I’m Late for School — Pop-Up Edition

Pop-up Edition, 2009

This pop-up edition is based on the book originally published in 1985. I created the paper engineering myself, but producing the book was a challenge. At the time, there were no printing houses in Turkey producing pop-up books, so the Mavibulut team assembled the first edition in-house.

It was the first pop-up book to be written, illustrated, designed, paper engineered and manufactured entirely in Turkey.

THE STORY

A boy is late for school.

“Follow me,” says the rabbit. “I’ll show you a shortcut!” And off it runs.

“Climb onto my back,” says the tortoise. “I’ll take you to school… in a few years.”

“Flying is the fastest way,” says the eagle. “But you’re too heavy. Leave your bag behind.”

The boy refuses, so the eagle drops him.

A big fish swallows him. Later, a fisherman catches the fish and sells it to the boy’s teacher, who wants to talk about fish in class.

And so the boy finally reaches his classroom… inside the fish’s belly.

Only a little late…