Books by David Pelham

A one-of-a-kind letter-learning extravaganza from a master of the genre. The fun begins right on the cover just pull Applebee Cats pink tongue and watch his eyes roll around and around! Inside, David Pelham invites young readers to learn their letters by linking the characters two by two, all the way from A to Z. Each spread features a tab that readers can pull to change the illustration and reveal the next letter, picture, and labeled word in the sequence. The queen dons her robe, the moon dons a nightcap, and an eel swallows a tiny fish. Applebee Cat makes several appearances, along with a friendly dog who eventually accompanies his wheelchair-bound master to the doctor and accidentally gets an X ray taken! Best of all, the merry chase through the alphabet ends in a spectacular surprise: a pop-up zoo. This groundbreaking interactive alphabet book is destined to become an instant classic. Sales of David Pelhams popular series about Sam and Samantha (Sams Sandwich, The Sensational Samburger, Sam's Pizza, and other titles) prove that he knows just what pleases young readers.

Ben plays with the box his mother's new washing machine came in, pretending it is a spaceship, a submarine, and a ledge for battling dragons.

Through a simple rhyming text, the youngsters discover the names of various creatures in the animal world while exploring them in their natural surroundings through bright, movable, pop-up artwork.

Six foot tall man showing detailed view of the inner structure of the human body.

Children of all ages can delight in celebrating Christmas with this fun-filled, mini pop-up book with bright illustration throughout featuring Santa, his reindeer, and a sleigh full of toys!

David Pelham's classic alphabet pop-up continues to entertain and educate children ten years after its initial publication. The book's original design, peekaboo flaps, and twenty-six pop-up animal surprises, are paired with a special gold foil cover treatment in this tenth anniversary edition. From "baboon" to "zebra," this commemorative volume is sure to be an enduring classic for all time.

An introduction to the making and flying of kites, with more than one hundred patterns ranging from simple paper versions to highly efficient and complicated giants.

Delivered fresh and hot from David Pelham is this saucy pop-up novelty treat, a trompe l'oeil pizza pie created with loving thoughtfulness by one silbling for another. Only the best ingredients will do when Sam is cooking for his baby sister. He might hold the anchovies, but he won't forget to line the crust with baby eels, a roadkill centipede, sheep's eyes, and a host of other unbelieveably yucky delicacies! Full color. 11 spreads.

Young siblings will relish this ingenious fold-out flap book with its look of a real sandwich and easy-to-say, rolling rhymes. Sam and his sister Samantha are making a giant sandwich--but little does Samantha suspect that slimy slugs and creepy bugs are among the ingredients. Children will follow clues and lift flaps to see if they guessed each thing Sam has sneaked in. Full color.

Cleverly designed to look like a lunch box, Pelham's latest offering is packed with an all-new assortment of creepy, crawly pop-ups. When Sam plans to go boating by himself, Samantha cooks up a very special seaside snack for her thoughtless brother, including tar and crackers and crunchy live shrimp. Watercolor illustrations.

At Sam's sixth birthday party, his sister passes a box of chocolates and youngsters can lift the chocolate flaps to discover the extra-creepy treats that Samantha has prepared for her brother and his friends.

It’s picture-taking time at Grandma Mouse’s family reunion, so why does everyone look so glum? Luckily their “famouse” photographer knows the two magic words guaranteed to work magic on mice—“Say cheese!” By spying through the cover’s irresistible peephole, readers can enter the inviting miniature world of Grandma Mouse and her many adorable relatives. This fun-to-hold, wedge-shaped book is filled with lively spreads, each of which includes an unexpected, interactive pop-up or pull-tab to make the story come alive. Open an envelope to see a realistic invitation emerge, pull the tab to unveil the family portrait, or turn the page to make Grandma put on her glasses. Pelham packs a whole picture book of exuberant illustrations into a novelty format loaded with puns, jokes, and silliness galore. Children will visit Will the Wood Mouse, Hilda House Mouse, Charles the Church Mouse, and the rest of the gang again and again for a Gouda-gobbling good time!

A hamburger thief has been troubling the neighborhood, so Sam and Samantha have vowed to get their revenge by enticing the bun burglar to steal the world's worst beef patty--one with everything on it. Rollicking rhymes and a guessing game accompany the terrible two-some as they concoct an awful creation, beginning with shampoo mayonnaise. Full color.

Just in time for Halloween, best-selling author David Pelham has invented a clever, creepy creation that's loaded with ingenious pull-the-tab and pop-up surprises. Mister Bones is a skeleton who lives in a small boy's cupboard and follows him everywhere, creeping up behind him and yelling "Boo!" But one day, Mister Bones is nowhere to be seen-until readers discover that the spirited skeleton has a new home. Lurking behind a closet door is a punch-out Mister Bones of their very own! The alluring die-cut cover of this bulky, fun-to-hold book is irresistible; with a shake, one can watch the skeleton dance between open doors. Inside, pull a tab to make Mister Bones exercise; open a page to see him pop out of the chimney; and lift a flap to find the make-your-own Mister Bones puppet. Pelham fans won't be disappointed by the witty, rhyming text and graphic, eye-catching illustrations.

Preschoolers can touch-and-feel smooth, rough, and shiny elements to figure out what mice, Stuff and Nonsense, are trying to make, in an exciting interactive tale with a pop-up page and full-color illustrations.

Text and pop-up illustrations trace the history of the universe.

Worms wiggle and bugs jiggle; frogs leap and caterpillars creep in this richly painted and cleverly engineered pop-up book that focuses on how creatures get from here to there. Illustrated.