Books published by publisher Applesauce Press

Featuring massive mazes, spider-ific stickers, and fun foldouts, this book is the bee’s knees.Exterminate boredom with the massive mazes, spider-ific stickers, and fun foldouts in the Discovering Bugs Activity Book. Thanks to scientifically sound information and detailed illustrations, this activity book is as educational as it is fun. Kids can embrace their inner artist with coloring pages bearing beautiful illustrations of bugs from around the world, and the Gooty Sapphire Tarantula on the stunning, tactile cover is guaranteed captivate (and terrify) readers of all ages. One thing’s for sure: the Discovering Bugs Activity Book is the bee’s knees.

Meet the coolest creepy crawlies on the planet! The world’s most captivating bugs will seem to jump off the page in this innovative and exciting book, featuring a deeply textured cover that looks and feels like an enormous spider!Zoom in on the coolest bugs in the world, crawling the forest floor alongside beetles and ants, and flying the skies with bees and dragonflies. The Bug Handbook makes you feel as if you are looking through a microscope. Featuring gorgeous full cover spreads of the insects, kids can get up close look at the creepy crawlies and their environments from a many eyed point of view! Get up-close-and-personal with the most interesting bugs around the world…and in your back yard! You’ll discover: *Profiles of awesome critters, from the classic lightning bug to the master of camouflage, the broad-winged katydid *Fun facts highlighting the fascinating features of each species *Exciting illustrations of the creatures in action, battling other bugs or blending into their natural environments! The Bug Handbook is your go-to guide on all things buggy!

See prehistoric predators of all sizes come to life with Dino World, the trifold pop-up book!Experience dinosaurs like you’ve never seen them before with innovative paper crafting that breathes new life into prehistoric scenes. The extraordinary artwork of paleoartist Julius Csotonyi leaps off the page for a stunning experience like no other. Featuring cool facts about each dinosaur, including the massive T. rex and crafty raptors, as well as eye-catching lifelike scenes, learning about prehistory has never been this fun. Dinosaur lovers of all ages will adore this book!

Learn about the origin of silk alongside Princess His-Ling Chi in this wonderful adventure.Based on the ancient fable of the Silk Princess, this original story tells the history of silk in an adorable light. Charles Santore’s beautiful, best-selling illustrations pair with his original story to capture the spirit of ancient China. Follow Princess Hsi-Ling Chi as she explores the Five Sacred Mountains of China in search of the end of a silk thread. This gorgeous edition will hold an honored spot on your bookshelf for generations.

Watch your doodles come alive with this 3-D kit! Make your doodles leap off the page with this amazing 3-D Doodle Book & Kit! Packaged with a special 3-D doodling compass, red & blue pencils, and a pair of 3-D glasses, the 80-page book shows you how to use these tools to draw and view your very own 3-D images. The 3-D Doodle Book features a brief history of doodles, an explanation of how 3-D glasses work, and instructions for using your 3-D compass and colored pencils to create 3-D images. But the majority of the book is an interactive sketchbook with more than 60 pages printed with 3-D scenes for you to finish, black line drawings that will give your 3-D doodles more depth, and 3-D background grids that will create a floating 3-D effect even when you draw on them with a regular black pen! A concealed spiral binding allows you to lay the book flat as you create your unique informal artwork. Why just doodle when you can doodle in 3-D?

Experience the wonder of the moon landing with Discovering Planets and Moons: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Edition!Experience the wonder of the moon landing with Discovering Planets and Moons: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Edition! Learn about the technology that propelled us to the moon, and all about the ups and downs of one of history’s most watched events. With a stunning cover and packed with breathtaking imagery from the moon landing and exciting scientific facts, aspiring astronauts of all ages will learn about how our solar system works and how we continue to discover amazing new information about our universe.

