Once Upon a Time...: A Pop-In-Slot Book

Nick Sharratt. Candlewick Press (MA), $8.99 (18pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-1695-3

Another princess appears in Once Upon a Time by Nick Sharratt. ""Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess,"" reads the opening. ""She lived on top of a hill, in a [blank]."" Illustrated slots allow kids to complete the sentence with one of 36 press-out pieces; the device gives readers plenty of room to shape the tale whatever way they like. ( June)

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