Books published by publisher Walter Foster

101 Video Games to Play Before You Grow Up is the unofficial guide for the best video games every gamer needs to try! How many have you played? Each page in this interactive handbook offers behind-the-scenes tidbits and trivia about the games that belong on your bucket list, along with parental rating guidelines, series background information, and storyline previews. Gamers can record their personal ratings of each series as they play their way through the list, making notes and critiquing the best and worst parts of each game. All different types of video games are featured, including adventure, puzzle, platform, racing, and role-playing games. Both gaming newbies and more experienced players will love learning about the best games out there, and checking games off the list as they play them. Plus 101 Video Games to Play Before You Grow Up is the perfect way to discover new genres to explore next. This guide book features games for just about every console from 1985 to today. No matter what system you have, this handy guide will help parents and kids alike choose the next best game to play.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic piece comes to life in Broadway Baby: The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things. This is the perfect way to introduce your toddler's developing mind to splendid music. The new Broadway Baby series introduces classic songs from musicals to young children. In this installment of the Broadway Baby series, share and enjoy Rodgers and Hammerstein's My Favorite Things from the classic musical The Sound of Music. Broadway Baby: The Sound of Music, My Favorite Things pairs the famous lyrics withbeautiful, colorful illustrations to share with your baby or toddler to bring the classic song to life. Young children will find it easy to read and sing along to this classic hit. Perfect for the family that loves musicals, this title is a great addition to any budding virtuoso's library of children's books.

101 Bathroom Boredom Busting Activities encourages children to take however long they need to do their business--and stay entertained in the process!Continuing the humorous and interactive 101 Things series, 101 Bathroom Boredom Busting Activities features brainteasers, mazes, fun facts, jokes, and crafts that can all be done while doing your "business" in the bathroom. From toilet-paper crafts and origami to irreverent jokes, brain-training games and puzzles, and wow-worthy "did you knows" and trivia, children will spend hours wiling away the time on the toilet. 101 Bathroom Boredom Busting Activities encourages children to make the most of their private time by learning more than 100 bathroom-themed games, crafts, jokes, and riddles that will make even the most straight-laced parent crack a smile. Take however long you need to do your business--and stay entertained in the process!

With How to Draw Horses & Ponies, young artists learn to bring these sweet and majestic animals to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different breeds. Simple instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike horses and ponies. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape and progresses, step by step, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along. Information about the breeds and fun facts provide inspiration and additional learning opportunities. The breeds include:Hanoverian foalPintoWelsh Mountain PonyClydesdaleArabianAmerican SaddlebredThoroughbredFriesianShetland PonyAndalusianAnd more!Just start with a few ovals, circles, and triangles and follow the illustrated steps—you'll be creating you own amazing masterpieces in no time at all! Also available from the Learn to Draw series: How to Draw Cats & Kittens, How to Draw Dinosaurs, How to Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Animal Friends, How to Draw Sea Creatures, and How to Draw Zoo Animals.

Here's a mystery the Mystery, Inc., gang would love to sleuth out: How to draw Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred, and Velma! With this kit, the solution is a cinch! The drawing book inside provides simple step-by-step illustrations and practical tips that will help you master drawing the whole gang--and even the Mystery Van. And all the tools and materials you'll need are included as well. There's nothing to be scared of -- just grab a pencil and some Scooby snacks and you're ready to roll! Winner 2003 Dr. Toy 10 Best Creative Products Winner 2003 Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products

ABC What Can She Be? presents a colorful world of possibilities—from astronaut to zoologist and everything in between—for all little girls with big dreams. Not even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet. In this new title from Walter Foster Jr., ABC What Can She Be?encourages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere.ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. A boldly illustrated, fun family read, ABC What Can She Be? is a great way for parents to introduce their small children to the bright futures before them.

Eli, Phoebe, and Hank once again join forces to build another miniature vehicle--a motorcycle!How to Build a Motorcycle continues the Technical Tales series, where a group of three unlikely friends--a rat, a sparrow, and a frog--come together to build another vehicle--a motorcycle! As they start working, they encounter many unexpected obstacles, teaching them (and the reader) about the different parts that make a motorcycle work. Detailed illustrations explain the overall functions of the engine, clutch, brakes, distributors, as well as many other parts of the motorcycle. Through hard work and perseverance, the three friends learn about mechanics and teamwork as they work together to build a miniature motorcycle.

With Learn to Draw Marvel Spider-Man, you can learn to draw your favorite hero and his foes! Inside you'll find drawing projects for Spider-Man, Venom, Vulture, Lizard, the Green Goblin, Rhino, and Doctor Octopus. You love seeing Spidey swing from building to building in movies and comics, so wouldn't it be amazing to be able to draw him yourself? With Learn to Draw Marvel's Spider-Man, you can! This book teaches drawing with three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing of the Amazing Spider-Man! This 64-page, spiral-bound book includes tracing paper to accompany the tracing projects, practice grids to draw on after each grid drawing project, and practice pages after each basic shapes project. All you need is a pencil to get started!Learn to Draw Marvel Spider-Man will provide countless hours of artistic fun for Marvel fans of all ages. So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with the Amazing Spider-Man!

The Big Book of Art: Draw! Paint! Create! provides a comprehensive, colorful, and creative guide for using a range of kid-friendly art tools--from crayons and colored pencils to markers and paint. Within each chapter, young artists are guided through the artistic process with a brief introduction to each respective tool or medium. From there, children will learn helpful techniques for employing the tool or medium via a selection of fun and unique step-by-step art projects. Tons of art tips are sprinkled throughout for a comprehensive learning experience, while an interactive format, including perforated practice pages that can be easily removed and displayed in any home or classroom, engages children for hours of creative fun. Parents will appreciate this book for its rainy-day activity appeal. Art teachers and homeschool parents will appreciate it as an educational resource; while art and craft enthusiasts will love it as an inspiring gift for the artists in their lives. Whether an easy monoprint made with washable markers or a watercolor fish painted using the wet-on-wet technique, children everywhere will be delighted with the fun and creativity this book has to offer them.

Learn to Draw Disney’s Favorite Fairies helps young artists capture the likenesses of their favorite fairies from Pixie Hollow, including Tinker Bell, Silvermist, and Rosetta. Pixie dust, magic, and friendship come together in the enchanted world of Disney Fairies. And now artists of all ages can bring life to Tinker Bell, Silvermist, Rosetta, and all their fairy friends with the help of this 64-page learn-to-draw book! Easy-to-follow illustrations help both kids and adults create colorful characters, step by step, regardless of skill level. And helpful tips and tricks from professional Disney animators will have anybody drawing pixies like the pros in no time. All you'll need to start drawing are a few art supplies. 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, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney’s Favorite Fairies, 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. Included in this book are drawing projects for Tinker Bell, Periwinkle, Fairy Mary, Silvermist, Rosetta, Iridessa, Fawn, Vidia, Queen Clarion, Terence, Clank, Bobble, Chloe, Rumble, and Glimmer. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney artists round out this exciting artistic adventure.