Bookend



Bookends are large living books in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They only appear in Big Boo's Haunt. Bookends possess sharp teeth and disguise themselves as regular books within a bookshelf. They hop out to startle Mario if he gets close enough. The green books disappear if they hit anything, including Mario.

If Mario jumps above the books, the book will disappear and release a Blue Coin. If Mario is hit by a Bookend, he loses two life points.

Bookends also appeared in Mario Party 8 in King Boo's Haunted Hideaway. They hover around in the rooms instead of lunging at players.

Trivia

 * Bookends are very similar to Ghost Books from Donkey Kong 64.