Soft book

A foam book comprising:

• a front cover page having a perimeter and substantially comprised of foam;
• a rear cover page having a perimeter and substantially comprised of foam;
• at least one page having a perimeter and residing between the front cover page and the rear cover page, the at least one page substantially comprised of foam;
• the front cover page, the rear cover page, and the at least one page together forming pages of a foam book including a perimeter;
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• a plurality of page binding portions, with one page binding portion residing between each pair pages, attached with, and covering the pages such that at least a portion of the perimeter each of the pages is approximately flush with the page binding portion, with page binding portions attached to allow the pages of the book to open and close;
• whereby the plurality of page binding portions serve to bind all of the pages of the book together and allow for opening and closing the pages.

A ring-bound foam book comprising:

• a plurality of leaves substantially comprised of foam and including two opposite sides, with each of the opposite sides of each leaf bounded by a perimeter;
• at least one support portion corresponding to each of the leaves, with each support portion including two opposite sides, with each of the opposite sides bounded by a perimeter, with the perimeter of the support portion approximately the same as the perimeter of the corresponding leaf, the support portion fixedly attached at one side with a side of the corresponding leaf;
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• a ring-type binding applied through the plurality of pages, whereby the plurality of pages may open and close.

A concertina-bound foam book comprising:

• a plurality of leaves substantially comprised of foam and including two opposite sides, with each of the opposite sides of each leaf bound by a perimeter;
• at least one support portion corresponding to each of the leaves, with each support portion including two opposite sides, with each of the opposite sides bound by a perimeter, with the perimeter of the support portion approximately the same as the perimeter of the corresponding leaf, the support portion fixedly attached at one side with a side of the corresponding leaf;
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• a binding means applied to the plurality of pages such that the pages open and close in a concertina-type fashion.

A foam book portion comprising:

• a first page having a perimeter and substantially comprised of foam;
• a last page having a perimeter and substantially comprised of foam;
• at least one page having a perimeter and residing between the first page and the last page, the at least one page substantially comprised of foam;
• the first page, the last page, and the at least one page together forming pages of a foam book including a spine and a perimeter;
• a book binding portion fixedly attached with and covering the spine of the foam book and a portion of the first page and the last page such that at least a portion of the perimeter of the first page and the last page is approximately flush with the binding;
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• a plurality of page binding portions, with one page binding portion residing between each pair pages, attached with, and covering the pages such that at least a portion of the perimeter each of the pages is approximately flush with the page binding portion, with both the book binding portion and the page binding portions attached to allow the pages of the book to open and close;
• whereby the book binding portion and the plurality of page binding portions serve to bind all of the pages of the book together and allow for opening and closing the pages.