A Three-Dimensional Medieval Castle

I received this book today and am totally delighted with it. My 5 year old grandson spent the day with me and was here when the book arrived. He played with it all afternoon and said it was "the most awesome book ever". Many thanks.

My son had seen this book at school-all of the kids in his class were asking for it so much that the teacher sent us all the ISBN so that we could get it if we wanted to. Its just a big pop up book/castle that fascinates my 7 year old-who is learning in his 'gifted' class how to make pop-ups and who is totally into the 'knights and castles' thing to boot. Its beautiful and it is sturdy enough that it has survived him enjoying it regularly for 2 weeks now.

What a wonderful "book". This three-dimensional medieval castle was a delight to both my daughters, age 2 and 5. It is very sturdy, with amazing details. My 5 year old was delighted to find special "surprises" throughout the castle. It is perfect for travel and packs so easy. Please note that this is not a book per se, but more of a "dollhouse". There are cut-out dragons, princes, princesses and other fun accessories. My daughters will play for hours with this castle.

This is a wonderful value -- a fun fold-out castle, creatively designed and waiting for a lucky child to discover its many hidden surprises. The large but lightweight book comes with a "working" drawbridge on the cover, and is tied with two blue ribbons. You can "read" the book and let each of the four segments (including throne room, dining room, exterior, armory and bedrooms) appear individually, or you can unfold the house and tie the ribbons with the book covers back-to-back so that the castle is completely accessible as a sort of diorama. Your preschooler boy or girl will have hours of low-tech fun playing with the punch-out characters: king, queen, knights on horses, a jester, a wizard, lady, lord and dragon.There are hanging banners, a sliding front gate, balconies, connecting doors, chandeliers, chess games, closets, hidden jewels, pop-up furniture and more. There are loads of fun little surprises here -- even a hidden passage. My advice: get this even for a little child who may tear the admittedly fragile cardboard pieces. You can always tape or glue them together, or buy another castle, but you can't always find a fun setup for little ones that requires imagination more than batteries, allowing children to act out stories in an exciting play environment.

I have had this book for about a year now and i am still finding the little surprises that the designer has made in this exquisite book! Like the hidden passage behind the curtain, the meal under the cover that a helper is holding, and the detail is beautiful! If yuo spend enough time looking through this pop up book then you will find that behind curtains, under things, the ceiling, backs of things, everything! I could go onfor hours about how beautiful and detailed this book is!