diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7fe9439..c81c852 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "libre-study",
-  "version": "0.1.10",
+  "version": "0.1.11",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "libre-study",
-      "version": "0.1.10",
+      "version": "0.1.11",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.11.1",
         "react": "^19.2.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1042c12..e39ed58 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "libre-study",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.1.10",
+  "version": "0.1.11",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --host 127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 32eff1c..9963648 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ checksum = "2a4385e2e34eb35d6b3efe798b9eb88096925d87726c0798709bf56d9ed84af3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "app"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "rusqlite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index b52b589..f8cb454 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "app"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
 description = "A Tauri App"
 authors = ["you"]
 license = ""
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index ff5817b..0948602 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "../node_modules/@tauri-apps/cli/config.schema.json",
   "productName": "Libre Study",
-  "version": "0.1.10",
+  "version": "0.1.11",
   "identifier": "org.librestudy.desktop",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../dist",
diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index d362e5e..12ced6d 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
   min-height: 0;
   overflow: visible;
+  perspective: 1400px;
 }
 
 .page-system.study,
@@ -338,6 +339,14 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
 }
 
+.page-system.turn-forward .bible-page {
+  animation: page-turn-forward 480ms ease;
+}
+
+.page-system.turn-back .bible-page {
+  animation: page-turn-back 480ms ease;
+}
+
 .page-verse {
   break-inside: avoid;
   margin: 0 0 9px;
@@ -651,73 +660,113 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   text-underline-offset: 3px;
 }
 
-.session-timeline {
+.note-helper {
   display: grid;
-  gap: 10px;
-  padding-top: 2px;
-}
-
-.session-timeline header {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
+  grid-template-columns: 74px minmax(0, 1fr);
   gap: 12px;
   align-items: center;
-}
-
-.session-timeline header strong {
-  color: #657061;
-  font-size: 12px;
-}
-
-.session-timeline ol {
-  display: grid;
-  gap: 6px;
-  max-height: 240px;
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  overflow: auto;
-  list-style: none;
-}
-
-.session-timeline li {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-.session-timeline li button {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 54px minmax(0, 1fr);
-  gap: 4px 8px;
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 8px 9px;
+  margin-top: auto;
+  padding: 12px;
   border-color: #ded6c7;
   background: #fbf8ef;
   color: #202124;
   text-align: left;
 }
 
-.session-timeline li button:disabled {
-  cursor: default;
-  opacity: 1;
+.note-helper strong,
+.note-helper small {
+  display: block;
 }
 
-.session-timeline li button span,
-.session-timeline li button small {
+.note-helper small {
   color: #657061;
-  font-size: 11px;
+  font-size: 12px;
 }
 
-.session-timeline li button small {
-  grid-column: 2;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  white-space: nowrap;
+.note-helper-figure {
+  position: relative;
+  display: block;
+  width: 64px;
+  height: 58px;
 }
 
-.session-timeline p {
-  margin: 0;
-  color: #657061;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  line-height: 1.45;
+.helper-head,
+.helper-body,
+.helper-notebook,
+.helper-pencil {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.helper-head {
+  top: 2px;
+  left: 20px;
+  width: 26px;
+  height: 22px;
+  border: 2px solid #252821;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: #d6a84f;
+}
+
+.helper-head::before,
+.helper-head::after {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 8px;
+  width: 4px;
+  height: 4px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: #252821;
+  content: '';
+}
+
+.helper-head::before {
+  left: 6px;
+}
+
+.helper-head::after {
+  right: 6px;
+}
+
+.helper-body {
+  top: 27px;
+  left: 17px;
+  width: 32px;
+  height: 22px;
+  border-radius: 8px 8px 5px 5px;
+  background: #2f6f5e;
+}
+
+.helper-notebook {
+  right: 2px;
+  bottom: 3px;
+  width: 34px;
+  height: 22px;
+  border: 2px solid #c9baa0;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  background: #fffef8;
+  transform: rotate(-4deg);
+}
+
+.helper-notebook::before {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 6px;
+  left: 5px;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 2px;
+  background: #d8cfbf;
+  box-shadow: 0 5px 0 #d8cfbf;
+  content: '';
+}
+
+.helper-pencil {
+  right: 18px;
+  bottom: 21px;
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 4px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: #735c0f;
+  transform-origin: right center;
+  animation: helper-writing 900ms ease-in-out infinite;
 }
 
 .book-tabs {
@@ -731,6 +780,14 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   background: #ece9df;
 }
 
+.book-tabs.turn-forward {
+  animation: tab-window-forward 320ms ease;
+}
+
+.book-tabs.turn-back {
+  animation: tab-window-back 320ms ease;
+}
+
 .book-tabs button {
   min-width: 0;
   height: 30px;
@@ -896,6 +953,10 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   width: min(760px, 100%);
 }
 
