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.

Fantastic books Fantastic books! Really simple and amazing! My kids are excited, and I feel great spending time with them and telling the stories! I purchased these books for my family and as presents for our friends. Package arrived safe without damages. Thank you very much!

We came back for more We ordered shadowplay as Christmas gifts and my 4 year old and 1 year old both loved them. My son begged for more so we ordered another set. This time we ordered the companion puppets and he loves to work those as I light the normal story. I appreciate the written story too as it’s been a while since I heard some of these!!

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!

artistic excellence meets childhood imagination! This is a unique idea yet brings back happy memories of a hand shadow book that my parents (I am 75) used when I was a child. I love that all children can see it at the same time, and it is a shared experience. Imagination is a treasured gift and I love to create opportunities for my grandchildren to use their minds and find joy. I am thrilled at the artistic excellence of the book. Thank you for creating this!