From the publisher that brought you THE GIRL'S BODY BOOK–the popular handbook for adolescent girls–comes an all-new guide to friendship, crushes, texting, and social media, for the modern, tech-savvy pre-teen! This fun and accessible illustrated guide is for preteens who are ready to take their first steps into the unchartered territory of crushes, social media, and texting in the digital age. Kelli Dunham gives tips on navigating the digital landscape while keeping "reputation safety" in mind. Not just about texting, this handbook doles out advice for successful communication in settings like classrooms, after-school activities, and hang-outs among friends. With tips and advice from experts and fellow preteens alike, this is the perfect guide for any adolescent who’s ready for their first cell phone, first Facebook profile, or first crush.

Bring the Christmas to life with The Night Before Christmas: Soundboard Edition narrated by Jeff Bridges!Treasured by families worldwide, now you can read along with Jeff Bridges as you and your family count down the days to Christmas. This new family heirloom edition of The Night Before Christmas comes with a special reading of the poem by Jeff Bridges himself in the form of read-along buttons on every page that tell the story as you go. Featuring illustrations from #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore, see this Christmas classic jump off the page like you’ve never seen it before. With gorgeous illustrations, charming soundboard design, and a timeless story all at an incredible value, this book is the perfect holiday tradition to be passed down for generations.

Following last season’s terrific license plate collection, here comes another Nifty Fifty and all across America, children will cheer for their own home state and its flag, while discovering fun facts about all the other states. The engaging and entertaining gift set features a 16-page booklet, 50 cards, a map of the USA, and a pad with colored paper so kids can design their own flag. Each of the colorful cards displays a state flag, while the opposite side has detailed information on why it looks the way it does, what some of the flag’s symbols mean, and odd facts about that state. Kids will love finding out about towns with silly names (including Belchertown, Massachusetts and Bummerville, California), as well as unusual laws, cool sites to visit, and other great state stuff like its official song, dance, animal, and mineral. Many of the cards also feature entertaining family activities to try!

Calling All Cookie Carnivores! Dinosaur fans young and old will love this fun new cookie kit, complete with three dinosaur-shaped cookie cutters, a giant dino footprint cookie cutter, plus dozens of recipes for every sweet tooth!The Dinosaur Lover’s Cookie kit has everything you need to bake up a herd of dinosaurs (and some tips too!)! Ferocious fans of all ages can chomp down on the dozens of recipes, even those who are gluten-free or dairy-free! Nothing to fear here! Throwing a dino-myte party? There are tons of T. rex-eriffic ideas for hosting the most prehistoric party of the era! From snacks for omnivores and herbivores, to excavations and roaring-good games! Baking and decorating tips keep the ten-ton talons and scales in line! The kit is complete with four cookie cutters, shaped like a Brontosaurus, a Tyrannosaurus rex, a Triceratops, and a giant dinosaur footprint! Satisfy every sweet tooth with this complete kit, including: * one giant dinosaur footprint cookie cutter * three dinosaur-shaped cookie cutters * dozens of recipes (including gluten-free and dairy-free variations!) * baking and decorating tips * dinosaur-theme party ideas (including activity and snack ideas!) Try a whole herd to find your ferocious favorites, before they go extinct! Now, round up your paleontologist pals and get baking!

Good humor goes straight to the gut with more than 500 jokes for any situation!Clean and clever, this assortment of more than 500 jokes will have kids’ minds in twists and their stomachs in stitches. Lighthearted and full of good humor, the contents of this laugh-inducing book address a variety of topics and include one-liners, knock-knock jokes, and conversational satire. This guffaw-worthy reading is a go-to resource for comedians in the making!

Discover the fascinating history and meaning behind the documents of freedom that founded our country -- The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and The Bill of Rights -- in a fun, engaging book that puts only the most exciting tidbits front and center!This fun and colorful presentation of the most significant documents that founded our country sheds new light on THE PATRIOT PAPERS. With call-outs and bursts that highlight and explore the key words and statements that make up the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, as well as stories about the American rebels who drafted them, this new book makes American history come alive in "kid speak" like never before.