+.timeline-modal {
+  width: min(1080px, 100%);
+}
+
 .about-modal p {
   margin: 0;
   color: #3f443d;
@@ -917,6 +978,158 @@ textarea:focus-visible {
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 
+.timeline-canvas {
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  padding: 30px 4px 12px;
+}
+
+.timeline-canvas ol {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 18px;
+  min-width: max-content;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  list-style: none;
+}
+
+.timeline-canvas ol::before {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 18px;
+  right: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  height: 3px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: #d6a84f;
+  content: '';
+}
+
+.timeline-canvas li {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 190px;
+  padding-top: 30px;
+}
+
+.timeline-dot {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 10px;
+  left: 16px;
+  z-index: 1;
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  border: 3px solid #fffef8;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: #2f6f5e;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #d6a84f;
+}
+
+.timeline-canvas button {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 5px;
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 120px;
+  align-content: start;
+  border-color: #ded6c7;
+  background: #fbf8ef;
+  color: #202124;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.timeline-canvas button:disabled {
+  cursor: default;
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.timeline-canvas time,
+.timeline-canvas span,
+.timeline-canvas small {
+  color: #657061;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.timeline-canvas small {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.empty-timeline {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+  justify-items: center;
+  padding: 30px;
+  color: #657061;
+}
+
+@keyframes page-turn-forward {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 0.8;
+    transform: translateX(18px) rotateY(-4deg);
+  }
+  55% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateX(-6px) rotateY(2deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(0) rotateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes page-turn-back {
+  0% {
+    opacity: 0.8;
+    transform: translateX(-18px) rotateY(4deg);
+  }
+  55% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateX(6px) rotateY(-2deg);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(0) rotateY(0);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes tab-window-forward {
+  0% {
+    transform: translateX(18px);
+    opacity: 0.65;
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes tab-window-back {
+  0% {
+    transform: translateX(-18px);
+    opacity: 0.65;
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes helper-writing {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: translate(0, 0) rotate(-18deg);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: translate(5px, 3px) rotate(-10deg);
+  }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .page-system.turn-forward .bible-page,
+  .page-system.turn-back .bible-page,
+  .book-tabs.turn-forward,
+  .book-tabs.turn-back,
+  .helper-pencil {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+}
+
 .status-panel.error {
   border-color: #b42318;
   color: #b42318;
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index c6b826a..cee36e0 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const activeSessionStorageKey = 'libre-study.active-session.v1'
 const timelineLimit = 200
 type ViewMode = 'page' | 'study' | 'notes' | 'compare'
 type StrongDisplayMode = 'off' | 'highlight' | 'numbers'
+type PageMotion = 'idle' | 'turn-forward' | 'turn-back'
 type TimelineEntryType = 'verse' | 'strong' | 'footnote' | 'search' | 'navigation' | 'view' | 'setting'
 
 type TimelineEntry = {
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ function App() {
   const [railOpen, setRailOpen] = useState(false)
   const [sessionModalOpen, setSessionModalOpen] = useState(false)
   const [aboutModalOpen, setAboutModalOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [timelineModalOpen, setTimelineModalOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [pageMotion, setPageMotion] = useState<PageMotion>('idle')
   const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState<ViewMode>('notes')
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
   const [libraryVerses, setLibraryVerses] = useState<Verse[]>([])
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ function App() {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const restoredSessionId = useRef('')
+  const pageMotionTimeout = useRef<number | null>(null)
 
   async function loadLibrary() {
     setError(null)
@@ -223,6 +227,40 @@ function App() {
     )
   }
 
+  function playPageTurnSound() {
+    if (!window.AudioContext) return
+
+    try {
+      const audio = new window.AudioContext()
+      const oscillator = audio.createOscillator()
+      const gain = audio.createGain()
+
+      oscillator.type = 'triangle'
+      oscillator.frequency.setValueAtTime(120, audio.currentTime)
+      oscillator.frequency.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(42, audio.currentTime + 0.08)
+      gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0.0001, audio.currentTime)
+      gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.06, audio.currentTime + 0.012)
+      gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.0001, audio.currentTime + 0.11)
+      oscillator.connect(gain)
+      gain.connect(audio.destination)
+      oscillator.start()
+      oscillator.stop(audio.currentTime + 0.12)
+      window.setTimeout(() => audio.close().catch(() => null), 180)
+    } catch {
+      // Page sound is intentionally best-effort.
+    }
+  }
+
+  function triggerPageMotion(direction: PageMotion) {
+    if (pageMotionTimeout.current) window.clearTimeout(pageMotionTimeout.current)
+    setPageMotion('idle')
+    window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      setPageMotion(direction)
+      playPageTurnSound()
+      pageMotionTimeout.current = window.setTimeout(() => setPageMotion('idle'), 520)
+    })
+  }
+
   async function runSearch(nextQuery = query) {
     setError(null)
     const trimmed = nextQuery.trim()
@@ -439,6 +477,9 @@ function App() {
       libraryVerses.find((entry) => entry.book === book)
 
