Origami to Astonish and Amuse

This is an unusual book, because it's performance origami. It has stories and scripts and patter. But that's what happens when we do origami with the kids -- they want a performance. So it works, and works rather well!

I mistook the pocket knife for that from another book in my previous attempt at a review, and had to delete and rewrite -- but making ordinary gadgets out of paper is endlessly fascinating no matter what the design.

I can't remember where/who on LT - home page? member recommendations? - brought that book to my attention but I ordered it. Am I glad I did! Not only have I already folded a simple and practical model but I am currently reading the introduction, after the foreword by Peter Engel and the acknowledgments. A premiere for me who have always skimmed the images to marvel at the skill but mostly to find practical models to fold. I did it again with "Origami to Astonish and Amuse" but the names were so astonishing I was sure to never fold the models. Then I read some instructions, just to make sure that was doable, you know, and... I laughed out loud. It is a show, a fascinating one, enough to want to discover the showman himself. So here I am, show more READING a book on origami from the first page. show less

These models are harder than what my daughter can do so far, but she loves a challenge. Some of them are really funny -- the author has a good sense of humor.

Received from GoodReads.com for review.