Day of the Dead:The 3D Interactive Pop-Up Book

Flowers bloom, candles glow, and skeletons dance in this lively pop-up celebration of Día de los Muertos.

• Filled with color and movement, this pop-up book invites young readers into the joyful world of Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, where families honor loved ones through dancing, music, food, flowers, and shared celebration.
• Each page opens onto an animated paper scene that transforms the festival’s most vivid imagery into moments of surprise and discovery.
• Across 6 large pop-up spreads, decorated altars rise from the page, festive figures appear mid-dance, and nighttime gatherings glow with candlelight, creating spooky scenes that feel busy, playful, and alive.
• Bold, humorous illustrations establish a strong sense of rhythm and motion, while lively, rhyming text encourages reading aloud and repeat visits.

Created by master pop-up artists Dominique Ehrhard and Anne-Florence Lemasson, the book showcases their distinctive approach to animated books, with each spread conceived as a small stage set where innovative paper engineering and colorful illustration work together to create depth, movement, and delight.

Designed for repeated handling, the pop-ups encourage curious minds and hands, offering fun for children and adults alike, alongside the craft and visual ingenuity prized by collectors of three-dimensional interactive books | DOMINIQUE EHRHARD is an internationally recognized pop-up author who, together with ANNE-FLORENCE LEMASSON, has published numerous books, including one about bicycles which was published by Prestel.