The topic of my final work is pop-up and leporello picture books in kindergarten. Picture books are a child’s first contact with the world of books and lead them through various adventures of the characters and introduce them to concepts they have not encountered before. The paper consists of a theoretical and a practical part. In the theoretical part of the work, we first get acquainted with the concept of a picture book. A picture book is the first book that a child receives in his hands. Parents and educators should know and be informed about what kind of picture books are of high quality and important for children and their development, and through this work we will inform ourselves about quality picture books. The paper also explains the importance of illustrations in picture books and the importance of reading picture books. The first Croatian picture book is also mentioned in the work. During their growing up, children come across many picture books that have different functions for their development. The paper lists the functions that picture books can have. A child in a kindergarten cannot read a picture book by himself from the earliest age, but the teacher’s role is to read the picture book to him, observe the illustrations and develop a love for picture books. Of course, the educator has many other roles during the reading of the picture book, which we will find out in the paper. We will also find out what role picture books play in a child’s development and we will learn what pop-up picture books and leporello picture books are. Picture books encourage children to be creative and imaginative, which they express through art activities. In the practical part of the paper, the activities carried out in the kindergarten are presented. The activity was carried out by children aged 6. The motivations for the art activities were picture books. At the end of the activity, children’s works were analyzed