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"Infants have limited capabilities with vision upon birth and respond well to high-contrast images. ... This ... accordion-style board book provides developmentally appropriate visual stimuli for your baby's visual development, while exposing them to life-like imagery that can grow with them and expand their vocabulary. Each animal painting was designed by Tabitha Paige: artist, speech-pathologist, and author of the bestselling series Our Little Adventures"--

Here are 100 recipes that show us how to bring more joy and mindfulness to the kitchen through family-friendly meals that are satisfying, yet decidedly unfussy. Filled with Aran's gorgeous photographs, you will also find suggestions sprinkled throughout the book for creating a welcoming space with lighting, linens, flowers and flatware.

"Delve into the enchanting art of lifelike floral design with The New Art of Paper Flowers. Whether you're a novice looking to discover a gratifying new hobby or a seasoned crafter seeking inspiration, this all-inclusive handbook will equip you to cultivate lush, long-lasting blooms using colorful crepe paper"--

Ever wondered what nonbinary and gender nonconforming really mean? Or if it's grammatically correct to use they as a singular pronoun?In this charming and disarming guide, a real-life they-using genderqueer writer unpacks all your burning questions in a fun, visual way. No soapboxes or divisive comment-section wars here! Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, always human, this gender-friendly primer will get you up to speed. It's about more than just bathrooms and pronouns--this is about gender expression and the freedom to choose how to identify. While they might only be for some, that freedom is for everyone!

Moorea Seal creates an inspiring tool for list lovers everywhere to discover the keys to their own unique happiness and bring more joy and balance into their lives. This undated journal with 52 listing prompts, one for every week of the year, encourages readers to reflect, invest in themselves and ultimately transform their lives.

Build your watercolor skills with confidence with these 25 beautiful and beginner-friendly new projects on premium watercolor paper! From artist Sarah Simon, author of the bestselling Watercolor Workbook series, comes 25 new projects that will let you take an artistic journey through cozy cafés and blooming gardens.This easy-to-use watercolor workbook is filled with unique and beautiful illustrations of flowers, nature, and café scenes that are ready for you to watercolor—no drawing skills required! Each page is specially designed with simple step-by-step instructions so you can easily and confidently paint each project and create artwork that matches the quality of the author's example. Watercolor Workbook: Café in Bloom features:• An introduction to fundamental watercolor techniques• 25 beginner-friendly projects on thick, 200 gsm premium watercolor art paper—no color bleed-through!• Beautiful artwork inspired by quaint cafés and blooming botanicals• Easy-to-follow instructions, including suggested paint and paintbrush materials, so you can start painting todayArtist and author Sarah Simon, a.k.a. @themintgardener, has taught thousands of people how to paint with watercolor. Her first book Modern Watercolor Botanicals provides everything you need to know about the art of watercolor and, now in this new workbook in her bestselling Watercolor Workbook series, Simon offers 25 new watercolor projects that you can sit down and enjoy painting today!

Build your watercolor skills with confidence with these 25 beautiful and beginner-friendly new projects on premium watercolor paper! From artist Sarah Simon, author of 2021's bestselling Watercolor Workbook, comes 25 new projects that celebrate flowers, feathers, and animal friends.This easy-to-use watercolor workbook is filled with unique and beautiful botanical and animal sketches that are ready for you to watercolor—no drawing skills required! Each page is specially designed with simple step-by-step instructions so you can easily and confidently paint each project and create artwork that matches the quality of the author's example. Watercolor Workbook: Flowers, Feathers, and Animal Friends features:• An introduction to fundamental watercolor techniques• 25 beginner-friendly projects on thick, 200 gsm premium watercolor art paper—no color bleed-through!• Beautiful floral and plant artwork, including: wild roses, poppies, sunflowers, buttercups, dandelions, and more• Easy-to-follow instructions, including suggested paint and paintbrush materials, so you can start painting todayArtist and author Sarah Simon, a.k.a. @themintgardener, has taught thousands of people how to paint with watercolor. Her first book, Modern Watercolor Botanicals, provides everything you need to know about the art of watercolor and, now in this second workbook in her Watercolor Workbook series, Simon offers 25 watercolor projects that you can sit down and enjoy painting today!

