Books published by publisher Walter Foster Pub

101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up is a combination impressions journal and checklist of 101 books kids just gotta read while they're still kidsAn Amazon Best Book of the Month Selection for October 2016!101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up is a comprehensive list of kid-friendly books for children to read before they grow up. This must-read review list doubles as not only a checklist, but also an impressions journal where kids can write their thoughts about the books the read, why they liked, or didn't like, them, and how they rate them. This manual is divided by subject, from fairy tales and fantasy, to sports and nonfiction. 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up celebrates the importance of reading and encourages family participation to help develop lifelong readers. The perfect reference guide for book lovers of all ages, this checklist will help both kids and parents decide which books to read next!

The step-by-step drawing exercises in Learn to Draw Disney's Moana will have you drawing all your favorite characters from the island of Motunui and beyond its reef in no time! With just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw all their favorite Moana characters. This 64-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing the adventurous wayfinder Moana, the tattoo-covered demi-god Maui, Moana’s mother Sina and father Chief Tui, Pua the pig and Heihei the rooster, and those coconut-armored bandits—the Kakamora. All you'll need to start drawing are a few supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the last 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 Moana, 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. Brief character descriptions and art tips from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure across the seas of Oceania. So grab your drawing pencils and paper and get ready to draw with Moana!

This interactive book introduces young children to the intriguing world of dinosaurs. Vibrantly illustrated background, stickers, and punch-outs come together to provide hours of imaginative fun. The background scenery, a stand-up panorama of a prehistoric land, doubles as a stickering page and a vivid background for punch-out playtime. The sturdy punch-outs are perfectly sized for little hands, and include multiple different dinosaurs, prehistoric plants and trees. Reusable stickers include flying dinosaurs, land-roaming dinosaurs, rocks, trees, dinosaur footprints, and more. All together, Sticker, Punch-out & Play!: Dinosaurs makes for interactive play and limitless fun.

Disney*Pixar films are known and loved for creating remarkable worlds and memorable characters. Now the entertaining personalities from Toy Story, Cars, Monsters, Inc., Brave, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, A Bug’s Life, The Incredibles,WALL-E, and Up can come to life from the page for any young artist-in-training. In this fun instructional drawing book, fans will enjoy learning to draw loads of heroic and iconic characters from favorite timeless Disney*Pixar films. Learn to Draw Your Favorite Disney*Pixar Characters opens by introducing artists to a small selection of essential drawing tools and materials, as well as a range of options for adding color - including crayons, markers, colored pencils, and paint. Next, artists are guided through a warm-up with some quick and easy sketching exercises before moving on to the step-by-step drawing projects. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a circle or an oval, and each new step builds upon the last, eventually progressing to a finished piece of color artwork. Additionally, each new drawing step is shown in blue for a helpful guide so young artists know exactly what to draw next. Along the way, professional Disney artists and illustrators share helpful tips and tricks for bringing each character to life so they look just like they do on the big screen. With a range of fun and exciting characters in a variety of poses, young fans will enjoy discovering new facts about their favorite Disney*Pixar characters and will be drawing each one like a pro in no time!

Cartooning: 100 Faces & Expressions covers the fundamentals of creating cartoon heads and faces. This 32-page book includes instruction on selecting face shape, rendering features, exaggerating, and modifying features to suggest mood and personality. The title also features a wide range of step-by-step cartoon heads so beginners can practice a variety of expressions before applying them to their own characters. Additionally, readers will benefit from inspiring tips on the animation process and information on using computer programs to enhance or color the characters.

This interactive book introduces young children to the intriguing world of dinosaurs. Vibrantly illustrated background, stickers, and punch-outs come together to provide hours of imaginative fun. The background scenery, a stand-up panorama of a prehistoric land, doubles as a stickering page and a vivid background for punch-out playtime. The sturdy punch-outs are perfectly sized for little hands, and include multiple different dinosaurs, prehistoric plants and trees. Reusable stickers include flying dinosaurs, land-roaming dinosaurs, rocks, trees, dinosaur footprints, and more. All together, Sticker, Punch-out & Play!: Dinosaurs makes for interactive play and limitless fun.

Learn to draw all of your favorite birds and butterflies--step by step!Perfect for young artists-in-training, Learn to Draw Birds & Butterflies offers a comprehensive drawing experience that includes step-by-step lessons, as well as full-color photographs, fun facts, trivia, quizzes, and much more. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a square, a circle, or a triangle, and progresses to a finished colored piece of artwork, making it easy for children to follow along. Along the way, engaging text describes interesting facts about each bird and butterfly. Includes birds such as flamingo, peacock and Kingfisher and butterflies such as Monarch, Red Admiral and Adonis Blue.

Learn about unusual shapes along with the alphabet in ABC Shapes, a fun and educational board book that combines the ABCs with fun and unconventional shapes. Going beyond the typical preschool shapes like circles and squares, ABC Shapes introduces arches and ellipses, cubes and wedges, and even helixes and nanagons. Each page highlights an unusual shape, one for every letter of the alphabet, and features a colorful illustration. The beautiful and engaging illustrations of animals, people, and objects prominently feature each shape, ensuring parents and children love learning the fundamentals of shapes and the alphabet together. The Little Concepts series helps young readers learn their ABCs with adorable illustrations featuring unique animals, colors, languages, and even healthy foods. From A to Z, learning the alphabet (even in Spanish and French!) has never been so surprising and engaging.

An endearing twist on learning your ABCs!ABC Love pairs each letter of the alphabet with a word that teaches young children about important concepts like love, acceptance, affection, values, and warmth. A fun family read with playful, rhyming text, ABC Love makes learning the alphabet interactive and fun for preschool children and older. Its engaging illustrations and text promote togetherness between kids and their family and encourages them to act out each "love list" item, including everything from "dance" for "D", "hug" for the letter "H", and to "share" for "S".

Artist Toolbox: Drawing Tools & Materials covers all drawing media, from graphite and colored pencils to crayons and pastels, as well as their uses and interactions with traditional drawing surfaces. Learn how to work with specific drawing tools, and then use them to create your own artwork.Artist Toolbox: Drawing Tools & Materials first discusses how to create a drawing workspace—in particular, ensuring proper lighting and storage. This guide then details all of the most popular drawing media: the differences between and advantages of each, their purposes, and the effects that each tool can create. The book covers every drawing tool, including all pencil grades, flat sketching pencils, charcoal and vine charcoal, white charcoal, conte crayons, conte pencils, colored pencils, and pastel. Surfaces and supports are discussed as well to provide a thorough introduction to everything you need to learn to draw. Step-by-step drawing projects round out the book.Artist Toolbox: Drawing Tools & Materials provides tips, techniques, clear instructions, beautiful artwork, and detailed demonstrations for a comprehensive look at drawing. This book will make an expert out of anyone who wants to learn this classic technique.The Artist Toolbox series includes useful, practical reference guides designed for beginning artists and art hobbyists interested in fully understanding the focus and function of essential art tools of the trade.