Books published by publisher B.E.S.

Creative kids can stretch their imaginations to the limit with this exciting craft and activity series. Who needs a smartphone or tablet when you've got paper? A wealth of craft ideas will have children folding, cutting, constructing, and customizing wildly imaginative projects. Find fairy-inspired crafts and activities, including a collage, game, wand, and more. Discover more fun activities:Make It: including models to press out and build, pop-ups to construct, and step-by-step origami projectsWear It: including facemasks and other accessories to cut out, personalize, and modelSend It: stationery to press or cut out and customize, including post cardsPlay It: board games and other ideas for creative play that get friends and family in on the fun Paperplay includes over 150 reusable stickers to customize everything you make. Create in a few minutes or take all day—there's always something fun to do here!

Kids and dogs are naturally attracted to each other, and this brand-new title introduces boys and girls to the responsibilities and the joys of puppy care, training, and companionship. Topics covered include-- Purchasing puppy supplies Housetraining and socializing your puppy Understanding your puppy's behavior and body language Keeping your puppy out of trouble The basics of puppy training Fun and games with puppies Young readers will find advice on exercise, selecting chew toys, clicker training, teaching the puppy to meet both human and animal friends, and much more. Sidebar features advise parents on guiding their children toward responsible dog ownership. The book is filled with engaging and instructive color photos.

Goodnight snowman. Goodnight choir.Goodnight stockings by the fire.Goodnight tree and mistletoe…Santa's coming!Ho ho ho!Here's a delightful bedtime book that explores all the wonderful and exciting things about Christmas. Santa's workshop, his "list," reindeers flying through the starry skies, gifts of every shape and size--it's all celebrated in the pages of this colorful book. Exuberant illustrations and charming. rhyming text tell little ones all about Santa's trek to their homes this Christmas Eve. But they had better settle down and say goodnight, because Santa Claus is on his way. A delightful, very merry look at Santa's epic once-a-year visit that children will clamor for this holiday season, and every holiday season to come. (Ages 1+)

There's a whole great big world outside—so unplug and let's get out there! This book will help free you and your kids from the tyranny of the screen with 100 ways to beat the "I'm Bored" monster. You don't need lots of special materials, expensive toys, or planning to have a great time sans screens when you learn how to:Have an Indoor PicnicStart an Herb GardenGo on a Car Scavenger HuntBuild an Obstacle CourseMake Napkin RosesCreate an Artful Sandwich, and lots more. Each project includes step-by-step instructions as well as a list of materials you'll need. With activities for cooking, crafts, gardening, and games, you'll have the perfect resource to keep kids active, engaged, and interacting with (gasp) PARENTS! So go ahead and get those kids off the couch, away from the game console, and off their phones. You'll all be glad you did!

Avid sport fishermen will treasure this book—which is nearly as beautiful as the objects it describes. Fly-tying is a highly prized fisherman’s craft, but it’s also an art form, wonderfully captured in this volume’s hundreds of color photos. Each of 100 fly patterns is presented in a two-page spread: an enlarged photo and textual description on the left-hand page, complemented with a set of step-by-step, clearly captioned photos on the facing page. In addition, fishing enthusiasts will find sections on fly-tying tools and materials plus general instructions for getting started. The author, a well-known fly-tier and sport fisherman gives instructions on making traditional trout and salmon flies—all of them fish catchers of proven effectiveness in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Examples vary in complexity, with patterns to fit every skill level from novice to expert fly-tier. Here are dry flies, nymphs and bugs, wet flies, streamers, and hairwings—a virtually complete selection of traditional and up-to-date examples of the art. The book’s hidden spiral binding keeps its pages opened flat, which makes it ideal for reference at the workbench. More than 600 color photos.

Help your little readers practice their visual thinking, pen control, and hand-eye coordination with these simple mazes and dot-to-dot puzzles. WWTUD? (What Would the Unicorn Do?) Complete the dots, color them in, and follow the unicorn into lots of exciting, fun adventures. Straightforward questions spur children on to solve puzzles while tracing over and connecting dotted guidelines helps them to complete each one. They can even color them in, too! Get them thinking, writing, counting, and laughing as they take on each intriguing challenge. This book offers hours of age-appropriate fun to kids that are just starting to enjoy thinking through problems and finding answers all by themselves.

Help your little readers practice their visual thinking, pen control, and hand-eye coordination with these simple mazes. In My First Mazes, young kids will enjoy completing mazes and solving questions like, "What did the pirate find?", "Where did the king go?", "How many friends did the frog find?", and more. Get them thinking, writing, counting, and laughing as they take on each intriguing challenge. It offers hours of age-appropriate fun to kids that are just starting to enjoy thinking through problems and find answers all by themselves.

Bath time is play time for baby with this brightly illustrated floating vinyl book. The book is named for the Whale that appears on the front and back covers, but when toddlers open this book they'll see six more colorful creatures on inside pages--every little water-dwelling animal labeled with its name. Whale's friends include a penguin, a seal, a walrus, and others. And when Baby picks up this book and give it a squeeze, he'll hear a cheerful squeak. This is one of four titles that B.E.S. offers in the Shake & Play Bath Book series: Duck, Fish, Turtle, and Whale. Each book comes in a clear vinyl package.

Little Duckling is one of several titles in the popular Look at Me series of children's animal board books that are being reset in a miniature size to fit tiny hands. Scaled down to approximately half the original's size, this book presents the same illustrations found in the original, with a slightly abridged story. Realistic illustrations and story offer a child-friendly naturalistic portrayal of a baby animal and its mother, and describes in simple language how the mother duck keeps her baby from getting into trouble. Toddlers will love the pictures, and will delight in having Mom or Dad read the story aloud.

Plowing, planting, harvesting…there's always so much to do on a farm. Thank goodness there's a big, sturdy tractor! Our Zippy Wheels series celebrates young children's fascination with all things "big rig," helps them learn some interesting things about their favorites, and even comes with rotating wheels. From fire trucks that help save lives, to dump trucks that drop heavy loads, to tractors that help around the farm, and diggers that clear the ground, there's always something to learn and see here.

Pets are fun--and books in B.E.S. imaginative new Games and House Design for Pets series are packed with ideas for games and activities that promote bonding between owners and pets. In Games and House Design for Parakeets, Hildegard Niemann shares her understanding of the different things that keep parakeets happy and contented, and gives her readers inventive ideas for housing these engaging birds. She presents-- Detailed plans for constructing good-looking bird stands and bird houses Instructions for making colorful toys and feeding containers Directions for building a virtual parakeet playground that includes miniature ladders and swings She also shows parakeet owners how to incorporate plant life into their bird's environment for a setting that is more akin to nature, and she inspires owners with descriptions of games and tricks they can teach their bird. The book is filled with detailed instructions, how-to photos for all suggested projects, and eye-catching sidebar tips.

Scratch Magic Mandalas is an activity folder with scratch sheets, a stylus, and craft ideas. Included are 10 scratch sheets - each with a different geometric mandala pattern template. Scratch away the black coating to reveal colorful backgrounds. The finished pieces can be framed, used as decoration or cards, or cut into smaller motifs for bookmarks or gift tags. The Idea booklet offers great inspiration - including how to make your own scratch sheets. Paperback folder measures 8.5 x 10.75 inches and keeps your projects organized. By Barron's Books.