Best Selling Books by Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team

With the Cats & Kittens Drawing & Activity Book, learn how to draw 17 different breeds of cats and kittens by tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing! This interactive drawing and activity book features a variety of cats and kittens you can learn to draw, from Persians and Ragdolls to Bengals and British Shorthairs. Filled with fun facts, quizzes, and puzzles, the Cats & Kittens Drawing & Activity Book provides hours of feline entertainment! Inside, three different drawing methods are featured: tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Then try the grid method—just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on the blank practice grid provided. You will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw cats like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the cat on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite cats and kittens over and over again! Plus, learn some fun facts about the different cat breeds as you learn to draw them. Activities include a cat breed word search, a sudoku, and a maze to help a playful kitten find its way to a toy mouse. With fascinating facts, fun activities, and practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, Cats & Kittens Drawing & Activity Book is the purrrfect book for curious budding artists.

This clever take on classic nursery rhymes revises the stories we all know into fun, interactive, "who done it" style puzzles for each page.

50 Wacky Things Humans Do describes 50 weird, wild, and unbelievable things the human body is able to do. Science has never been so much fun! Did you know that when you sneeze it rockets out at over one-hundred miles per hour? How about that the average person sheds about five hundred million skin cells every day? What about the fact that most of the cells in your body are not even human?! 50 Wacky Things Humans Do gives you the dirt on 50 unbelievably weird things about the human body that seem too crazy to be true, but are! Whether amazing, silly, or just plain gross, these peculiar and fascinating things about the human body will surprise and delight fun-fact lovers of all ages. 50 Wacky Things Humans Do is just one book in Walter Foster Jr.''s Wacky Series. Be sure to also check out 50 Wacky Things Animals Do, Wacky Inventions Throughout History, and 50 Wacky Things Pet Do.

With the Birds & Butterflies Drawing & Activity Book, learn how to draw 17 different bird and butterfly species with three methods: tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing! This interactive book is filled with 17 wonderful winged creatures you can learn to draw, from flamingos, owls, and toucans to monarch and peacock butterflies. Packed with fun facts, quizzes, and puzzles too, the Birds & Butterflies Drawing & Activity Book will provide hours of artistic entertainment! Inside, three different drawing methods are featured: tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Then try the grid method—just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on the blank practice grid provided. You will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw birds and butterflies like a professional does, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the bird or butterfly on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite birds and butterflies over and over again! There are plenty of practice pages and tracing paper inside, so you have all you need to get started right away. The simple instructions will guide you through each step, making it easy to follow along. Plus, learn some fun facts about the different birds and butterflies as you learn to draw them. Activities include a bird word search, a butterfly maze, a bird map match, spot the difference, and more. With fascinating facts, fun activities, and practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, you can let your inner artist take flight with the Birds & Butterflies Drawing & Activity Book.

Jokes, magic tricks and card tricks to try on your friends and family.

"Contains fun facts, quizzes, color photos, and much more"--Cover.

This charming book includes 11 drawing lessons, an engaging story, "reward" stickers, and a flip-down paper pad with drawing prompts. Favorite Pets features the story of Boomer, a hapless pup that takes the blame when other pets misbehave. As Boomer tries to keep out of trouble, he encounters a host of other household pets. Kids will learn how to draw all the characters featured in the story, including a mischievous kitten, a lucky fish, and a runaway iguana.

Presents detailed instructions for drawing a variety of animals, discussing tools, materials, and the use of basic shapes in drawing technique.

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to draw Tinker Bell and her friends from Pixie Hollow.

"64 pages of drawing fun! Contains fun facts, quizzes, color photos, and much more!"--Cover.

Perfect for young minds in a constant state of learning, Drawing Animals from A to Z teaches children about their favorite furry, scaly, and feathered animals through art, ABCs and shapes. This fun, educational book opens with easy warm-up drawing exercises and an introduction to the basic shapes: circle, oval, square, rectangle, and triangle. From there, children are invited to follow simple step-by-step instructions to draw each A to Z animal, starting with a basic shape and progressing to a finished color final piece of art. Projects include children''s favorite domestic and exotic animals, including a dolphin, ferret, jaguar, koala, puppy, toad, and many more, while a paper pad includes an unfinished drawing of each featured animal with a prompt for children to complete, as well as the capital and lowercase letter representing the animal. Drawing Animals from A to Z educates children as they draw these wild and tame animals found all over the world, providing an enjoyable, well-rounded artistic and educational experience.

