Philip Mann

46168516, Oct 14, 1986

Jan 28, 1985

6/695417

Philip Mann - New York NY

Tuffy Books, Inc. - Harrison NY

B42D 100

281 15R

In a book made up of a plurality of sheet members respectively constituting a pair of covers and a number of leaves therebetween and being fastened together with a spine of the book in a manner to permit relative angular displacements of the sheet members about the spine for opening and closing the book, at least the sheet members constituting the covers, and preferably all of the sheet members, are substantially stiff and have elongated openings extending therethrough along corresponding edge portions of the respective sheet members, and all of such openings are aligned when the book is closed and are accessible from opposite sides of the respective sheet members so that a hand can be extended through the openings for carrying the closed book.

49310178, Jun 5, 1990

Mar 17, 1989

7/325000

Philip Mann - Hartsdale NY

Grosset & Dunlap, Inc. - New York NY

G09B 1104

434 87

A book for children comprises a front cover, a back cover and a plurality of sheets forming a succession of pages between the front cover and the back cover. The sheets are die cut or perforated to form knockout plugs intended to be removed by the consumer. When the plugs are removed, the sheets form a stencil and define a work page bearing an illustration related to the stencil. A tutorial page adjacent to the work page and visible together with the work page when the book is opened to the work page illustrates the appearance of an image when properly drawn with the aid of the stencil. A binding for the covers and sheets enables the book to be opened to any of the pages and to lie with both of the covers and all of the pages flat. This facilitates the use of the book as a stencil book.