The Enchanted Castle

Peter Lippman. Workman Publishing, $9.95 (20pp) ISBN 978-0-7611-0109-3

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 (Workman, $9.95, ages 1-6 ISBN 0-7611-0109-8 Nov.).

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