The perfect gift for any dad, this keepsake legacy journal is a special place to record special moments, stories, and advice that you want to pass down to your children one day.Dad’s Story is a guided life story journal thoughtfully designed to help dads of all ages write down memories that they want to preserve and share with their children and family. Designed by best-selling artist and author Korie Herold, this memory journal provides dads with thoughtful writing prompts and plenty of journaling pages to record memories from their childhood, school years, early adulthood, and more. Show dad that you love him and want to hear more about his life with this timeless gift that’s ideal for Father's Day, birthdays, or any time of year.Sections and writing prompts include:Early Childhood: What was your house like growing up? What were your favorite toys or playtime activities?School Years: What did you think you wanted to be when you grew up? What were you like as a teenager?Work and Travel: What was your first job? What family vacations do you remember the most?Love and Family: What's your best relationship advice? How did you feel when you found out you were going to be a dad?Character and Values: What do you value most in life? What family values do you hope to pass down?Hypotheticals and Curiosities: What's something you wish you had done differently? What's the best advice you ever received?Words of Wisdom: Additional space to write letters to your familySpecial features include:Elegant linen with gold foil coverAcid-free and archival paperLayflat design allows you to easily write in the bookCarefully developed designs and prompts allow to you reflect and remember

"Big Thrift Energy will teach you everything you need to know about shopping for affordable vintage home decor and styling it in a modern home. Antiquing can be intimidating: how do you know if a piece is worth salvaging? How do you navigate the piles of merchandise at a thrift store or estate sale? Part resource, part inspiration, Big Thrift Energy is a comprehensive guide that offers tips for thrifting that you never knew you needed: How to shop for the good stuff, how to upcycle and style vintage treasures in your home, and even advice for flipping your most-coveted items to turn a profit."--Provided by publisher.

Make cute animals with easy-to-follow crochet patterns.Lauren Espy, author of 2019's No. 1 bestselling amigurumi book, gives you easy-to-follow patterns so that you can quickly create the cutest amigurumi critters (crocheted stuffed toys). Detailed, step-by-step photos, alongside images of the full animal, will help you crochet creations as cute as what you see on the page.Animal Amigurumi Adventures: Volume 1 features:• User-Friendly Instructions: Easy-to-follow patterns and guidance for the best tools (standard hook and common worsted weight yarn) to get started• Step-by-Step Reference Photos: Detailed photographs of each step, as well as the finished product, to help guide you along with confidence• Perfect Size: Each animal averages 7-10 inches in size, making them ideal to display or play with Patterns include:• Jungle Animals like a sloth, toucan, and monkey• Ocean Animals like a clownfish, crab, and orca whale• Forest Animals like an owl, fox, and raccoon

For anyone seeking a simpler life, this guided journal takes the reader on a journey to a new definition of minimalism.

Explore the fascinating world of cryptozoology with this fun guide, filled with eyewitness accounts of 50 cryptids found throughout the world, some of which have been proven real.

This beautiful undated journal of weekly lists will help nurture self-expression and self-development. Each of the four seasonal sections includes 13 listing prompts with plenty of space to write your own lists. This journal will open up new avenues of self-knowledge and help you celebrate, enjoy, and take ownership of your own life.

Twenty simple sewing projects are tied together with a thread of memoir that tells the story of how sewing brought Sanae Ishida profound happiness. Each seasonal project, specially designed to promote health, creativity, relationships and more, provides gentle inspiration to live your best life. When Ishida was diagnosed with a chronic illness and lost her corporate job, she thought her life was over. But these challenges ended up being the best thing that ever happened to her because they forced her to take stock of her life and focus on the important things, and enabled her to rediscover sewing--her true passion. Inspired to succeed at just one thing, Ishida vowed to sew all of her daughter's clothes (and most of her own) for one year. Sewing Happiness includes 20 projects plus variations (including Japanese-inspired home goods and children's and women's clothing) organized by season, and stitched together with Ishida's charming personal story.

Record-breaking swimmer Becca Mann shares how she turned her failed Olympic dreams into making history as the first—and only—person to ever swim the 21-hour Maui Nui Tri-Channel CrossingI wasn’t afraid of the ocean. I wasn’t afraid of the unseen depths beneath the water, or what lurked below. I was afraid of being trapped in my own mind.Record-breaking swimmer Becca Mann was a young swimming prodigy. A two-time USA National champion, she was the youngest person ever to place in the Top 10 in four events at a single Olympic Trials and represented Team USA at four World Championships. But after years of sacrifice, relentless drive, and coming heartbreakingly close to Olympic glory—three times—Becca’s dreams came crashing down.In Outside the Lanes, Becca shares her journey from the disappointment of Olympic defeat to making history as the first—and only—person to conquer the grueling, 21-hour, 40-mile Maui Nui Tri-Channel Crossing. She also opens up about the mental battles that shaped her: confronting the sacrifices she endured, OCD, and the relentless pressure to succeed.More than just a story of a young athlete, Outside the Lanes is a powerful exploration of resilience, reinvention, and redefining what it means to win. This is an inspiring read for anyone who has ever dared to chase a dream by adventuring outside the lanes.

