Book with movable toy for children

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a children's book having features which attract the attention and interest of young children.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a children's book having a toy which is movable along the book.
It is a further object of the invention to provide such a book wherein the toy is slidably mounted on the book to permit the reader to slide the toy around the periphery of the book.
It is yet a further object of the invention to provide such a book wherein the toy takes the form of a creature (eg.
, animal, Fish, insect or plant life) which is the subject of the story of the book.
These and other objects of the invention which will become apparent from the following detailed description are achieved as follows.
The invention is a book having a front cover, a back cover, and a multiplicity of pages therebetween, all of which are bound along one side.
One or more of the covers or pages is provided with a track, such as a channel, for slidably attaching a toy figure.
For this purpose, the cover(s) or page(s) which attach the toy figure have sufficient structural integrity to support the toy figure and the movement of the toy figure along the track.
For example, the cover which supports the toy figure may be thicker or comprised of a harder material than the other pages of the book.
Preferably, the slide track is defined along the edge/periphery of a cover or page so that the toy figure may be moved around the periphery even when the book is closed.
The toy figure preferably takes the shape of an animal or other creature which is the subject of the story in the book.
In this way, the young reader can easily correlate the movable toy figure with the story.
Multiple toy figures may also be provided.