Toy train and book assembly

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said cover construction includes a front cover and a rear cover, and a first portion of said path is on said front cover and a second portion of said path is on said rear cover.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
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• a sound making device supported by said cover construction;
• wherein said cover construction includes a spine between said front and back covers, and said sound making device is mounted on an inside surface of said spine, disposed between said front and back covers.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said cover construction includes a spine and structure mounted to said spine and with said cover construction in the open position, said structure forming an opening through which said object passes when traveling on said path.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said cover construction includes a first flap secured to said front cover and pivotal relative thereto between open and closed positions, said front flap having an opening, and said compartment extending through said opening when said front flap is in the closed position.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said object includes spaced wheels and said path has a raised track portion, said spaced wheels being positionable on opposite sides of said raised track portion and thereby guided along said path when moving therealong;
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• wherein said path has a curved portion, and said cover construction includes a guiding structure spaced out from said raised track portion to guide said object relative to said curved portion.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said cover construction includes front and rear covers, a spine between said front and rear covers, a sound making device and a sound making compartment housing said sound making device and mounted on said spine;
• and
• wherein said spine, said sound making compartment and said storage compartment space said front and rear covers in generally parallel relation when said cover construction is in the closed position.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said cover construction include a front cover, a rear cover and a spine therebetween, and said path traverses over said front and rear covers and said spine;
• and
• wherein said object includes spaced wheels, said path includes a raised track portion which guides said object with said spaced wheels on opposite sides thereof, and said raised track portion is discontinuous at a first fold line separating said front cover and said spine and at a second fold line separating said rear cover and said spine.

A play method, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a book assembly including a book cover construction, a compartment mounted to the cover construction, and a toy stored in the compartment;
• (b) opening the cover construction so as to thereby define a path thereon;
• (c) removing the toy from the compartment;
• and
• (d) causing the removed toy to move along the path;
• wherein the book cover construction includes front and rear covers and front and rear flaps, and said opening step includes causing the covers and flaps to lie flat and the path thereby traversing over both of the covers and at least one of the flaps.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said cover construction includes a front cover, a back cover and a flap pivotally connected to said back cover and pivotal relative thereto from a closed position to an open position, and with said cover construction and said flap in their open positions, a first portion of said path is formed on said back cover and a second portion of said path is formed on said flap.

A book assembly, comprising:

• a cover construction positionable in alternative open and closed positions, said cover construction including a storage compartment;
• a path defined with said cover construction in the open position;
• and
• an object positionable in a stored condition in said storage compartment and in an alternative removed condition, removed from said storage compartment, said object when in the removed condition being positionable on and movable along said path;
• wherein said cover construction includes a front cover, a back cover and a layer sheet, said layer sheet having a fold line dividing said layer sheet into first and second layer sheet portions, said first layer sheet portion being secured to and on said back cover, said second layer sheet portion forming a flap pivotal about said fold line between open and closed positions relative to said back cover, a first portion of said path being formed on said first layer sheet portion with said cover construction in the open position, and a second portion of said path being formed on said second layer sheet portion with said flap in the open position.