Learn simple techniques to drawing animals.

"Learn to Draw Disney Classic Characters includes drawing projects for characters from Mickey Mouse & Friends, Winnie the Pooh, The Lion King, Toy Story, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through the process of drawing your favorite classic Disney characters. You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney Classic Characters, and flip to the character you want to draw. Plus, learn some fun facts about these classic Disney characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure"--

My Big Book of Christmas Coloring, Songs & Activities is filled with holiday games, puzzles, and activities for kids of all ages! From word searches and crossword puzzles to holiday songs and recipes, My Big Book of Christmas Coloring, Songs & Activities is filled with activities for kids of all ages! Packed with 96 pages of holiday-themed projects, this book will keep kids entertained for the twelve days of Christmas and beyond. With tons of bright and colorful illustrations and plenty of Christmas cheer, My Big Book of Christmas Coloring, Songs & Activities is the perfect gift for kids to help build the excitement for the upcoming holiday season.

"Step-by-step instructions for more than 25 ocean animals."

Ka-Chow! You can draw! With Learn to Draw Disney•Pixar Cars, young artists will be on the fast track to drawing their favorite characters from all three Cars films. In this thrilling, high-octane Cars book, superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his friends and competitors in tow, to pose for aspiring artists. This new edition features easy step-by-step instructionsfor drawing all your favorite characters from Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3. This includes Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, Sally, Doc Hudson, Cruz Ramirez, and many more! While Lightning McQueen and his friends may require some fancy tools for a tune-up, all you''ll need to start drawing are a few supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the next to create a finished piece of art. You just need to grab a pencil and a piece of paper, and flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. Plus, learn some fun facts about the characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art tips from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure. So get ready, get set, and start drawing!

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing such Disney and Pixar characters as Woody, Sulley, Nemo, Merida, and Elastigirl.

This interactive book introduces young children to the intriguing world of dinosaurs. Vibrantly illustrated background, stickers, and punch-outs come together to provide hours of imaginative fun. The background scenery, a stand-up panorama of a prehistoric land, doubles as a stickering page and a vivid background for punch-out playtime. The sturdy punch-outs are perfectly sized for little hands, and include multiple different dinosaurs, prehistoric plants and trees. Reusable stickers include flying dinosaurs, land-roaming dinosaurs, rocks, trees, dinosaur footprints, and more. All together, Sticker, Punch-out & Play!: Dinosaurs makes for interactive play and limitless fun.

Decorate your own sweet treats throughout this fun-filled coloring activity book! Whether children are decorating a seven-tiered cake or adding colorful sprinkles to sugar cookies and snickerdoodles, they will quickly discover how easy it is to explore and push the boundaries of their creativity--all that''s needed is a little imagination! With 48 pages of open-ended prompts and unfinished illustrations that encourage the use of scented markers and scratch and sniff stickers, children will stay busy for hours frosting doughnuts, cupcakes, and other delicious desserts just waiting for their creative help. Each kit comes with a set of deliciously scented markers, including strawberry, chocolate, mint, and lime, to make all of your dessert creations and treats smell extra yummy! Designed to encourage artistic exploration and imagination in a sweet-smelling, creative way, Sweet SCENTsations: Bake Shop is sure to inspire children of all ages.

Learn to draw the characters from the movie Planes.

Step-by-step instructions for drawing Mickey and his friends.

Provides step-by-step, simple-to-follow instructions for drawing best pals Minnie and Daisy as well as their fashionable, colorful wardrobes.

Join the twin genies from the Nick Jr. hit show Shimmer and Shine in crafting paper doll clothes! Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine: Craft and Play includes cute paper doll press-outs, patterned paper, stencils, stickers, and background scenes for imaginative play! First, Shimmer and Shine introduce you the magic of crafting, and then show you how to create clothes with patterned paper, embellish magic carpets with stickers, and use stencils to create other magical items. Once you’ve finished crafting, it’s time to play! Flip to one of the background scene pages, stand the book up, and travel to Zahramay Falls with your punched-out and decorated Shimmer, Shine, Leah, and their adorable pets Tala, Nahal, and Parisa. And you can use the book again later to create even more pretty dresses, shirts, pants, and bows! This 36-page, spiral-bound project book filled with simple instructions, fully illustrated punch-out paper dolls, patterned paper, stencils, and stickers.Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine: Craft and Play is a crafty, imaginative, and playful journey to the magical world of Zahramay Falls.

