My advice, get the personages The quality of the books and cut outs are wonderful. This is a family project/activity, not a bedtime read. Great for family game night or camp outs. It took multiple attempts in different settings to get the light, distance and height just right to display the shadow, and several sets of hands. The only light that we've found to work is the phone flashlight. We tried flashlights, lamps, camp lanterns. As the website says, a light with one bulb, no reflectors or lens works best. My 5 year old loves the shadows but the personages are her favorite.

A sweet Halloween gift I got the Halloween story last year for you grandchildren. It was a fun way that I could celebrate with them though I don’t see them on Halloween. I was told that they enjoyed the book a lot. Also, there are many different levels of play and room for imagination with the separate stick shadow puppets, reading the story, looking at the story in shadows. So fun!

My daughter loves her Shadow Play book! The Cinderella story is truly perfect for my book-loving, princess-obsessed 4-year-old! It's very well made and brings so much magical creativity to the story. My daughter loves it and I bought one for each niece and nephew.

The shadow books are simply amazing! The shadow books are simply amazing! I love how my kids can play with them for hours and be entertained. I also appreciate the many ways you can play with them! In the dark and also using it as silhouettes! I highly recommend them. The quality of the books are also amazing! They are thick and sturdy!

Great I bought several books from Shadow Play - for my daughter and as a gift. My little one especially likes to play with a figures. Highly recommend.