A verse retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" is nestled in a three-dimensional book that unfolds into the shape of a castle, which features architectural nooks and crannies, crenulated roofs, and die-cut windows. This board book is unique and eye-catching: while some level of dexterity is required, youngsters just learning to read will love the elaborate castle which folds out into a story book, and parents will relish the opportunity of using the stiff puzzle-like fold-outs to read an engaging tale. (Midwest Book Review) Chunky, individually die-cut pages together form a tiny, three-dimensional turreted castle, in The Enchanted Castle, Peter Lippman's latest addition to the Mini House Book series. A feline Sleeping Beauty inhabits one of several towers, which are graced with cut-out windows and high-flying flags -- Reviews It's a new concept in children's books. You pick one up. You hold it. You turn it around. You peer inside the windows, and then you pop the latch, opening the door to the story-and to a child's imagination. It's irresistible. Explore all the Mini House Books by Peter Lippman! Also in the series: THE ABC DOGHOUSE, a rhyming and illustrated alphabet-teaching-tool; FIREHOUSE CO. NO. 1, an action-filled story telling the day in the life of a fire company; THE HAUNTED HOUSE, a delightfully frightful story; MOTHER GOOSE'S HOUSE, with ten traditional Mother Goose rhymes; NOAH'S ARK, a number-counting book set on the famous big boat; OLD MACDONALD'S BARN, an interactive version of everyone's favorite barnyard sing-along, and SANTA'S WORKSHOP, a peek at the excitement of Christmas Eve on the North Pole. Peter Lippman is an award-winning children's author who's written and/or illustrated over thirty books, including Plunkety Plunk, Supersuits, Peter Lippman's Great Mix or Match Book, and The Great Escape. He divides his time between Roxbury, New York and New York City.