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Summary: Delicate
Review: I love the paper engineering of this book. But, of course, I love all Robert Sabuda engineering. My complaint is that I received the book and carefully opened each page. When it came to the "Tea Party" I opened and it tore! I am a collector and would not think of allowing a child to turn the pages, yet as I carefully opened the page to the Tea Party it tore! This is not a book I would recommend opening. It's OK if you are only going to display it unopened. Not a good Sabuda example compared to my others in the collection.
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Summary: All good things come to an end
Review: I was blown away with the beauty of the book. I was very disappointed in its quality. The forest in the first scene leans too far back. The cover was torn at the joint with the spine. I also ordered "The Wizard of Oz" as a gift. The tornado folded out parallel with the page instead of perpendicular to it. My copy of the book was printed in Colombia and assembled in Ecuador. The books I am reviewing here were made in China. What a shame. I would rather pay a little more for a quality pop-up book. I returned both books.
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Summary: Bravo!
Review: I've been making and collecting pop-up books for over 20 years. I thought I knew every trick in the book. Robert Sabuda's interpretation of Alice in Wonderland added a few more that were, literally, outside of the book!
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Summary: This is the MOTHER of all pop-up books EVER!
Review: I've never written a review of any book before, but am compelled to do so now. (I'm not a very good writer!)I've been collecting pop-ups for a long time, and this is the Pop-Up to End All Pop-Ups!
This book exceeds all my expectations of any Pop-Up. Innovative, top quality, surprise after surprise, includes full story, just superb! I cannot give this book enough stars. If 5 is the highest, I give this book a 15! You will not be dissappointed!
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Summary: Great Book but Beware
Review: It deserves 5 stars, no doubt.. but I wanted to make the point that the mad hatter tea party page was ripped and torn in 3/5 books that I purchased online. I believe that this is a page that is flawed inherently, in that even in the two other books, the table unfolded incorrectly in 5/6 tries. A good reason to purchase this book in the store to be certain you have a good version.. Also, for those who have purchased the Oz or Goose books, the paper quality is shockingly less sturdy and less durable, which is very disappointing. But it is still a Sabuda masterpiece, of that there is little doubt. The Victorian peep hole is my favorite effect. Well worth having for the price of..
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Summary: problem with flamingo
Review: Just wondering if anyone else had the same problem...one piece of paper (a flamingo?) was not printed and the piece of plain paper is jarring although it is a tiny flaw.
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Summary: Seeing is believing
Review: My sister bought Christmas Alphabet by Robert Sabuda last year and we thought it was wonderful, so when I saw this book while shopping on-line I knew I had to buy it for my daughter for Christmas. Wow! My sister promptly ordered one for her daughter after seeing it. Then I took the book into work-Robert Sabuda owes me a commission. By the end of the day - I kid you not - orders had been placed for 10 Alice in Wonderland, 7 Wizard of Oz, 2 Kwanzaa Celebration and 2 Night Before Christmas. I just received Wizard of Oz, 12 Days of Christmas and Night Before Christmas today and am thrilled once again. Enough reviewers have described the book, so I won't. It suffices just to say that Robert Sabuda's books are truly "works of art."
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Summary: fabulous addition to your Sabuda collection
Review: Once you have one of his pop-up books, you will be drawn willy-nilly to buy all of the rest. This is not his most sublime effort on two fronts. The art work is in the exact style of the original, so while it is stunning and beautiful, I think it is not as lovely as his absolutely original imaginings. A few of the pop-up effects such as the little baby changing to a pig face(found in one of the mini books within a book) don't work very well, since only the pig is visible unless you go thro contortions to peek inside before ever opening that page. The same with the scene of painting the roses red. While a great deal of the original text has been abridged, only a couple of the nonsense rhymes that made the original unabridged alice one of my childhoods read aloud favorites has been included. Overall, the pop up engineering is still stunning, to see Alice's face inside the White Rabbits home with her arms sticking out windows, and her feet out the chimney and front door, the mad hatters tea party, and of course, the very first telescopic view of her fall down the rabbit hole are not to be missed! My 3 1/2 year old sits thro 90% of the story just as long as he can enjoy the pop-ups again and again!
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Summary: Absolutely Magical
Review: The most amazing pop up book I have ever layed my eyes on. I bought it for my daughter for Christmas and she can't wait to share it with here class when she returns from break.
We are hooked, we want ALL of Robert Sabuda's books!
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Summary: Beautiful!
Review: The most incredible, detailed pop-up book I have ever seen. Unlike many pop-up books, however, this one does not marginalize the text of the story, which is lengthy and contained in small mini-books (with their own pop-ups!) on many of the pages. It is extraordinary. My only (slight) caveat is that one must be careful with this book and its delicate pieces, so young children will need supervision with it if you want it to last.
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