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Books with author Greg Paprocki

  • C Is for Castle: A Medieval Alphabet

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, March 1, 2016)
    Here’s a fun way to introduce your brilliant babies to the ABCs while they learn what life was like hundreds of years ago in medieval times. Noble knights, regal queens, and comical jesters all populate artist Greg Paprocki’s wonderfully retro-looking illustrations. This book is guaranteed to enthrall your toddlers as they thrill to the excitement of fire-breathing dragons, ugly ogres, mystical unicorns, and stalwart Vikings in the pages of this worthy addition to Paprocki’s popular series of alphabet primers. From the creators of BabyLit®: C Is for Castle: A Medieval Alphabet is part of a unique new series that opens a window on history while teaching toddlers the ABCs. Different eras of history―including the nineteenth-century American West, medieval Europe, and Victorian England―are brought to life by Greg Paprocki’s fun and enticing illustrations in this new series of board books for brilliant babies. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He’s illustrated several Curious George books, as well as The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska. He currently lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  • Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving

    Greg Tang, Greg Paprocki

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, July 1, 2003)
    In his most ground-breaking book since THE BEST OF TIMES (Fall 2002), Greg Tang underscores the importance of four basic rules in problem-solving. Keeping an open mind, looking for unusual number combinations, using multiple skills (like subtracting to add) and looking for patterns, will guarantee any child success in math. In MATH-TERPIECES, Tang continues to challenge kids with his innovative approach to math, and uses art history to expand his vision for creative problem-solving.
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  • M Is for Monocle: A Victorian Alphabet

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, March 1, 2016)
    Introduce your brilliant babies to the ABCs with this collection of wonderfully detailed illustrations showcasing life and times in the steam-powered Victorian era. Treat your toddlers to artist Greg Paprocki’s depictions of the era’s lighter-than-air airships and big-wheeled bicycles built for two. It was also an era that saw the invention of electricity, the exploration of some of the last remaining wild frontiers on Earth, and the introduction of lasting literary creations such as Charles Dickens’s Scrooge and Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. From the creators of BabyLit®: M Is for Monocle: A Victorian Alphabet is part of a unique new series that opens a window on history while teaching toddlers the ABCs. Different eras of history―including the nineteenth-century American West, medieval Europe, and Victorian England―are brought to life by Greg Paprocki’s fun and enticing illustrations in this new series of board books for brilliant babies. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He’s illustrated several Curious George books, as well as The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska. He currently lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  • E Is for Easter

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, Jan. 22, 2019)
    Introduce your brilliant baby to the ABCs with this colorfully illustrated primer about the joys of Easter. In the latest alphabet primer from artist Greg Paprocki, Easter and the rites of spring are celebrated with Paprocki’s wonderful colorful and vintage-looking illustrations. Your toddlers can enjoy illustrations of such things as the Easter Bunny, baskets overflowing with candy, children decorating Easter eggs, an Easter egg hunt, and beautiful springtime flowers. Part of the BabyLit Alphabet Series. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. In addition to illustrating several Curious George books, he’s provided illustrations for a number of books for Gibbs Smith, including A Is for Atom, S Is for Santa, B Is for Boo, S Is for School, and The Big Book of Superheroes. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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  • Baby Loves Political Science: Democracy!

    Ruth Spiro, Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Charlesbridge, April 7, 2020)
    A new addition to the beloved and bestselling Baby Loves series! This cute and clever introduction to political science is accurate and simple enough for baby, and ready to teach Baby what makes a great democracy.Baby learns what it means to participate in a democracy where everyone has a voice in electing our leaders. There are many ways for all of us, including the youngest children, to participate--such as making signs and sending postcards, campaigning, attending rallies, and of course getting out the vote!
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  • V Is for Vittles: A Wild West Alphabet

