Books published by publisher Spruce

Beautiful costume projects to make for infants, and toddlers ages five months to three years. Step-by-step instructions, accompanied by photographs, clearly explain how to make each simple but imaginative costume. Every project starts with a onesie or other basic baby clothes, which are then embellished by dying, quilting, and/or simple sewing using all sorts of safe, baby-friendly materials and accoutrements. There are also more involved projects for the more advanced crafter. Projects include: lobster, snowflake, caterpillar, mermaid, solar system, peacock, honeycomb, robot, peapod, cabbage, butterfly, swan, angel, owl, porcupine, flamingo, goldfish, turtle, frog, fairy, toadstool, flowerbud, dragonfly, corn on the cob, lion, and dragon.

Dads Make The Best Friends evokes the essence of the father-daughter relationship with moments and memories from "He let you buy both flavors of ice cream when you couldn't decide," to "He helped you through that nasty year of geometry homework" to "He taught you the finer points of mini-golf, " again all whimsically illustrated by Amy Schindler. Dads Make The Best Friends obviously will not describe every reader's specific experiences but will speak to the spirit of this special bond, and readers will certainly recognize here elements of themselves and their own fathers.