“Poems that will be perfect for animal lovers, with gorgeous illustrations worthy of framing.” —starred Kirkus review Collect all three books from the award-winning You Stole My Name series featuring vibrant hand-painted artwork and playful poems by esteemed artist Dennis McGregorFull of vibrant, hand-painted illustrations and rhyming verse, this durable board book set offers an exciting reading experience for parents and children to enjoy together.This box set of 3 board books includes:You Stole My Name: Journey through the colorful world of the animal kingdom and discover interesting creatures and their namesakes, like Bull & Bull Trout, Tiger & Tiger Shrimp, and Turtle & Turtle DoveYou Stole My Name Too: Explore the world of flora and fauna with the second book in the series, which features plant & animal pairings like Chick & Chickpea, Dog & Dogwood, and Cat & CatnipYou Stole My Name Tools: Expand your and your child's horizons with these crafty combinations of animals and tools, like Hammer & Hammerhead Shark, Cow & Cowbell, and Crow & CrowbarWith a durable board book format, the You Stole My Name box set is a beautiful and timeless "children's coffee-table art book" that's perfect for children ages 0–3.

"Dive into this gorgeous book that highlights modes of locomotion of ocean creatures, from drifting plankton to swift hunters and world travelers riding ocean currents across the globe. Learn about over 30 species of sea life, including mammals and fish, and discover the beauty of marine ecosystems that comprise our one, interconnected ocean"--

Fun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids—great for young artists, holiday gifts, birthday gifts, homeschool art lessons, and elementary art classes!Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before, this beginner drawing book will teach your kid how to draw fun summer-themed pictures in no time! Author and professional artist Alli Koch's kid-friendly, mini drawing lessons will help your child practice their basic art skills and teach them how to draw with confidence. This book is perfect for kids 7-12, but kids as young as 5 with an interest in art will be able to easily follow along as well. No experience required!• Easy-to-Follow Instructions: Simple steps and diagrams from start to finish• 40+ Cool Projects• Layflat Binding: Making it easier for kids to keep the book open as they follow along• Perforated Pages and Premium Paper: Easily removable pages that are thick and sturdy, and the foil on the cover will catch kids' eyes!• 9 x 9 Size: Big pages so your kid has no problem seeing each step

Fun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids—great for young artists, holiday gifts, birthday gifts, homeschool art lessons, and elementary art classes!Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before, this beginner drawing book will teach your kid how to draw fun spring-themed pictures in no time! Author and professional artist Alli Koch's kid-friendly, mini drawing lessons will help your child practice their basic art skills and teach them how to draw with confidence. This book is perfect for kids 7–12, but kids as young as 5 with an interest in art will be able to easily follow along as well. No experience required!• Easy-to-Follow Instructions: Simple steps and diagrams from start to finish• 40+ Cool Projects: Learn to draw fun spring things, from rainbows and bees to Easter eggs and tulips• Layflat Binding: Making it easier for kids to keep the book open as they follow along• Perforated Pages and Premium Paper: Easily removable pages that are thick and sturdy, and the foil on the cover will catch kids' eyes!• 9 x 9 Size: Big pages so your kid has no problem seeing each step

Created by certified speech language pathologist Tabitha Paige, Our Big Book of Words will expand your child's reading comprehension as they engage with more than 100 foundational first words.

From master illustrator Samantha Johnson comes a new adult coloring book of epic proportions: Quest. Part of the Master Collection by Blue Star Press, the publisher behind multiple national bestselling adult coloring books, Quest: Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Bookincludes 40 enchanting, full-page spreads featuring fantasy, fauns, fairies, and a quest of grace and daring. - Hand-drawn and exquisitely detailed- A range of complexity for any level- Artist-grade premium paper with perforations for easy removal- Provides hours of fun, creative coloring expression Join millions of adults all around the world who are rediscovering the simple relaxation and joy of coloring!