Sharing this response from our catalog and repair expert—he does amazing things!

I have replaced quite a few Vox books by transferring the soundbox and placing on regular copy of a book. Here’s how I do it:

Take a “Scotty Peeler SP-2” metal label remover blade and pry underneath the soundbox to cut/loosen the foam tape.
Ignore any foam tape remaining on the bottom of the soundbox.
Use a dual heat hot glue gun set to “high”, and with GORILLA GLUE sticks (Staples # 24529910) to affix the soundbox to the new copy.

I’ve never had a soundbox fall off or even really look uneven after doing this. Any excess foam tape has not been a problem due to the Scotty Peeler.

If the foam tape is strong enough to survive the peeler, than it is probably permanent. Once it’s saturated with Gorilla Glue---it isn’t falling off the book anytime soon.

Michael Logusz

Cataloger, William P. Faust Public Library of Westland

From: Laura Hauch via Michlib-l <michlib-l@liblists.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 6:07 PM
To: Michlib <michlib-l@liblists.org>
Subject: [Michlib-l] Wonder/Vox book replacements

Hello libraryland,

A while back there was a discussion on Wonder and Vox books here on michlib, and I exchanged emails with a library that removes the soundbox from worn Wonderbooks and glues them onto replacement books.

I'm attempting it myself for the first time, and was wondering if anyone has done this and has any advice for me?

Namely, how do you get the foam adhesive off the soundbox once you've pried it from the book, and what kind of adhesive do you use to glue it to the new book?

Thanks,

Laura Hauch

Collection and IT Coordinator

Buchanan District Library

128 East Front Street

Buchanan, MI 49107

269-695-3681

269-695-0004 Fax