From kooky crafts to word-play creations and silly games, Gaga for Googles includes over 100 fun ideas and things to do with googly eyes. You''ll go Gaga for Googles over the collection of fun ideas and things to do with googly eyes in this interactive kit. This fun art kit focuses on one craft item--googly eyes--and showcases over 100 googly eye uses and applications! From kooky crafts to word-play creations and silly games, this kit has it all! Gaga for Googles comes with a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors of googly eyes to help get your art projects started.

With Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine: Kitchen Magic, you can learn to cook up some magically tasty treats with the twin genies from the Nick Jr. hit show Shimmer and Shine! All throughout the genie world, there are delicious dishes to make and eat—and Shimmer, Shine, and Leah are ready to try them all! From Rainbow Pizza and Sparkle Cakes to Beautiful Noodles and Bela Beach Coolers, there are tons of tastes to explore. Shimmer, Shine, and Leah’s magical morning begins with a healthy best friends’ brunch, including Egg Cups Divine, Pretty Pet Portraits on toast, a Brrr-eakfast Sundae (a healthy smoothie), and Pizza Pancakes. Then the girls hop on their magical carpet to discover the many tastes of Zahramay Falls: They drink a Bela Beach Cooler, and then taste Zahramay Zucchini Fries and Cheesy Noodle Flowers (made with lasagna noodles) at the Genie Market. They have Gooey Gummy Genie Jelly (fruit juice gummies) as a snack on their way to the Azar Bazaar in Rainbow Zahramay, where they taste Fruit Stripe Delight, Beautiful Noodles (which change color right before your eyes!), and Rainbow Pizza. They join Princess Samira for a tea party, complete with Teenie Tea Sandwiches, Sparkle Cakes, and Cinnamon Tea. The day ends with a super sleepover, where they make Genie Bling Apple Rings for a snack, Fish Stick Tacos for dinner, and Cutie Pies for dessert. You can cook all the yummy foods described in Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine: Kitchen Magic. To start your magical adventure, gather up some cooking supplies and ingredients, and wish up some yummy recipes with Shimmer and Shine! The easy-to-follow recipes in this book will enchant and inspire chefs of all ages. Boom Zahramay!

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to draw the characters from all three Disney Toy Story movies.

Young children can learn about letters with Shimmer and Shine! With Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine Write & Wipe ABC, kids practice the alphabet with this write-and-wipe book. A dry-erase marker is included! In Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine Write & Wipe ABC, Shimmer and Shine join kids as they learn the alphabet! Mixing the alphabet with the sweet and fun twin genies from Zahramay Falls makes ABCs magical for young learners. Toddler and preschool-age children will love the letter associations. It won''t be hard to remember the alphabet when you know that "G is for Genie!" And it gets even more fun when kids practice writing letters on the write & wipe pages. This book provides tracing and composition practice, and it even comes with a specially sized dry-erase marker to fit small hands. Wipe the pages clean for endless adventure. Nothing makes writing the ABCs more exciting than learning them with Shimmer and Shine!

Color and customize your favorite animals with Sticker Pictures: Animals! Use the provided stickers along with crayons and colored pencils to fill in each template image. Take coloring to the next level with these bright, geometric color-by-number templates of your favorite animals. Sticker Pictures: Animals is filled with 14 simple polygonal images to color, including a dog, cat, lion, and panda. Use the included stickers along with crayons, colored pencils, and markers to fill in each image, and watch your inner artist grow!

Introduce preschool children to basic concepts like counting with 123 Lift & Learn, a bold, colorful lap book. With a large format perfect for sharing and reading aloud, 123Lift & Learn is a wonderful way to introduce your toddler to numbers and counting! Filled with bold, bright illustrations and engaging paper flaps, this book is made to explore together and discover the numbers hiding underneath each colorful illustration. Kids will be delighted to lift and learn, easy as 1, 2, 3! The Lap Board Concepts series from Walter Foster Jr. is the perfect way to introduce toddlers to the early concepts of reading, counting, and problem solving. With a colorful, contemporary style, this traditional lift-the-flap learning book will help preschool children learn shapes, numbers, and colors in an entertaining, exciting new way.

Young aspiring artists everywhere will be drawn to the selection of winged creatures, which includes a blue jay, spotted owl, red admiral, and many more.