New Releases by Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team

Introduce preschool children to basic concepts like counting with Shapes Lift & Learn, a bold, colorful lap book. With large, bold illustrations and interactive flaps, little hands will love to peek and play and discover what’s hiding underneath! Perfect for sharing and reading aloud, this large-format lap board book is the perfect introduction to shapes. Each page features new shapes to learn and explore, with engaging paper flaps and bright colors. Toddlers will love to lift and learn new shapes! 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.

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!

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.

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.

Presents advice on preparing for outdoor excursions, describing what to include in a backpack and how to make a naturalist journal, with drawing instructions for common birds, insects, and reptiles.

Learn the names of colors with Marvel''s Avengers! Early learners will love identifying and writing the names of colors in this write-and-wipe book with reusable chalkboard pages. Unite, learn, and discover with the Avengers! In Marvel''s Avengers Chalkboard Colors, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, and Hawkeye join kids as they learn the colors red, yellow, blue, white, green, purple, orange, black, brown, and gray. There has never been a more exciting way for toddler and preschool-age children to learn to identify and write the names of colors. Intuitive associations, like Iron Man’s red and yellow suit, keep young attention spans engaged as they learn the basics. It''s the perfect book for parents to complete with their children, or young students to explore on their own. Children can draw right on the pages of the book as they practice writing skills, and the write-and-wipe blackboard style pages make clean-up easy. The book even comes with chalk specially sized for small hands. Nothing makes learning exciting like your favorite Marvel Super Heroes!

Learn shapes with Marvel''s Avengers! Early learners will love identifying and drawing simple shapes in this write-and-wipe book with reusable chalkboard pages. Unite, learn, and discover with the Avengers! In Marvel''s Avengers Chalkboard Shapes, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, and Hawkeye unite to help kids learn basic shapes. There has never been a more exciting way for toddler and preschool-age children to learn about shapes. Intuitive associations, like the glowing Arc Reactor on Iron Man''s chest for a circle, keeps young attention spans engaged as they learn the basics. It''s the perfect book for parents to complete with their children, or young students to explore on their own. Children can draw right on the pages as they practice shape-drawing skills, and the write-and-wipe blackboard style pages make clean-up easy. The book even comes with chalk specially sized for small hands. Wipe the pages clean for endless adventure! Nothing makes learning exciting like your favorite Marvel Super Heroes!

Young children will learn about letters with Marvel''s Avengers! With Marvel’s Avengers Chalkboard ABC, kids can practice the alphabet with this write-and-wipe book with reusable chalkboard pages. Unite, learn, and discover with the Avengers! In Marvel''s Avengers Chalkboard ABC, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, and others unite to join kids as they learn the alphabet! This innovative book mixes the alphabet with the super heroes from Marvel''s Avengers to make learning the ABCs exciting 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 "C is for Captain America!" And it gets even more fun when it''s time to practice by writing letters on the blackboard-style pages. This write-and-wipe book provides tracing and composition practice, and it even comes with specially sized chalk to fit small hands. Wipe the pages clean for endless adventure. Nothing makes the ABCs more exciting than learning them with Iron Man by your side!

In Marvel''s Avengers Chalkboard 123, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and others unite to join kids as they count to 10! Pairing 1 through 10 with Avengers characters and equipment, this book provides counting and tracing practice, getting kids familiar with numbers while keeping them entertained. It''s the perfect book for parents to complete with their children or young students to explore on their own. With easy-to-follow instructions, wipe-away pages kids can practice on (before cleaning them off and starting again!), and chalk included, this book is a treasure for early learners. Nothing makes learning exciting like your favorite Marvel Super Heroes!

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!

Sticker Pictures: Pets gives you tons of pixel inspired images to color in and put stickers on. Grow your inner artist by coloring your favorite pets! Take coloring to the next level with these bright, geometric color-by-number templates of your favorite pets. Sticker Pictures: Pets is filled with 14 simple pixel images to color, including a puppy, kitten, bunny, and hamster. Use the included stickers along with crayons, colored pencils, and markers to fill in each image, and watch your inner artist grow!

Just Imagine & Play! On the Farm is an activity book set in a busy barnyard! Kids will love the facts, games and fold-out farm scene. Have you ever wondered what life is like on the farm? Find out with this fun and sunny interactive activity book! Unfold this book, and there''s your stand-up play scene. Customize your farm with the reusable stickers and punch-out, stand-up characters, and you''re ready for action. What kinds of animals you have on your farm and what you grow is up to you! Gather eggs, feed the pigs, milk the cows, plant the crops; it''s never a dull day on the farm! Includes a 48-page activity book with cool facts about farm vehicles and animals, puzzles, and games, plus punch-out characters, reusable stickers, and a fold-out barnyard scene.

Just Imagine & Play! On the Site is an activity book set on a bustling construction site! Kids will love the facts, games and fold-out construction site scene. Rev the engine on your Earth movers and bulldozers, because it''s construction season! Just Imagine & Play! On the Site is your chance to be in charge of your own construction site. With this awesome activity book, you''ll get to be the foreman running the show. Unfold the book to reveal your very own stand-up play scene. You''ll get to customize your construction site with reusable stickers and punch-out, stand-up characters. From there, what you build on your construction site is up to you! Use dump trucks, excavators and bulldozers to move dirt and build houses and skyscrapers. This kit comes with a 48-page activity book with cool facts about construction tools and vehicles, puzzles, and games, not to mention the awesome punch-out characters, reusable stickers, and a fold-out construction site scene.

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing characters from Marvel "Guardians of the Galaxy," including such characters as Rocket, Groot, and Gamora.

"Young artists will learn to draw their favorite characters from the Star Wars series, including Chewbacca, Yoda, Darth Vader, and more."--Provided by pubisher.

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

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.

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

Step-by-step instructions for drawing military vehicles.

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

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.

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.

150 Fun Christmas Things to Doodle will keep kids entertained for hours with its fun-filled holiday-themed activities and doodling prompts. Anything goes in 150 Fun Christmas Things to Doodle--an interactive doodling experience for young artists. Books are a perfect gift for the holidays, and 150 Fun Christmas Things to Doodle will keep kids occupied and entertained for hours with its fun-filled activities and doodling prompts. Featuring a range of holiday-themed activities, children will enjoy learning to draw in new, interactive ways thanks to engaging step-by-step lessons and fun creative prompts. From doodling snowmen and teddy bears to decorating Christmas trees and writing short stories and songs, aspiring artists will find tons of artistic inspiration as they work through the pages of this colorful doodle journal. Open practice pages invite artists to further explore their creativity and develop their own drawing and doodling techniques.

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

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

Learn simple techniques to drawing animals.

Young aspiring artists everywhere will be drawn to the selection of cool cars and high-powered moving machines, which includes a Tandem-Rotor Helicopter, Hovercraft, B-52 Bomber, and many more.

Step-by-step instructions on drawing various dinosaurs.