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, March 1, 2016)
    A great way to introduce your brilliant babies to the ABCs while teaching them about everyday life in the rip-roarin’ and rambunctious Wild West. This unique era of America’s nineteenth-century history featured buckskin-clad buckaroos, dastardly desperados, smarmy snake-oil peddlers, and the inevitable arrival of the cavalry―always just in the nick of time. All of these things and more are brought to life through artist Greg Paprocki’s vintage-inspired illustrations. From the creators of BabyLit®: V Is for Vittles: A Wild West Primer is part of a unique new series that opens a window on history while teaching toddlers the ABCs. Different eras of history―including the nineteenth-century American West, medieval Europe, and Victorian England―are brought to life by Greg Paprocki’s fun and enticing illustrations in this new series of board books for brilliant babies. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He’s illustrated several Curious George books, as well as The Big Book of Superheroes for Gibbs Smith. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  • Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving

    Greg Tang, Greg Paprocki

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 2003)
    The art of Problem solving
  • S Is for School: A Classroom Alphabet

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, May 8, 2018)
    An ABC primer that introduces your brilliant baby to what to expect when they’re ready to go to school. Lots of kids look forward to going back to school each fall. This collection of 26 illustrations featuring words from A to Z will introduce toddlers to what all the fuss is about in a unique and engaging way. Included are artist Greg Paprocki’s colorful and wonderfully detailed illustrations that bring to life concepts from the school bus to the classroom, including activities, school subjects, friends, classmates, and teachers. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. In addition to illustrating several Curious George books, he’s provided illustrations for a number of books for Gibbs Smith, including A Is for Atom, S Is for Santa, B Is for Boo, and The Big Book of Superheroes. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska. Greg lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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  • G Is for Go-Go: A Sixties Alphabet

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, Feb. 7, 2017)
    A perfect way to introduce your brilliant babies to the ABCs while teaching them about the 1960s, a decade that saw America experience a fascinating explosion of radical new music, art, and cultural change. This book includes a fun collection of twenty-six illustrations featuring educational concepts for your toddler from the explosive 1960s, the decade the Baby Boomers came of age. Rock and roll, the space race, pop art, divisive wars both hot and cold, psychedelia, and important gains in civil rights framed this exciting era of cultural and social change. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as The Big Book of Superheroes and six previous BabyLit alphabet books for Gibbs Smith. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska.
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  • D Is for Dreidel: A Hanukkah Alphabet

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, Sept. 4, 2018)
    Celebrate all things Hanuakkah in this A to Z primer . . . Introduce your little one to the Festival of Lights in this fun collection of twenty-six illustrations featuring Hanukkah-themed concepts, such as latkes, gelt, the menorah, and of course dreidels. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. In addition to illustrating several Curious George books, he’s provided illustrations for A Is for Atom, S Is for Santa, B Is for Boo, and The Big Book of Superheroes. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska.
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  • Christmas: A Count and Find Primer

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, Aug. 18, 2020)
    Introduce your toddler to the Christmas season with this colorful counting primer, from the creators of BabyLit. This engaging board book features popular winter holiday activities and objects. Count and find, from 1 to 10: 1 Santa’s bag 2 letters to Santa 3 ice skaters in red 4 cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer 5 carolers 6 reindeer 7 snow angels and more! Discover even more hidden objects to seek within the illustrations, listed at the back of the book! Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s classically retro midcentury art style is a hit with both toddlers and adults. Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading. Greg Paprockiworks full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as books in the Little Leonardo series, the BabyLit alphabet book series, and The Big Book of Superheroes.
  • R Is for Ramadan

    Greg Paprocki

    Board book (Gibbs Smith, March 5, 2019)
    A fun alphabet primer celebrating the month-long Muslim observance of fasting and spiritual awareness. Ramadan is a month-long observance when Muslims all over the world spend more time with each other, emphasize charitable works, fast, pray, and break their daily fast each night together. It’s a time meant to focus on things such as sharing, empathy, compassion, generosity, and selflessness. These ideals are wonderfully illustrated here in Greg Paprocki’s inimitable style for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. In addition to illustrating several Curious George books, he’s provided illustrations for a number of books for Gibbs Smith, including A Is for Atom, S Is for Santa, B Is for Boo, and The Big Book of Superheroes. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska.
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