New Releases by Mary Engelbreit

What better way to display your special photos than in a Mary Engelbreit photo album? This new, delicate design with 48 pages of archival-quality paper is sure to make displaying your photos a delight. Each page can hold up to two 4 x 6 photos, three 3 x 5 photos or one 5 x 7 photo.

Mary Engelbreit knows that life truly has no greater blessing than a good friend. In the third book in this new quote-book series, Mary looks at the subject of friendship, collecting pearls of wisdom from scripture, literature, and folklore. Along with these immortal words of others, you''ll find Mary''s most famous friendship illustrations. With such classic drawings such as "We Have Been Friends Together in Sunshine and in Shade," and Longfellow''s "Ah! How Good It Feels, the Hand of an Old Friend," Mary Engelbreit captures the essence of friendship knowing, better than any other contemporary illustrator, that it is "our friends who make our world."Other Book in the Series:Words to Live By (Spring 1999)Words for Mothers to Live By (Spring 2000)

In this poster book, you'll find a collection of 12 classic Mary Engelbreit images. These posters, sized at 11" x 14" -- standard frame size -- can certainly make a wonderful addition to any wall. On the back of each poster you'll get an insight into Mary's world and what inspires her to draw. For quite some time, Mary's fans have been asking for a collection of her classic art, so this poster book is a definite must-have.

In Sweetest Heart, Mary Engelbreit gathers her charming illustrations together to pay homage to the most powerful of human emotions-love. With its soft-pink slipcase, a personal valentine in its own envelope at the front of the book, and special gatefold insert, Sweetest Heart is a wonderful keepsake.

Illustrates various ways to showcase rare books, souvenier tumblers, unusual clocks, original artwork, and other collectibles around the home.

Let Mary Engelbreit's touching Christmas art work lead you to believe in the magic of this special time of year.

The famous artist presents 30 different ready-to-color designs that can be completed with crayons, markers, and colored pencils. When the fun is over, the book''s cover fastens with a Velcro binder to become a portfolio.

The warmth and whimsy of Mary Engelbreit''s work is even better when shared with a friend-and When a Child Is Born, So Is a Grandmother is the perfect way to spread the joy. When a Child Is Born, So Is a Grandmother makes the perfect gift for the new grandmother or grandma-to-be. Illustrated by the one-and-only Mary Engelbreit and authored by Jan Girando, this book speaks to the very essence of the close bond that grandmothers will forever share with their precious grandchildren. Let Mom and Dad handle the discipline and the scolding and leave grandma to do the cuddling and the holding. One of the most popular pieces of art from America''s favorite illustrator is her "When a Child is Born, So Is a Grandmother" image. Featuring that well-known drawing as its centerpiece, this book illustrates the joy and excitement every grandmother feels when their precious grandchild arrives into the world.

The first book in an enticing new series of home decorating books based on Mary Engelbreit''s successful Home Companion magazine, Paint helps readers create the unique Mary Engelbreit look in their own homes.Filled with sophisticaed, full-color photography and warm, personal text, Paint offers suggestions for decorating everything from walls, doors, and furniture down to the small treasures on an end table. The book includes vibrant examples of many different paint techniques from bordering to trompe l''oeil. Readers will find easy-to-follow instructions on "How It Is Done" for such paint creations as sponging, distressing, and stenciling. There is a color and pattern to meet every taste.

Journaling is a popular trend today as people realize the importance of the examined life. Acclaimed artist/author Mary Engelbreit enriches the journaling process with her line of deluxe writing journals. Exquisitely produced, each journal is printed in two colors throughout on high-quality linen paper and features attractive four-color endsheets, ribbon markers, and textured cases with four-color illustrations.

She''s witty . . . and Mary Engelbreit also is charming, nostalgic, playful, optimistic, and more than a bit irreverent. Now, Mary, herself, gives her readers a close-up look at her life and how she lives it. Her art and words are guideposts to all that is enduring, valuable, and important in our lives. Her richly detailed illustrations bring a sense of joy and a touch of nostalgia to everyday events.

Mary Engelbreit, Barbara Elliott Martin, and Charlotte Lyons collaborate on this fourth installment of the hugely successful "Home Companion" series. Designed to help parents create spaces that are as carefree and fun as the children who occupy them, "Mary Engelbreit''s Children''s Companion" provides a smorgasbord of ideas drawn from real kids'' rooms. Full color.

The newest edition to Mary Engelbreit's charming Little Books collection, Don't Look Back is bursting with enthusiastic encouragement to help someone special through a time of transition. Full-color illustrations.

A pictorial book which provides many ideas on garden decoration.

Featuring sections covering all phases of the wedding experience, from proposal to honeymoon, this journal will be a unique source of fun and pleasant remembrance through the years. Engelbreit's endearing illustrations make Our Wedding Journal as beautiful as it is valuable. Full color.

Presents the talents of the popular greeting card artist, Mary Engelbreit, in detailed cross-stitch charts.

With enchanting verse and illustrations, this book reminds that a friend makes even the best times better.

With lined pages for addresses and phone numbers and alphabetical tabbed dividers, these address books can be easily customized. The hardcover books carry full-color Mary Engelbreit designs on their covers.

Something to Do (When There''s Nothing to Do) lets children bring their own artistic style to some of Mary Engelbreit''s most popular designs. This isn''t just a coloring book -- it''s full of stencil pages, craft projects, holiday decoration ideas, and greeting cards. And, when the fun is over for the day, the book''s cover fastens closed with Velcro and becomes an artwork portfolio.

New baby, new parent, newfound feelings of gentle wonder...loving art and heartfelt words make The Baby Book a memento to treasure.

Join with Mary Engelbreit as she celebrates children, friendship, the power of a loving note, the cup of kindness.