Angels: A Pop-Up Book Book

ANGELS by Chuck Fischer is an extraordinary book. When it came in the mail, Carl chuckled because I'd received a pop-up book. Once I opened it and started turning the pages, he stopped laughing and starting gasping. I cannot describe just how gorgeous and stunning this book is. This is not a kids' pop-up book. The paper engineer on this project was Bruce Foster and he does a phenomenal job - I cannot begin to imagine the time and work involved in creating something like this.

This book is more than brilliant illustrations and pop-up work, though. The text, written by Curtis Flowers, is chock full of information about angels of all kinds. This book has them all - Eastern Angels, Mythological Angels, Biblical Angels, Secular Angels and Angels of the Zodiac.

ANGELS is a fascinating book and I've discovered something new every time I've picked it up. I learned that Archangel Michael is the greatest archangel in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. I also learned that most Biblical Angels are male. My only complaint with the book is a very minor one - some of the text is difficult to read because of the pop-ups.

If you know anyone who loves angels or art, ANGELS would make a fabulous gift. I know I would be thrilled to receive something like this.