Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [MP3 CD]

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Summary: Great Book
Review: Alice in Wonderland is a great book that I truly enjoyed. I like how the author made something symbolize something else. For example, the rules of the game they were playing symbolized the actual rules of the land. Even though this book is intended for kids to read but I say it is a book for all ages.

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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: 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: Exquisitely Designed, Beautiful Display of Literary Classic
Review: What a surprise! I hardly would think I would be impressed by a pop-up book. The "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation" is not the usual variety, and the original Lewis Carroll tale is not the ordinary book. It is superb in every way.

It pops up like any pop-up book, but this is where the similarity ends. The pop-ups have their own pop-ups or other devices. They up into minibooks, things swing and sway. There are textures and styles not found in regular children's books. The art is sophisticated and classic, reminiscent of the version you read as a child.

It is a grade school rendition of the famous story, but don't be fooled. Adults will love this book too.

As far as the text is concerned, the story has been abridged to meet the needs of the format, but enough is there to please anyone new to the plot. This is where the grade school rating is justified, since younger readers may be fascinated by the images and general storyline, but still may not be old enough to read the multiweave fantasy by Carroll.

It is unfortunate that a book with a physical espect to it will wear out, unlike the average book. The very things which stand out as strengths will diminish over time, and the children who love this book might not be as delicate with it as you would like. To that end, I say buy it anyway. It is a beautiful display of a literary classic from which many dreams will be born.

I fully recommend Robert Sabuda's take on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: A Pop-up Adaptation," and hope you take a few minutes to buy the complete, unabridged "Alice."

Anthony Trendl