     if (!next) return
+    const currentBookIndex = selectedVerse ? books.indexOf(selectedVerse.book) : -1
+    const nextBookIndex = books.indexOf(next.book)
+    triggerPageMotion(nextBookIndex >= currentBookIndex ? 'turn-forward' : 'turn-back')
     setQuery('')
     setSelectedStrong(null)
     setVerses(libraryVerses)
@@ -466,6 +507,7 @@ function App() {
       pageAnchors[Math.min(pageAnchors.length - 1, Math.max(0, index + direction))]
 
     if (!next) return
+    triggerPageMotion(direction > 0 ? 'turn-forward' : 'turn-back')
     setPageStartId(next.id)
     setSelectedId(next.id)
     setSelectedStrong(null)
@@ -817,7 +859,7 @@ function App() {
     if (!selectedVerse) return null
 
     return (
-      <nav className="book-tabs" aria-label="Bible book tabs">
+      <nav className={`book-tabs ${pageMotion}`} aria-label="Bible book tabs">
         {visibleBookTabs.map((book) => (
           <button
             key={book}
@@ -833,6 +875,66 @@ function App() {
     )
   }
 
+  function renderTimelineModal() {
+    if (!timelineModalOpen) return null
+
+    return (
+      <div className="modal-backdrop" role="presentation" onMouseDown={() => setTimelineModalOpen(false)}>
+        <section
+          className="modal-panel timeline-modal"
+          role="dialog"
+          aria-modal="true"
+          aria-label="Study timeline"
+          onMouseDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+        >
+          <header>
+            <div>
+              <span className="eyebrow">Timeline</span>
+              <h2>{activeSession?.title ?? 'Study Session'}</h2>
+            </div>
+            <button type="button" className="close-button" onClick={() => setTimelineModalOpen(false)}>
+              Close
+            </button>
+          </header>
+          {activeSession?.timeline.length ? (
+            <div className="timeline-canvas">
+              <ol>
+                {[...activeSession.timeline].reverse().map((entry) => (
+                  <li key={entry.id}>
+                    <span className="timeline-dot" />
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      disabled={!entry.reference}
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        restoreTimelineEntry(entry)
+                        setTimelineModalOpen(false)
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      <time>{formatTimelineTime(entry.at)}</time>
+                      <strong>{entry.label}</strong>
+                      {entry.reference ? <span>{entry.reference}</span> : null}
+                      {entry.detail ? <small>{entry.detail}</small> : null}
+                    </button>
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ol>
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="empty-timeline">
+              <span className="note-helper-figure" aria-hidden="true">
+                <span className="helper-head" />
+                <span className="helper-body" />
+                <span className="helper-notebook" />
+                <span className="helper-pencil" />
+              </span>
+              <p>This session has not recorded timeline events yet.</p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </section>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
   function renderSessionModal() {
     if (!sessionModalOpen) return null
 
@@ -1181,7 +1283,7 @@ function App() {
                   </div>
                 </div>
               ) : (
-                <div className={`page-system ${viewMode}`}>
+                <div className={`page-system ${viewMode} ${pageMotion}`}>
                   {renderBiblePage('KJV')}
                   {viewMode !== 'page' ? renderStudyMargin() : null}
                   {renderFootnoteStrip()}
@@ -1223,31 +1325,23 @@ function App() {
                     </span>
                   ))}
                 </div>
-                <section className="session-timeline" aria-label="Session timeline">
-                  <header>
-                    <span className="eyebrow">Timeline</span>
-                    <strong>{activeSession?.timeline.length ?? 0} events</strong>
-                  </header>
-                  {activeSession?.timeline.length ? (
-                    <ol>
-                      {activeSession.timeline.slice(0, 14).map((entry) => (
-                        <li key={entry.id}>
-                          <button
-                            type="button"
-                            disabled={!entry.reference}
-                            onClick={() => restoreTimelineEntry(entry)}
-                          >
-                            <span>{formatTimelineTime(entry.at)}</span>
-                            <strong>{entry.label}</strong>
-                            {entry.detail ? <small>{entry.detail}</small> : null}
-                          </button>
-                        </li>
-                      ))}
-                    </ol>
-                  ) : (
-                    <p>Click verses, Strong's entries, page controls, or footnotes to build this session timeline.</p>
-                  )}
-                </section>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="note-helper"
+                  onClick={() => setTimelineModalOpen(true)}
+                  aria-label="Open study timeline"
+                >
+                  <span className="note-helper-figure" aria-hidden="true">
+                    <span className="helper-head" />
+                    <span className="helper-body" />
+                    <span className="helper-notebook" />
+                    <span className="helper-pencil" />
+                  </span>
+                  <span>
+                    <strong>Study timeline</strong>
+                    <small>{activeSession?.timeline.length ?? 0} events recorded</small>
+                  </span>
+                </button>
               </aside>
               ) : null}
             </div>
@@ -1258,6 +1352,7 @@ function App() {
       </section>
       {renderSessionModal()}
       {renderAboutModal()}
+      {renderTimelineModal()}
     </main>
   )
 }