Black Cat, White Cat: A Pop-Up Book of Opposites
Pop-up books have come a long way, baby, and Chuck Murphy,  creator of our all-time favorite,Color Surprises: A Pop-Up  Book, and the astoundingOne to Ten: Pop-Up  Surprises!, surely deserves some of the credit. InBlack  Cat, White Cat: A Pop-Up Book of Opposites, youngsters will love  interacting with the myriad meowers, all displaying a state of  opposites. On the first page sits a dignified, green-eyed black cat,  simply labeled "Black cat." Lift the cat, fold it left, and  out springs a white cat chasing after a big red ball! On another page,  "High cat" perches atop a pop-up ladder, as "Low  cat" slinks by below.  With the simple downward tug of a tab,  "Young cat" magically forms jowls and a bigger head to  become "Old cat." No run-of-the-mill, two-dimensional  illustrations could communicate the concept of opposites as  effectively as this artful book. But even those who have already fully  grasped "near and far," "day and night" won't be  able to resist these nodding, leaping, prowling cats. (All ages)--Karin Snelson