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Vintage Movable Review: The Lion's Den

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In the early 1880's, The New York publisher, McLoughlin Bros. issued ten dioramas "each presenting the appearance of a showy childs book" or so states the advertisement. They called it the Little Showman's Series with four representations of the seasons and the remaining six single spread pop-up books depicting various scenes. Today we are able to view a much loved copy of The Lion's Den. A previous owner had pried the original bars off in hopes to free the captive lion and then took pencil in hand to embellish some of the text. Luckily, this pop-up cleaned up pretty well for us to enjoy. I really enjoy how the imagery pairs with the verses and will let the Brothers McLoughlin have the last word. "Each of these little Shows is perfect in itself…"

~Kyle

Word of the Day: Descry

Descry- To discover by observation; to detect.  From Old French descrier  to proclaim, decry

DIY Pop Up: Tron Paper Craft

Disney has put out some amazing paper crafts for Tron that you can print out and build yourself!  Who wouldn't want a Light Cycle to ride around town on?  Well, now you can build your own along with many other Tron themed paper crafts!  Just click this link to find them.

History Lesson: Mermaids

On January 9th, 1493 Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three "mermaids"--in reality manatees--and describes them as "not half as beautiful as they are painted."

Word of the Day: Aubergine

Aubergine-- aubergine is also known as an eggplant, melongene, brinjal, or guinea squash (Solanum melongena).  It is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades) and genus Solanum. It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used in cooking. As a nightshade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Word of the Day: Discussant

Discussant- One who takes part in a formal discussion or symposium   
Origin: 1925–30, Americanism ; discuss +

Artist Watch: Ratindra Das

Ratindra Das attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago and is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and holds Master status in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America.  He has won numerous awards and has shown his work around the world.  To see more of his luminous and colorful paintings go to his website here:

http://ratindradas.net/

What's Popped Up: 3rd Salon of Pop-up Books

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Happy New Year! Recently, Thibaut Brunessaux & Jacques Desse of La Boutique du Livre Animé in Paris posted photos from their epic 3rd Salon of Pop-up Books that was held on the evening of December 2nd.

The video invitation was created by Gérard Lo Monaco.

I wish I could have attended as it seems every paper engineer in France was in attendance.

Here is a list of the participants:

Marion Bataille : ABC3D

Bernard Duisit et Joëlle Jolivet : 10 p'tits pingouins

G. Lo Monaco et Bernard Duisit : Le Prince de Motordu

G. Lo Monaco et Joëlle Jolivet : Moby Dick

Gérard Lo Monaco : Le Magique Circus

Jean-Charles Trebbi : L'Art de la découpe, nouvelle édition deL'Art du pli

Eric Singelin : Jeux t'aime , Pélénope fait du sport

Jean-Charles Rousseau et Jean-Hugues Malineau : Tout Toutou

Gaëlle Pelachaud : Amsterdam Théâtre miniature, Vienne Théâtre d'illusion

Philippe Huger (UG) : Novopolis , L'incroyable encyclopédie

Olivier Charbonnel : Le Petit théâtre d'ombres, Les trois petits cochons

Anouck Boisrobert et Louis Rigaud : Popville

Anne-Sophie Bauman : Kididoc

What a group! All the books look amazing and I am very excited to see Joëlle Jolivet's work in the 10 Little Penguins and Moby Dick in person. Check out all the photos from the event here.

~Kyle

Word of the Day: Contortion

Contortion (sometimes contortionism) is an unusual form of physical display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body. Contortion is often part of acrobatics and circus acts. In general, contortionists have unusual natural flexibility, which is then enhanced through gymnastic training.

Word of the Day: Esperanto

Esperanto was created in the late 1870s and early 1880, and is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. The goal was to create an easy-to-learn and politically neutral language that would serve as a universal second language to foster peace and international understanding.