Origami for the Enthusiast

I still vividly recall the delight I found when a friend got this book for me. It was introduced with the notion that, since there were many more beginners than advanced folders, most of the books were for beginners, but NOT THIS ONE. Aha! At last! And it was true - some of the models are fairly straight-forward, but others are still challenging. And, to the best of my knowledge, this is the only origami vulture in existence - it looks so great on a Christmas tree! I've since had the pleasure of meeting John and folding many of his newer creations, but I still hold this book in high esteem because it was The First.

This was one of the first origami books I purchased, it has a very wide range of designs, with a great section in the beginning outlining the basic folds. The animals are cute, and there's always more difficult ones as you progress! Recommended!

John Montroll is considered on of the premier folders of animal origami, certainly in the US, if not the world. I actually had the pleasure of folding some of his models he was still working on for one of his books, when a member of the local origami club. His newer books certainly have cleaner, crisper diagrams, but this book has a lot of my favorite models, and is still well worth the cost. I've always loved the Pegasus, the grasshopper and other insects, various birds, elephant, etc. Don't miss getting this classic origami book!

This was my first intermediate origami book, and at the time, some of the beautiful, intricate pieces- like the insect- seemed like herculean challenges. If you're tired of cranes and boxes, this book has the pieces to ease you into the more challenging models, as well as critters to amaze your friends, frustrate your fingers, or simply delight you with the joy of learning new techniques.

I had done only some tsuru birds when I got this book. I found it very useful for the begginer that, just like myself, is interested in getting acquainted with origami signaling. Its models vary from the simplest to the most challeging ones, like a pegasus or a bug. Really worthwhile