Books with author Steve Harpster

Put on a happy face!You just gotta love the spuds! Children who put silly faces on MR. POTATO HEAD generally end up with happy faces of their own. Versatility has always been at the heart of this potato family’s style, and that’s why kids find this popular toy so irresistible. Now, young artists can experience that same creative pleasure on the page—while building their drawing skills, too.As always, Pencil, Paper, Draw! makes the artistic process simple and reassuring: children just trace the easy-to-follow colored guidelines to create great pictures. They’ll start with a basic potato shape, and then have hours of fun choosing their favorite facial features, clothing, and accessories. When they’re done, their MR. POTATO HEAD will truly be one of a kind! MR. POTATO HEAD is a trademark of Hasbro and is used with permission. © 2007 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.

Here's a clever, dot-to-dot way for kids to learn their ABCs while being entertained, too. Instead of connecting the dots with numbers, here pre-schoolers connect the letters. Each image has 26 dots that go from A to Z. So, as children have fun finishing all the pictures, the alphabet becomes second nature to them. And the pictures--including a lion, swashbuckling pirate, squirrel, hula dancing kitty, and cupcake with a cherry on top--will make kids smile.

Dear Parents,Inside this book is a safe space for creativity. Encourage your children to scrawl funny doodles, sketch silly squiggles, and jot multicolored blobs. They can use the coloring images as jumping-off points, or make unrelated illustrations using crayons, markers, paints, pens, or pencils. Don't forget to ask your kids to describe their drawings!We've gathered together many familiar, beloved characters, and we'll introduce new friends too. They will present exciting activity pages that will challenge and entertain with puzzles, games, brainteasers, and suggestions for craft projects and rainy-day pastimes.We will also offer thrilling extras with each book, such as crayons, stickers, cut-out crafts on the back covers, or other items we know your kids will love.When you spot our spiral logo, you can be sure you're purchasing an enthralling coloring and activity book tha will engage, enlighten, and entertain for hours. So sit down with your children . . . and watch them start scribbling!Have fun!The Simon Scibbles Team

What wacky animals! They come in three parts, and they're all jumbled up. So there's comic confusion on every page. Have you ever seen a creature with an elephant's head, seal's body and ram's feet? Look right here. How about a beast that's a blend of walrus, lobster, and lion? You can find it! And where else on earth would a tropical parrot, polar bear, and friendly Dalmation mix but in this book? The trick to this delightful madness is spiral bound pages divided in three: turn each one separately and keep creating new animals as you go along. The combinations are practically endless-and the fun is too.

With more than 250 million TONKA trucks zipping across floors, tables, and other surfaces, these toys have zoomed right into kids’ hearts. And this clever Mix & Match book gives them a chance to play with these terrific vehicles as never before! The variety of permutations as children come up with new machines to build is simply irresistible: Combine the front of a steamroller with the bed of a dump truck, the bucket of a front loader with the arms of a mighty logger, and lots more.