New Releases by Pam Abrams

Cumulative text describes the house that Mouse built, the theft of his cheese by Musetta, and how they met and fell in love.

This adorable book offers hundreds of ideas and demonstrates how to use the colored markers, yarn, glue dots, googlies, and adhesive felt accessories to transform fingers large and small into first-class entertainment. Ten Fingers, Endless Possibilities! This adorable, imaginative book offers hundreds of ideas for truly “hand”made fun. Simple, yet sensational, the pages of Finger Fun demonstrate how anyone can use the colored markers, yarn, googlies, and adhesive felt accessories in the kit to transform fingers large and small into first-class entertainment.

Green & Groovy does fairies using recycled materials and those found in nature marrying 2 hot trends--recycled crafts and fairies--in a fabulous book plus kit. The clever, whimsical recycled creations in Fairy Crafts are inspired and easy to replicate. From delicate wings constructed out of wire hangers and nylon pantyhose, to a dainty handmade fairy garden, to gorgeous petal skirts made out of fabric scraps and ribbon, each project is designed to thrill for a long time. The kit includes glitter, glue, gemstones, ribbons, and more—the perfect sprinkling of fairy dust to turn everyday recyclables into favorite fairyland playthings. In Boy-Made, boys can get crafty too with projects they’ll love to use. From fishing rods and butterfly nets to rubber band balls and swords (safe ones), each of more than fifty projects uses materials found around the house or yard—with an emphasis on recycled goods. These cool creations will get boys out in nature, playing, exploring, building…and having good old-fashioned fun!

Readers will devour this delicious counting book from lollipops to licorice strings, from 1 to 20!

Getting kids involved in the kitchen at an early age is a great, hands-on way to introduce them to new foods and teach them valuable skills. Gadgetology makes it fun - kids and parents alike will love this activity book, chock-full of experiments, recipes, and games using 35 kitchen gadgets. Parents will appreciate spending quality time with their children, broadening their kitchen horizons at an early age. Children will love using ''grown-up'' gadgets - from an apple peeler to a whisk - to play games, try simple recipes, make crafts, and conduct fun experiments. A box grater is certainly handy for shredding mozzarella to make Super Easy Lasagna, but its also great for shredding crayons onto wax paper to be ironed into ''stained glass.'' Leftover walnut shells cracked with a nutcracker for Fudgy Walnut Brownies turn into perfect sailboats. In Gadgetology, Pam Abrams offers so many creative, fun, and safe uses for everyday gadgets that the kitchen will become an educational playground. An avid cook and self-described ''gadget junkie, '' Pam has been cooking with her two children since they were in highchairs. She recently began encouraging other kids to engage their curiosity and interest in food and gadgets through teaching cooking classes at home in Brooklyn, New York.

Little Ones will live to push the buttons all around town as they learn to count backwards form six to one

With more than 200 easy-to-follow recipes plus essential business advice, here is the secret to making your bake sale unforgettable! The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You'll Ever Need includes everything necessary to turn any fundraising effort into a smashing success—from school bake sales to church potlucks to charity get-togethers. With 23 varieties of rice krispie treats, delicious breakfast concoctions like pear spice muffins and five-grain cinnamon bread, holiday-themed desserts such as st. patrick's mini soda breads, and candy and confections like toffee marshmallow delights, these recipes stand head and shoulders above bake-sale standards like chocolate chip cookies and brownies from a box. Laurie Goldrich Wolf and Pam Abrams give clear, easy-to-follow instructions about how to solicit donations and how to increase fundraising potential, in addition to the best set-up and publicity tips. Take 201 fun, inventive recipes, add a dash of business savvy, and you'll find yourself with your most successful bake sale ever!

Getting kids involved in the kitchen at an early age is a great, hands-on way to introduce them to new foods and teach them valuable skills. Gadgetology makes it fun. Kids and parents will love spending time together with this user-friendly, full-color activity book, making everything from Circle Snacks and edible log cabins with a corer to Green Bean-Sesame Sauce Toss and homemade sidewalk chalk with a mortar and pestle. It's chock-full of recipes, experiments, crafts, and games using 35 everyday kitchen gadgets from an apple peeler to a salad spinner to a whisk.

"Babies and toddlers will love the eye-catching photographs of asparagus, blueberries, peas, strawberries, and more in this yummy alphabet book!"--Cover back.