I spy with my little eye…an applean elephanta zig-zag The twenty-six magnificent paintings in this book have different letters of the alphabet for you to find. Can you spot them all? With a wonderful variety of artists, including Vermeer, Renoir and Magritte, this game is the perfect way to introduce children to fine art.
Saltbox House: Color n Build Activity Playset
by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Have fun building and coloring your own Saltbox House from printed, pre-cut, sturdy art board. The house measures approximately 7 1/2" wide x 9 1/4" long x 8" high and sits on its own platform. This playset provides hours of enjoyment. Children and adults can create their own interior and exterior color schemes with crayons, pencils, color markers, or watercolors. Inside is a staircase and loft; outside is a fence, deck, 4 dogs, a doghouse, two chairs, and garden plants that are easy to personal...
A special tenth anniversary edition of this glorious adventure story full of wonder and mischief, from the bestselling author Julia Donaldson and award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett. A hairy mammoth takes a cheeky little baby on a thrilling ride through a moonlit landscape populated by a sabre-toothed tiger, a leaping hare, a laughing hyena and even, just maybe, by a big brown bear . . . But where are they going? And what has it to do with the baby's scribblings on the cave wall? Celebrate t...
Created in deceptively simple paper cuts, this is a counting book with a difference: each image is not only an introduction to numerals but also to the shapes and colors of modern art. Small children, and those with an interest in modern art, will find much to enjoy in this gorgeous picture book. Tom Slaughter’s vibrant prints are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum. This, his first children’s book, was inspired by the paper cuts of Matisse, Dick Bruna, the art...
Shades of Truth (Faithgirlz / From Sadie's Sketchbook)
by Naomi Kinsman
It’s Going to Be a Bear of a YearSadie thought she’d have a perfect fresh start when she moved to Owl Creek, Michigan, but finding her place in her new school proves harder than she expected. In this divided town, Sadie’s father’s job mediating between bear hunters and researchers doesn’t help her social life. Sadie’s art instructor encourages her to explore her beliefs and express herself through her sketchbook, and things improve after Sadie befriends a kind girl from school and a researcher’s...
Look Out! Ghost Mountain Below #4 (The Fantastic Frame, #4)
by Lin Oliver
Fast-paced adventure meets art history in the fourth book of this thrilling series! Georgia O'Keeffe's Red Clouds with the Pedernal serves as the backdrop for Tiger and Luna's ongoing mission that allows them to enter the worlds of famous paintings. As they search for David, the boy who's been missing inside the frame for fifty years, they must traverse the desert and climb the mountain in New Mexico sacred to Native American tribes. But could the stories about spirits on the Pedernal be tru...
The ninth title in this successful series. A factually accurate but hilarious look at the life of Leonardo Da Vinci as he mixes with the colourful set in Renaissance Italy! From his passion for horses, to his painting of the Mona Lisa – all is revealed. Leonardo da Vinci’s life from 1470 to 1519 as seen through the eyes of one, Luigi Cannelloni, Leonardo’s trusty assistant. From his Adoration of the Magi; his passion for the structure of horses; his painting of the Mona Lisa not to men...
Spark curiosity in children about family history, genealogy, and their place within that legacy as Wombat's family tree project grows into an exploration of his relatives' wisdom as well as what talent he can add to his community. Wombat's family tree assignment turns sour when he realizes that every ancestor has a special something they are good at--everyone except him. He tries all the talents he's learned about from his family members, from music to carving to cooking, but nothing fits. Then...
A gorgeous pop-up gift book from bestselling Robert Sabuda, with a heartwarming message of unconditional love. Six stunning pop-up animal scenes celebrate the different ways that love can be shared. Can you find the elephant sheltering its friend from the storm? Or the two swans promising to stay together for ever? This ode to love from acclaimed paper artist Robert Sabuda is a gift book for the whole family to treasure.
Meet Rabbit, the international sensation, on a brand-new book adventure!Paint pots, spectacular sandcastles, bubble bath and chocolate cake... What could possibly go wrong? Thrills, spills and an Oops! or two are guaranteed in Rabbit's next adventure.Rabbit celebrates the magic of everyday life and has been spotted everywhere from the Centre Pompidou in Paris to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Rabbit can also be found on ceramics, textiles, prints and nursery decorations that are fa...
After a Japanese master swordmaker and his apprentice craft the perfect sword, they search high and low for someone worthy of it.
For kids who love to draw and create, this captivating picture book fosters an appreciation for nature and features craft ideas to inspire young artists. Kids will be inspired to create: Fingerprint bumblebeesSculptures made of sandRainbow colored jarsAnd more!Nature is an Artist explores different art forms that kids can find in the natural world. In the book, a group of children follow Nature—the most inspiring of teachers—as they discover the world’s greatest art show hidden in plain sight....
Pokémon: Trainer's Mini Exploration Guide to Sinnoh (Mini Book)
by Insight Editions
The One and Only Ivan & Bob ebook collection (The One and Only Ivan, Books 1-2)
by Katherine Applegate
The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture available on Disney Inspired by a true story, this is the beautifully written tale of how a mighty gorilla wins his freedom. We return to the unforgettable and prize-winning world with the incredible sequel, The One and Only Bob starring Ivan’s canine friend. THE ONE AND ONLY BOBIvan is an easy-going gorilla who has spent his life performing for the crowds at the Exit 8 shopping mall. He rarely misses...
Grace and Katie are twins who love to draw. Grace loves everything to be organised and neat, while Katie loves everything to be bright, bold and messy. When they want to draw a map of their home and street, the girls can’t agree on how it should be done so they each decide to create their own map. But that doesn’t work out quite as well as they’d planned. Perhaps working together might be more fun after all! An imaginative exploration of individuality, sisterhood, creativity and appreciating eac...
Fine artist Sam Winston, cocreator of the New York Times best-selling A Child of Books, celebrates the power of stories and written languages—and the imperative to preserve them. Once there were many stories in the world. There were stories with sunsets and wonderful tales filled with fairies and dinosaurs. But one day, a story decided that it was the best, the most important story ever. It called itself the One and started to consume every other story it came across. The One ate stories made o...
"On vacation in Mexico, Eddie Red and his best friend Jonah must once again rely on Eddie's talent for drawing and his photographic memory to uncover clues to catch a crook when Eddie's father is falsely accused of a crime"-- When his father is falsely accused of stealing, Eddie Red, with the help of his best friend Jonah, takes time out from the family's Mexican vacation to search for the real criminal. Book #2
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