We love books that bridge the gap between storytelling and interactivity in cool and clever ways, and Helen Friel's awesome "Midnight Monsters" is really our cup of tea.
Described as a "Pop Up Shadow Search" it's a book that needs two things.
1) a nice big wall space to project onto
2) A torch (the more powerful the better)
So for sneaky little mims who love reading under the bedcovers at night, those two things aren't a problem at all - and C was immersed in this one for ages, as each pop-up book scene looks like nothing on initial inspection, but brings to life all sorts of mythical monsters and creatures the moment you shine a torch at the book and through to your favourite wall space.
It's such a brilliant idea. In fact the last time I saw her playing with this book, it became apparent that C was trying to work out a (safe) way to project certain pages permanently on her wall from her night-light, which seemed like a really great use of the book.
"Midnight Monsters" by Helen Friel is out now, published by Laurence King Publishing (kindly supplied for review).