PAPERTOY MONSTERS

PAPERTOY MONSTERS, by Brian Castleforte

Recommended for ages 9+ years

A breakthrough paper-folding book for kids—paper airplanes meets Origami meets Pokemon. Papertoy Monsters offers 50 fiendishly original die-cut designs that are ready to pop out, fold and glue. The book interleaves card stock with paper stock for a unique craft package; the graphics are colorful, combining the edginess of anime with the goofy fun of Uglydolls and other collectibles. Plus each character comes with its own back-story.

And the results are delicious: meet Pharaoh Thoth Amon, who once ruled Egypt but is now a mummy who practices dark magic in his sarcophagus. Or Zumbie the Zombie, who loves nothing more than a nice plate of brains and yams. NotSoScary, a little monster so useless at frightening people that he has to wear a scary mask. Yucky Chuck, the lunchbox creature born in the deepest depths of your school bag. Plus Zeke, the monster under your bed, Nom Nom, eater of cities, and Grumpy Gramps, the hairy grandpa monster with his very own mustache collection.

• Papertoy Monsters is a collection of 50 cool paper monsters you can put together using scissors and glue.
• Each monster is rated by difficulty level, but even the "easy" monsters could be challenging for young kids.
• The monsters are perforated and the instructions are straight forward.
• Includes a bonus section in the back with blank templates, giving you the creative freedom to draw and make your own monsters.
• Creating papertoys helps kids develop sequencing, spatial reasoning and math skills as well as improving concentration, following directions and hand-eye coordination.
• 124 pages, paperback
• Book measures approx. 11 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches (LxWxH).
• Written by: Brian Castleforte
• Illustrated by: Robert James
• Published by: Workman Publishing Co.
• ISBN 9780761158820