Storybook Pages

Lore & Background

The Thieves' Guild, the sprawling criminal network at the heart of Sly Cooper and the Thieves' Guild, has a long and complicated history. The Storybook Pages serve as a fragmentary record of that history—accounts of how the guild was assembled, how its member organizations rose and fell, and the rivalries that shaped the criminal underworld. The pages are written in a style that reads like a children's storybook gone slightly wrong: whimsical in tone but heavy with the weight of betrayal, heists, and power struggles.

Within the game's world, the pages appear to have been torn from a larger volume and scattered deliberately, as if someone wanted the full story to remain incomplete. Finding them is an act of quiet detective work, rewarding players who take detours, check hidden alcoves, and explore the less obvious paths through each level. The narrative they assemble is secondary to the main plot but enriches the setting, giving texture to the guilds and characters the player encounters.

The storybook format itself is a nod to the franchise's playful, cartoonish tone. Even as the pages deal with serious themes of loyalty and corruption, their presentation keeps the mood light, in keeping with the Sly Cooper series' tradition of blending heist-game structure with a storybook sensibility.

In Their Own Story

The page was tucked behind a loose brick in the alley, half-hidden by a coil of rope. Bentley's paws fumbled with it, the paper brittle and yellowed at the edges. He held it up to the grey afternoon light and read the single line scrawled in faded ink: 'The Guild does not forgive. It forgets. And forgetting is worse.' He turned it over. On the back, someone had drawn a small, lopsided raccoon with a bandana. Bentley snorted, tucked the page into his satchel beside the others, and muttered something about 'tacky fan art' before the alley swallowed the sound. Above them, a crow watched, unimpressed, and flew off toward the next district.

Reader's Guide

Storybook Pages are a secondary collectible in Sly Cooper and the Thieves' Guild. They are not needed to finish the main story, so players can ignore them if they wish, but collecting the full set unlocks the complete guild-history narrative.

How to find them: Each page is placed in a specific level, usually tucked away in a spot that requires a small detour—climbing a side wall, squeezing through a narrow gap, or checking a hidden room. They glow or shimmer slightly so they are visible if you look carefully. There is no map marker; you have to explore.

Which character: The pages are collected by the player (controlling Sly) and are associated with Bentley's storybook in the narrative framing. Bentley is the one who 'reads' and assembles the tale.

Upgrades / variants: The pages do not have mechanical upgrades. Their only progression is numerical—collect more to unlock more of the story text. There are no alternate versions or rarer variants in later entries; the item is specific to Sly Cooper and the Thieves' Guild.

Tip: If you miss a page in a level, you can replay that level freely. There is no time limit, so take your time checking corners and elevated platforms.

Did You Know?

• The Storybook Pages are a secondary collectible, meaning the main story can be completed without finding a single one.
• The pages are written in a storybook style, blending the game's heist structure with a fairy-tale narrative voice.
• The collectible is specific to Sly Cooper and the Thieves' Guild and does not appear in the same form in the franchise's other entries.
• Each page is a single torn sheet, reinforcing the in-world idea that the full book was deliberately broken apart.