David A. Carter''s bestselling BUGS are here to help count down to Christmas in this festive pop-up title. What could be better than one Bug of Christmas? Why, twelve of them, of course! BUGS fans of all ages are sure to get into the Christmas spirit and join in the holiday fun with this pop-up extravaganza!

Fans of David A. Carter''s bestselling Bugs are sure to love this foldout format all about Bugland--the town where the Bugs live! From the supermarket to the amusement park, this interactive title features a long, double-sided fold-out page with flaps. From the Police Station Bugs to the Ice Cream Truck Bug, Welcome to Bugland! brings the world of Bugs to life like never before.

It’s time to hit the road. Let’s see all the ways the Bugs go, go, go! David A. Carter’s Bugs get moving in this book all about the different ways to go. The Bicycle Bugs are cruising down the street, the Hot Air Balloon Bug is floating up, up and away while the Speedy Race Car Bug is crossing the finish line. This busy Bugs adventure is sure to become a favorite in your child’s library.

David A. Carter''s bestselling Bugs go in all directions in this pop-up book focused on the first concept of direction!

David A. Carter''s bestselling Bugs appear in every hue in this pop-up book focused on the first concept of color!

“White Noise,” which is a laptop sculpture garden, a romp through cubism and futurism, and a lesson in early--20th-century modernist formalism. Each spread, designed to make crackly, crinkly, creaky, tinkling or snapping noises as the pages are turned, evokes children''s construction-paper cutouts. As sophisticated as the mechanics are, the primary colors and seemingly random tangles of “bits and pieces,” as one page describes them, combine in such imperfect forms that they give the illusion that anyone could make this book"--Web site http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/books/review/Heller-t.html (viewed 4 May, 2011)

This next installment of the wildly popular Bugs series captures what everyone loves about chilly weather! From snowflakes and ski lifts to hot chocolate and snow angels, this new title is a perfect way to stay warm during the cold days of winter! Paper-over-board book has cardstock pages with pop-ups on each spread.

A pop-up book for young and old alike, featuring 600 black spots that slip, spin, swirl and slide their way across the page.

From the creator of ''One Red Dot'', ''Blue 2'' features more extraordinary feats of paper engineering.

We''re ready for school. We''re on our way. We can''t wait to see what we''ll learn today! Who’s heading to school? The Bugs, of course! From the Spelling Bees and the Counting Bugs to the Sandwich Bug with a big bug surprise in the lunch box, David Carter’s wacky, giggly world of bugs pop and pull throughout this funny, buggy tribute to school days! Paper-over-board book has cardstock pages with pop-ups on each spread.

First came One Red Dot, next Blue 2, 600 Black Spots...now Yellow Square, the fourth installment of David A. Carter''s acclaimed color series! Modern and elegant paper engineering and text are certain to awe children of all ages! Readers will search beatiful, modern pop-ups to discover the hidden yellow square on each spread in this follow up to David A. Carter''s New York Times award winning, 600 Black Spots.