Books for children are often some of the most experimental when it comes to physical form and the material potential of paper and card. More is to come here on this topic, but for now, here is a peep at one of well-known author/illustrator Jan Pienkowski’s beautiful scenes in his telling of the Christmas story, The First Noel. Through the layering of intricately cut pieces of card, Pienkowski’s pages form cavernous spaces, reminding us of the essentially three-dimensional nature of the book as object.