Abstract: The covers and flaps of the cover construction of the book and toy assembly are opened and laid flat. Pop-up and fixed structures on the opened cover construction form a village, and a path or track passes through and by the village. The path passes over the front and rear covers, the spine therebetween, and the front and rear flaps folded out from the respective covers. A toy train stored in a storage compartment mounted on the front cover can be removed therefrom by the user, wound up, placed on the track and allowed to run around the track, and thereby through the village. Pressing a button on the inside of the book spine causes a noise making device to emit a train whistle noise to add realism and enjoyment to the train playing experience. Indicia and pictures on the flaps and readable with the covers open and the flaps closed tell a story about the train traveling through the village.

Abstract: An enhanced children's book includes a plurality of pages bound between covers along a spine. At least one of the pages includes a recto sheet, a verso sheet, and an inner member. The recto and verso sheets are adhered together to define an inner space in which the inner member is slidably received. The recto and verso sheets are cut to define a bound portion and a movable portion of the page. The inner member is rotatably attached to the bound portion of the page, and the movable portion is rotatably attached to the inner member. The movable portion is rotatable between a normal position in which the page is normally configured and an extended position in which a portion of the inner member is exposed. The inner member is rotatable between a normal position in which a minimal portion of the inner member is exposed and an extended position in which a maximal portion of the inner member is exposed.

Abstract: A children's book joined with a bendable figurine to form a figurine book assembly which functions not only as a book but also as an object for play so that the child's interest is sustained in the book. The figurine is a three dimensional character or object which is joined to the book and can be shaped to appear as a character or object in the story of the book. The book can be attached to the figurine so that the figurine extends out beyond the four corners of the book and is thereby at least partially visible from a front of the book. The figurine can have an upper portion that extends over the top of the book and is made of a bendable material so that it can be bent down by the child user over the front cover of the book, thereby holding the book closed. When the child wishes to open the book, the child bends the upper portion up and out of the way of the front cover. The upper portion can be configured as an upper limb like an arm.

Abstract: A children's book has a number of slidable pages. Each slidable page has a inner page assembly bound between a pair of cover by a binding and linked to an outer page assembly by a linking member. A handle is secured to each outer page assembly and extends beyond the covers. The page assemblies and the linking member have text and/or illustrations printed thereon. The linking member is slidably received within each page assembly and retained therein by a retention member. As a child pulls outwardly on the handle, the page assemblies separate and expose the linking member and illustrations printed thereon. The handles may, alternatively, actuated other movable structural features mounted in or on the pages.