Build your own town! This innovative book has everything kids need to put together an elaborate paper city—no tape or glue needed. The sturdy pieces press out and slot together, and when all the pages are removed, the cover boards become the play surface.

Forty separate models include buildings, vehicles, and people, and a special section encourages children to make up their own stories about this charming place: which shop has a grand opening, where the bus is going, who lives where, and anything that strikes their imagination.  

Ellen Giggenbach was born in Bavaria, and the region's folk art traditions continue to inform and inspire her work. Using old stationery, wallpaper, and fabric, Ellen creates each of her decorative and vibrant collages by hand. She lives in Germany.