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In the Holly Jolly North Pole: A Pop-Up Adventure
Join Santa’s helpers on a journey through his workshop in this cheerful, sturdy holiday pop-up book!
Welcome to the cold North Pole,
where elves are all preparing
gifts for children around the world
for fun, and play, and sharing.
At the North Pole, Santa’s workshop is stuffed with little elves preparing for the holidays with gifts, treats, and fun! A sturdy page-turner, In the Holly Jolly North Pole is an innovative pop-up story with treats for kids of all ages.
Welcome to the cold North Pole,
where elves are all preparing
gifts for children around the world
for fun, and play, and sharing.
At the North Pole, Santa’s workshop is stuffed with little elves preparing for the holidays with gifts, treats, and fun! A sturdy page-turner, In the Holly Jolly North Pole is an innovative pop-up story with treats for kids of all ages.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
14 pages, Board Book
Published September 12, 2023
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December 3, 2023
Pop up books bring me back to my childhood and In The Holly Jolly North Pole is no exception. An easy to follow story for young readers and exquisite details in the illustrations brings the North Pole to life. From busy bustling elves to Santa in his sleigh, this pop up book will be a fan favorite for young readers!
Thank you Simon Kids for gifting me a copy to review.
Thank you Simon Kids for gifting me a copy to review.
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December 4, 2023IN THE HOLLY JOLLY NORTH POLE is a delightful pop-up holiday board book. Each page features a large pop-up of a scene from the North Pole with a small rhyme to describe it. For instance, getting and sorting mail, making toys, baking with Mrs. Claus, and loading up the sleigh. The last page features Santa and the reindeer flying off to deliver toys.
What I loved: This is an imaginative and adorable pop-up book. The pop-ups were multi-tier, taking up nearly the whole page with plenty of characters and details on the scenery. Behind the pop-ups was black, adding to the dimensionality. The colorful images included plenty to visually explore on each page. A favorite in our house was the mail delivery page with mail coming down a large chute as elves rush to sort and read it.
The text rhymes nicely and has a great rhythm that rolls off the tongue. While each page features a different scene and related text, the overall story is one of how the North Pole gets ready for Christmas deliveries. The text was located at the bottom of each spread, making it easy to find amongst the busy images.
What left me wanting more: As a small thing, the pop-ups were somewhat thin, like a light cardstock. This makes them easy to rip for eager readers. As the page is black behind them (versus a duplicated image), this may be tough when they are removed as you lose the whole scene.
Final verdict: Overall, IN THE HOLLY JOLLY NORTH POLE is a delightful Christmas-themed pop-up that makes for a great holiday read. Recommend for older toddlers through young elementary school readers.
Please note that I received a copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
What I loved: This is an imaginative and adorable pop-up book. The pop-ups were multi-tier, taking up nearly the whole page with plenty of characters and details on the scenery. Behind the pop-ups was black, adding to the dimensionality. The colorful images included plenty to visually explore on each page. A favorite in our house was the mail delivery page with mail coming down a large chute as elves rush to sort and read it.
The text rhymes nicely and has a great rhythm that rolls off the tongue. While each page features a different scene and related text, the overall story is one of how the North Pole gets ready for Christmas deliveries. The text was located at the bottom of each spread, making it easy to find amongst the busy images.
What left me wanting more: As a small thing, the pop-ups were somewhat thin, like a light cardstock. This makes them easy to rip for eager readers. As the page is black behind them (versus a duplicated image), this may be tough when they are removed as you lose the whole scene.
Final verdict: Overall, IN THE HOLLY JOLLY NORTH POLE is a delightful Christmas-themed pop-up that makes for a great holiday read. Recommend for older toddlers through young elementary school readers.
Please note that I received a copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
December 26, 2023
The vibrant hustle and bustle as the North Pole gets ready for the big day comes to life in this fun read.
Santa's elves are extremely busy in the workshop, getting everything ready for children around the world. With gentle rhyme, the text explains what the elves are up to in each scene. The vocabulary encourages a bit of word building while staying understandable and age appropriate. There's just enough detail mentioned to encourage listeners to peer closer at the illustrations...something they'll be eager to do, anyway.
This is a pop-up book, where each 2-page spread turns into a 3-D delight. The illustration is busy, which not only amplifies the desired mood but gives listeners something new to discover each time they visit the book. The colors are bright and bold and they elves have similarities to small children. This lures listeners in and makes the fantastical scenes easy to connect with.
It's a cute book for the holiday season and simply quite a bit of fun to read. I received an ARC and enjoyed it quite a bit.
Santa's elves are extremely busy in the workshop, getting everything ready for children around the world. With gentle rhyme, the text explains what the elves are up to in each scene. The vocabulary encourages a bit of word building while staying understandable and age appropriate. There's just enough detail mentioned to encourage listeners to peer closer at the illustrations...something they'll be eager to do, anyway.
This is a pop-up book, where each 2-page spread turns into a 3-D delight. The illustration is busy, which not only amplifies the desired mood but gives listeners something new to discover each time they visit the book. The colors are bright and bold and they elves have similarities to small children. This lures listeners in and makes the fantastical scenes easy to connect with.
It's a cute book for the holiday season and simply quite a bit of fun to read. I received an ARC and enjoyed it quite a bit.
December 7, 2023
Head to the North Pole in this darling pop-up Christmas book for young kids. Each page holds four rhyming lines of text about the jolly preparations taking place. The illustrations are cheerful and adorable and full of sweet details. A delightful Christmas story to share with 2-5 year olds.
March 15, 2024
What a fantastic pop-up adventure book. This book does an excellent job of showing what goes on in Santa’s workshop has he prepares for Christmas Day. I definitely recommend picking this one up for your kids around the holiday season.
Thank you Simon Kids for sending me a copy of this book.
Thank you Simon Kids for sending me a copy of this book.
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