Best Selling Books by Stephen T. Johnson

A 1996 Caldecott Honor book! The urban landscape will never look the same again. As Stephen T. Johnson demonstrates in a series of strikingly realistic pastels and watercolors, a simple sawhorse can contain the letter "A"--while lampposts alongside a highway can form a row of elegant, soaring Ys. A 1996 Caldecott Honor book, this sophisticated, wordless alphabet book is sure to appeal to young and old alike.

In the ideal follow-up to his stunning Caldecott Honor book Alphabet City, Stephen T. Johnson turns his talents towards numbers. Wordless spreads featuring impressively photo-realistic paintings of New York City invite readers both young and old to search for the numbers zero through twenty-one hidden in the images. From a sweeping 4 found in the span of an urban bridge to the 13 of a faded crosswalk, this is an intriguing new way to think about numbers and the world around you.

With a handheld mirror, an elegant fan, and a sapphire tiara, this novelty gift book includes hours of dress-up fun for princesses everywhere—from bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson! My dearest Princess, with this key, you may open this vanity box. Inside you will find a magic mirror. Only a true princess who is filled with grace, humility, intelligence, self-confidence, and imagination will be able to see her reflection. Use it wisely! With love, your Fairy Godmother. This beautiful and empowering interactive book brings to life a world of imaginative, educational, and dress-up fun for princesses everywhere as they learn counting, shapes, and colors with six lift-up tabs, an erasable writing slab, a removable quill pen, an elegant fan, rose-colored glasses, four scratch-and-sniff perfumes, five rings, a bracelet, a sapphire tiara, a key, and a handheld mirror.

This build-it-yourself book from bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson that Newsweek called “Toy of the Year” is a book, a toy, and a robot that little ones can build! This book is more than a book—it’s a robot waiting to be made! The sturdy, ultra-thick cardboard pages contain all the necessary robot components as well as clear instructions for assembly. The flat pieces fit together with slots and tabs, which means there’s no glue and no mess—just a lot of robot fun! Budding engineers will enjoy this engaging book that encourages them to build and play.

A Gift Book of magical wonders. An Interactive Story with counting, shapes and colors. A Dress up Fantasy of royal proportions. An Empowering and Beautiful Message for girls everywhere. From bestselling author Stephen T. Johnson, MY LITTLE PINK PRINCESS PURSE is a gift novelty book that includes an empowering and beautiful message from the fairy godmother: “My dearest Princess, with this key, you may open this vanity box. Inside you will find a magic mirror. Only a true princess who is filled with grace, humility, intelligence, self-confidence, and imagination will be able to see her reflection. Use it wisely! With love, your Fairy Godmother.” Included are 6 lift-up tabs, an erasable writing slab, a removable quill pen, an elegant fan, rose-colored glasses, 4 scratch-and-sniff perfumes, 5 rings, a bracelet, a sapphire tiara, a key and handheld mirror. This multiconcept book brings to life a world of imaginative, educational, and dress-up fun for princesses everywhere!

From bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson comes a multi-concept novelty book that’s a book and toy in one with sturdy moving parts young readers can play with while they read. Firefighters in training can get their own firetrucks ready and learn to tell time with this interactive concept book. It’s a new day at the firehouse and you have twenty minutes to get the truck ready. Hoses, ladders, radio—let’s go! Eight pop-out pieces, one steering wheel, two pull tabs, nine turn knobs, a magic slate, and a dazzling grand finale will provide hours of fun.

Kids must fasten their seatbelts as they prepare, by checking the mirrors, checking the oil, and starting the engine, to take their little yellow taxi for a wild ride, in this vibrant, interactive book that introduces the concept of telling time.

In 1794, Joseph Priestley - amateur scientist, ordained minister and radical thinker - set sail for America to escape persecution. Stephen Johnson tells his incredible story: the discovery of oxygen, the invention of a science, the founding of a church, and, with the great minds of his time, the development of the United States itself. But Priestley''s revolutionary ideas put him in terrible danger. Johnson uses the progress of Priestley and his colleagues not merely to describe the wonder of discovery, but to show us how we have come to understand the world, how far we have travelled with the power of human enquiry - and how one man''s curiosity can help build an entire country.

Blast off with this incredibly innovative novelty book that contains puzzle pieces young readers can use to build their own rocket ship—from bestselling and Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson! From innovative book creator Stephen T. Johnson comes an introduction to space exploration for the youngest reader. This simple step-by-step guide to the parts of a rocket ship has sturdy, ultra-thick cardboard pages containing all the necessary components as well as clear instructions for assembly. The flat pieces fit together with slots and tabs, which means there’s no glue and no mess—just a lot of fun!

Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson, creator of the Publishers Weekly bestseller My Little Red Toolbox,Ó here brilliantly conceptualizes a color, counting, & shape book that is also a toy. This book includes a robot with arms & legs that move, with 13 sturdy body parts, & more than 20 moving shapes for hours of fun. There are also a working screwdriver tool & key tool to build with. Everything is made out of colorful, sturdy cardboard. The robot even includes an interactive surprise. Take home the Little Blue Robot & make him your friend. For ages 4 to 7.

En ville, les chiffres et les nombres sont partout, dissimulés là où l''on s''y attend le moins : les motifs d''une grille en fer forgé pour un 3, le profil d''un pont pour un 4, les silhouettes dressées de deux cheminées pour un 11... Et bientôt tout l''ordinaire de la ville devient extra-ordinaire. Jusqu''aux illustrations mêmes de ce livre. Photos ou peintures ? A chacun de regarder avec soin cet album qui fait suite à Alphabetville, du même auteur, Prix Sorcières 1997. "Aux Couleurs du Monde" est réalisée en association avec la Joie par les Livres. Cet organisme public oeuvre depuis 1965 en faveur de la lecture avec sa bibliothèque des enfants à Clamart, son Centre national de documentation à Paris et sa Revue des livres pour enfants.