British illustrators

John Patience
Pop-up Books  

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John has created lots of pop-up books.
Here are some of the ones he thinks are his best work.
Select any picture for a larger view.

 

Little Merlin's Book of Magic Pets

Little Merlin's Book of Magic Pets Cover6 full-page spreads.
Story & illustrations: John Patience
Paper Engineering:
Keith Moseley
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

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Little King Arthur is bored. Little Merlin pop-up illustration
Little Merlin pop-up illustration When Merlin lends him the Book of Magic Pets, strange and funny creatures begin to pop out of every page. Which will Arthur choose for the perfect playmate?

 


Who's Afraid of Tigers?

Who's Afraid of Tigers cover6 full-page spreads.
Story & illustrations: John Patience
Paper Engineering: Keith Moseley
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

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Joe and his best friend, Smudge, fly off to the jungle. Who's Afraid of Tigers illustration
Who's Afraid of Tigers illustration Joe looks high and low but doesn't spot any tigers!



The Roarasaurus

The Roarasaurus Cover6 full-page spreads.
Story & illustrations: John Patience
Paper Engineering: Keith Moseley
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

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Roarasaurus was a very small dinosaur with a very loud roar! The Roarasaurus illustration
The Roarasaurus illustration When the volcano erupted, everyone ran as fast as they could.

 


Pop-Up Dino-Stories

4 stories about young dinosaurs and their adventures


Cover of A Bad Day for DinosaursCover of Baby Pteranodon's First Flight

Cover of You Don't Scare MeCover of What Kind of Dinosaur am I?

5 Pop-ups in each book
Story & illustrations:
John Patience
Paper Engineering: John Patience
Publisher: Peter Haddock Limited, Bridlington, UK.
Titles in the series:
What Kind of Dinosaur Am I?
You Don't Scare Me
A Bad Day for Dinosaurs
Baby Pteranodon's First Flight

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What Kind of Dinosaur am I?

A dinosaur egg is stolen by a pteranodon and then lost in the undergrowth. A cute little dinosaur hatches out but what kind of dinosaur is he? He embarks on a journey of self-discovery...

Pop-up Illustration from What Kind of Dinosaur am I?
The Roarasaurus illustration

You Don't Scare Me

Baby T Rex discovers that he can't scare anybody...

...because his voice is just a tiny, little squeak.

 

Pop-up illustration from You Don't Scare Me
When his friend, Baby Triceratops, is in danger, Baby T Rex finds his roar and rescues him.

 


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