Wicked The Musical: A Pop-Up Compendium of Splendiferous Delight and Thrillifying Intrigue
ISBN:9781595910547

I'm a Wicked fan and a pop-up collector so I was excited to see that a book had been designed around the musical. The book includes the story of the musical as well as some pop-ups. In all, their are four pop-up pages: The highlight is the flying monkeys with a well constructed pop-up that jumps out of the book. There's a 'defying gravity' pop up which is comparatively simple but still delightful. The pop-up map is just a folded map that opens out and really doesn't rate as a genuine pop-up, but it's interesting for 'Wicked' fans as it provides a close up view of the map that forms the curtain for the show. Glinda descending in her bubble is a simple sliding device with no pop-up aspect. The facing pages include interesting text and lift-the-flap features, including 'The Shiz University Gazette' and Galinda and Elphaba's letters home to their parents. There's also a lift the flap bedroom for the two school friends. The text is written in a style that will appeal to children. In summary, a very satisfying book for fans of the hit musical but not really impressive as a pop-up book. If you're a collector this book will only be of limited interest and certainly doesn't have the sort of complexity you'll see in Ron Van Der Meer or Robert Sabuda's books. It's still a treat for 'Wicked' fans and a great gift for anyone that loves the musical.

After seeing Wicked, I gave my 6 year old granddaughter my copy of the Grimmerie because she fell in love with the musical. Altho' she tried to take good care of my book, it wasn't long before some of the pages were bent and torn. This book is much better suited to young fans of Wicked. She loves it and I bought myself a copy too!

This book is absolute fun with great pop ups. It is fabulous for reliving the show or as an introduction before seeing it. Young and old will adore this find.

Love it, love it, love it! Great item and wonderful service and delivery. Highly recommend!

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R13F2P8IT1GXJE I made this video to show how wonderful the book is. The short video on this page doesn't do the book justice. So you get a page by page view, though I don't read the whole story or give away the plot for anyone who hasn't seen the musical. I hope you enjoy and end up buying this book! It's great for any collection.