[The Genius of Lothar Meggendorfer: A Movable Toy Book]

Photographs of the movable book "The Genius of Lothar Meggendorfer," held by UNT Special Collections. The illustration on the cover is of a a circus performer in a red outfit, and white collar extended out like a star. He also wears a pointy red hat, and is jumping on a theater stage, framed on the side by a red curtain. The top of the cover has a yellow banner containing the title. Image 2, "The Maid" poem on a page with three stanzas. On the right is a movable illustration of a maid in bright blue washing a giant mirror while standing on a step stool, another woman in a different maid outfit standing behind watching her. Image 3, "The Musician" poem with a movable illustration on the right of a musician in a blue coat and yellow striped pants, playing a french horn with a music stand in front of him. Standing by him is a grey dog, looking out a window into the night where two black cats are outlined.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Wizard of Oz]

Photographs of "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is orange with the title at the top in yellow. Under the title is an illustration of a tall old man with glasses, a background of the night sky surrounding his head. In front of him, smaller in size, are the illustrations of the tin man, Dorothy, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion. Image 2, illustration on two pages. On the right is an illustration of the old Wizard filling in Scarecrow's head with Bran. The left page has the story with a small illustration of Scarecrow in the middle of it.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bookano Stories: with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form No. 9]

Photographs of volume No.9 of "Bookano Stories with Pictures That Spring Up in Model Form," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book has the title at the top in orange letters framed by yellow. The cover is completely covered in an illustration of a king sitting on a chair under a tent, with his guard and other workers by him. Outside the tent in front of them are several commoners looking to the king. Image 2, front view of a pop-up of a man in a yellow robe and turban sitting in fancy room, two women in dressed up clothes sitting on either side of him. Behind them are servants, in the top left corner is a lantern. Image 3, far away front view of pop-up of man and two women with servants behind them. Image 4, top view of man and two women pop-up. Image 5, pop-up of 2 yellow pages with a thick colored frame. In the middle of both pages is a pop-up of a white table with different figures, such as a nutcracker, sitting around it. On the right is a pop-up of a maid standing by them.
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jabberwocky: A Pop-up Rhyme from Through the Looking Glass]

Photographs of Lewis Carrol's "Jabberwocky: A Pop-up Rhyme from Through the Looking Glass," held by UNT Special Collections. The pale blue cover contains an illustration of a Jabberwocky, a creature with human-like face and ear ears, also with pointed ears at the top. The title is at the top in big black letters. Image 2, illustration of the jabberwocky hiding behind a tree branch expanding over two pages. Another pointy eared animal is peeking out with him. In the top left corner is a small poem that starts with "He took his vorpal sword." Image 3, jabberwocky behind a branch illustration, with part of the branch a pop-up. Image 4, purple starry illustration across two pages, with an old man's head in the middle with a pop-up of a blue dragon above him. On the right is a red circular hat with a golden tassel. In the top left is a small poem that starts with the words "And hast thou slain." Image 5, top view of of dragon pop-up.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Monster Island]

Photographs of Ron Van der Meer's "Monster Island," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is filled with an illustration of a hot air balloon flying in clouds with a face. On top of that is the title in yellow and pink letters inside a black "tornado." Under the clouds is a skull island in the middle of the water. Image 2, pop-up of a page with the colorful title in the top left corner in a black cloud. Across the two pages are illustrations of clouds with creatures around it. The pop-up part of the page is the hot air balloon with two children inside of it. Image 3, pop-up of a giant green and pink bird with a thin head. A cracked egg with a baby bird is under it, and a big white cloud behind the bird. Image 4, side view of bird pop-up.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[How Columbus Discovered America]

Photographs of "How Columbus Discovered America," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is an illustration of the top of a ship from the view of the helm. The helm contains the title inside of it, behind it people can be seen on various parts of the ship looking out at the sea. Image 2, pop-up of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The three ships are on the waves of the ocean, very detailed in its design. Behind the ship on the right are some palm trees. The bottom right corner of the right page is a small illustration of a room with two globes and a book laying in front of them. The sails of the boats have a big red cross on them. Image 3, front of view of ships pop-up.
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Pictures to Please You]

Photographs of Clifton Bingham's "Pictures to Please You" with illustrations designed by Ernest Nister, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book has white and pink tones, with an illustration of two young blonde girls, one taller and older, standing in a doorway with white branches above them. The title is at the top with the first two words white bubble letters. Image 2, poem titled "Good for You" with a sketch at the bottom of a dog, cat and pig in striped shirts. Another sketch is in the top left of a dog in a shirt. The right page contains a movable illustration of a big cat in a dress holding a smaller cat like a baby. In the background are different cats doing various things.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[The Lions' Den]

Photograph of "The Lion's Den" from the Little Showman's Series' First Issue by the McLoughlin Brothers publishers, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book contains an illustration of a person covered in cloth riding a camel with a yellow blanket in between them. The camel is walking through the desert with two thin, tall trees by them. In the bottom left of the illustration are two four-legged desert animals on a rock. The illustration is seen through a red/gold decorative frame with the title at the top in thick white letters. Image 2, pop up from "The Lions Den." The pop-up shows a woman in a red dress standing by a jumping lion with a thin long object in her hand, and this is all behind a set of bars in a yellow box. Laid out in front of that is a poem titled "The Lion Queen," talking about a woman who can tame beasts.
Date: March 1, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Sam's Pizza]

Photographs of David Pelham's "Sam's Pizza: Your Pizza to Go," held by UNT Special Collections. The outside of the "book" is shaped like a pizza box, and opens up like one too. The front of it has a circular logo that looks like pizza toppings, rimmed by yellow with the word "Sam's" and author inside of it. The word Pizza is displayed across the circle in red letters outlined by green, and a circular icon in the top left corner has an illustration of a young boy in a white chefs hat. Image 2, open pizza box which consist of the pages of the book. The top looks exactly like a pepperoni pizza with olives and greens. Image 3, open pizza pages, circular in shape. On the left the page contains a description of the pizza with circular image in the middle of a girl with a chefs hat, a pizza in front of her. On the left is a "plate" with a slice of pizza left and the words "yurs fur wen yur feeling beter" on a white slip on top.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings]

Photographs of Stanley Hendricks' "Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is black with an illustration of an astronaut in space with the title on the right in white. Image 2, pop-up of two bright blue pages with a space pod pop-up, showing it crashing into the water with their red and white striped parachute next to it.
Date: March 2, 2020
Creator: Gellner, Megan
System: The UNT Digital Library