Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Hogwarts

Very beautiful piece of art. But handle it delicately, I ripped it a little .

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The book itself is great. But the one delivered to me had a few tears. If it wasn't the eve of my nephew's birthday, I'd have asked for an exchange.

Complicated.

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If made well this would have been a delight for HP fans of all ages. I bought it for my wife for Christmas and it came on 1st November but the return by date was the 1st December so by the time we opened it return was impossible. Our guide to unfolding the map made no reference to the essential tabs that must be opened rather than simply pulling it open. Not wanting to damage it we took great care having read the reviews and watched a YouTube guide. Both my wife and myself are fans of craft and are skilled so I'm not surprised that people have found they have torn it while trying to open the 'map'Our's was manufactured in Thailand while some were made in China so there may be a difference and I think the ones from China mention tabs in the instructions. The printing is criticised for being too dark but since places like the Forbidden Forest are dark I think that is fine and the detail and images in the printing are very good. We will try waxing the tabs and trimming them to slightly narrower. A child may be less critical than adults but please don't let them open the 'map' without help or they will find the tabs or holders will tear.

Bought this for my daughter’s 11th birthday. I’m glad I read other reviews beforehand as I agree that the pictures are quite dark, and it’s difficult to see the detail through the windows. Also opening the book out into the full scene was difficult. You need to push the tabs carefully out, rather than just pulling the pages apart as they would definitely rip. However, there is so much amazing detail to discover! My daughter used a torch to see the darker areas and loves exploring behind the walls and doors. It’s definitely a book to treasure and show off to friends. I don’t think I would have paid £50 for it but I’m glad to have paid £22. Worth every penny and my daughter thinks it’s the best book she’s ever owned.

Love it. Before trying to unfold it slid out all the cream coloured tabs between the back pages. It then unfolds easily. Always had a 'thing' for pop up books, this is the best one I've had.

I was very disappointed with this book, I'll explain why. I have quite a few pop-up books of which some are even carousel dollhouses from the 90s that were actually played with and remain functional and in good condition, so I have those books in mind to compare with the quality and durability of the papers used in this book, as well as certain technical choices of paper engineering.Let me start by saying there is a video on Youtube showing the book in action, and I highly recommend you look it up. That video is very well edited, HOWEVER the book did not have anywhere near the same wow factor in person. In the video the book looks very impressive but in reality it is very cheaply made using some of the weakest paper I've seen considering the price.The price is insanely high considering the poor quality and durablity of the item. The paper is thin and will wear with only a few uses. The pull tabs, especially the Pink Lady, is too easily ripped because that kind of engineering would require sturdier paper and more careful assembly by those who put it together (in fact those tears are visible at 1:42 in the youtube video I mentioned, just watch the bottom of the Pink Lady portrait there when it's pulled open).Also, some of the worst decisions were the tab-slot fittings in openable doors, which should have been fixed. Since they couldn't be bothered to glue those parts neatly, when you try to pull the doors open the tabs easily come out of the slits while also tearing them wider, destroying the fit - you will have to glue them yourself as a repair and paint the frayed damaged white bits with ink markers.Some elements don't always fold back to where they should so you need to be extra careful and adjust things while slowly closing the pop-ups - it shouldn't be that way. Some of the higher structures seem to not successfully come into place, with walls just sticking inwards or outwards awkwardly, looking ugly and unimpressive.Finally, the colors also seemed somewhat dull and lifeless, a bit on the grey side and not very saturated, but that's the least of the problems.Positive points are some of the smaller pop-ups, the Forbidden Forest which was well thought out and works well, and the Quidditch pitch although I had to insert a knife to open some of the towers. But the few positives don't justify the price, at least not in my opinion.To summarize, what appalled me the most was really the low quality of the paper. In person it's thin and fragile, with pointy bits and corners already bent and frayed even in new condition. This book had great paper engineering ideas but sadly they were poorly implemented because the makers decided to cut corners on paper quality - and yet still demand a ridiculous price for the final result.It's an expensive book, so I don't recommend it unless someone is an avid Harry Potter collector and just wants it for that reason.

It's ok. Not as good as the description/listing shows. The pictures are a bit dark and not all the tabs pull like they should. Not worth the price Amazon charge, especially when Asda have it for £22. The instructions included and the video on the listing (which are different to each other) are both incorrect so be careful not to rip any pages when opening to full size.