Book including edible articles such as candy as a part of the pages

A book assembly comprising:

• a plurality of similarly configured edible articles;
• a book comprising a front cover, a rear cover and a plurality of pages including at least one page having a pictorial illustration on at least a portion thereof which suggests that one or more artistic features of said pictorial illustration can be supplied apart from the book;
• and
• said plurality of similarly configured edible articles capable of being removably positioned on said pictorial illustration in a manner such that said edible articles are used to provide said artistic features which said illustrations suggested be supplied apart from the book, said edible articles thereby forming a part of said illustration.

A book assembly comprising:

• a front cover, a rear cover and a plurality of pages, including a plurality of said pages having an illustration thereon;
• a supply of similarly configured edible articles;
• a plurality of said illustrated pages having at least one hole formed therethrough;
• and
• at least one of said similarly configured edible articles capable of being placed in registry with and extending out of said at least one hole formed through said page to form a part of said illustration on said page, with like edible articles capable of use to form parts of illustrations on one or more additional pages, said edible articles being removable from said pages.

A book comprising:

• a front cover, a rear cover and a plurality of pages including
• at least one page having a plurality of holes formed therethrough;
• and
• a plurality of pieces of edible candy releasably attached to a substrate in a predetermined position to form a candy insert such that at least one piece of edible candy of said plurality of pieces of edible candy is in registry with and extends out of a hole of said plurality of holes formed through said page when said at least one page and said candy insert are positioned immediately adjacent to one another, wherein said substrate is selectively positioned adjacent to said page said at least one piece of edible candy forming a part of said illustration.

A method of encouraging the reading of a book comprising:

• obtaining a book having at least one illustrated page, said at least one illustrated page having one or more predetermined locations for the placement of edible articles;
• obtaining a supply of edible articles;
• placing at least one edible article at a predetermined location on said illustrated page such that said edible article is removably positioned on said at least one page to form a part of said illustration;
• and
• removing said at least one edible article in conjunction with reading or viewing said illustrated page.