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  • Paint by Sticker: Travel: Re-create 12 Vintage Posters One Sticker at a Time!

    Workman Publishing

    Paperback (Workman Publishing Company, March 21, 2017)
    Paint by Sticker: Travel celebrates a time when elegant posters, in an Art Deco style, beckoned visitors to faraway romantic places—from Venice, with its canals and gondolas, to Cairo, gateway to the pyramids—all through the absorbing activity of painting by sticker.Paint by Sticker is a compelling new activity for crafters and artists, doodlers and coloring book enthusiasts of all ages. As in paint-by-number, each template is divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, place it. And then the next, and the next, and the next, until your “poster” comes to life.Paint by Sticker: Travel includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant, nostalgic travel posters—the stickers, the templates, the intuitive directions. The works include Moscow, home of St. Basil’s Cathedral and its candy-colored onion domes. India and the Taj Mahal, crown jewel in a world of fascinating destinations. Bermuda. Monaco. Japan and its cherry blossoms and pagodas. Bon voyage!
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  • The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being

    Simone Davies, Hiyoko Imai

    Paperback (Workman Publishing Company, March 19, 2019)
    Turn your home into a Montessori home—and become a more mindful, attentive, and easygoing parent. It’s time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a “terrible two” into a mutually rich and rewarding time of curiosity, learning, respect, and discovery. With hundreds of practical ideas for every aspect of living with a toddler, here are five principles for feeding your child’s natural curiosity, from “Trust in the child” to “Fostering a sense of wonder.” Step-by-step ways to cultivate daily routines with ease, like brushing teeth, toilet-training, dealing with siblings, losing the pacifier. Plus learn how to: Stay composed when your toddler is not and set limits with love and respect—without resorting to bribes or punishmentSet up your home and get rid of the chaosCreate Montessori activities that are just right for your one-to-three-year-oldRaise an inquisitive learner who loves exploring the world around themSee the world through your toddler’s eyes and be surprised and delighted by their perspectiveBe your child’s guide—and truly celebrate every stage
  • Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers Page-A-Day Calendar 2020

    Fraser Simpson, Workman Calendars

    Calendar (Workman Publishing Company, July 23, 2019)
    It’ll flip your mind upside down and inside out! Sanctioned by Mensa, the internationally famous high-IQ society, this interactive calendar features hundreds of ingeniously designed cranial conundrums that are like gymnastics for the brain. Try out your number savvy with logic puzzles, sequences, and good, old-fashioned word problems. Or vocabulary with crossword puzzles, anagrams, and more. Head starting to hurt? Answers and explanations are on the back of each page!
  • Barnyard Dance!

    Sandra Boynton

    Board book (Workman Publishing Company, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Everybody sing along—because it's time to do-si-do in the barnyard with a high-spirited animal crew! From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of board books, here is BARNYARD DANCE, with Sandra Boynton's twirling pigs, fiddle-playing cows, and other unforgettable animals. Extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun, BARNYARD DANCE features lively rhyming text and a die-cut cover that reveals the wacky characters inside. Guaranteed to get kids and adults stomping their feet. The "Barnyard Dance! song, performed by John Stey, is available for download. For ages 0-4. Oversized lap edition also available—perfect for reading aloud!
  • 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young.

    Nancy Linde

    Paperback (Workman Publishing Company, Sept. 25, 2012)
    Cross-train your brain. All it takes is ten to fifteen minutes a day of playing the right games. (It’s fun.) Exercising your brain is like exercising your body—with the right program, you can keep your brain young, strong, agile, and adaptable. Organized on an increasing scale of difficulty from “Warm-up” to “Merciless,” here are 399 puzzles, trivia quizzes, brainteasers, and word game that are both fun and engaging to play, and are expertly designed to give your brain the kind of workout that stimulates neurogenesis, the process of rejuvenating the brain by growing new brain cells. Target Six Key Cognitive Functions: 1. Long-Term Memory. 2. Working Memory. 3. Executive Functioning. 4. Attention to Detail. 5. Multitasking. 6. Processing Speed.
  • Barnyard Dance!

    Sandra Boynton

    Board book (Workman Publishing Company, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Everybody sing along—because it's time to do-si-do in the barnyard with a high-spirited animal crew! From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of board books, here is BARNYARD DANCE, with Sandra Boynton's twirling pigs, fiddle-playing cows, and other unforgettable animals. Extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun, BARNYARD DANCE features lively rhyming text and a die-cut cover that reveals the wacky characters inside. Guaranteed to get kids and adults stomping their feet. The "Barnyard Dance! song, performed by John Stey, is available for download. For ages 0-4. Oversized lap edition also available—perfect for reading aloud!
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  • Original Sloths Wall Calendar 2020

    Lucy Cooke, Workman Calendars

    Calendar (Workman Publishing Company, July 9, 2019)
    Don’t hurry, be happy!Sloths are America’s New "It" Creature. —Wall Street Journal A year of sweet, sleepy, absolutely adorable sloths! These always chilled-out creatures are wise to the joys of slowing down, getting snuggly, and stopping to smell the hibiscus flowers (their #1 favorite snack). Pairing irresistible, brightly colored photographs with charming captions and fascinating sloth facts (did you know it can take a sloth 30 days to digest a single leaf?), every month is a tribute to the mindful, mellow joys of living sloth-fully.
  • Belly Button Book

    Sandra Boynton

    Board book (Workman Publishing Company, April 18, 2005)
    Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hippos—including one tiny baby who can only say “Bee Bo”—the Belly Button Book is a quirky addition to the phenomenally successful Boynton on Board series. Every page captivates with Sandra Boynton’s inimitable illustrations and joyful rhyming text:Soon after dark, upon the beach, we sing a hippo song, and if you’re feeling in the mood, we hope you’ll sing along: “Belly Belly Button, you’re oh so fine. Ooo, Belly Button, I’m so happy you’re mine.” Shiny and sturdy, and featuring a great (navel-shaped, naturally) die-cut cover, the Belly Button Book provides enduring, giggly, read-aloud fun. Oversized lap edition also available—perfect for more reading aloud!
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  • Toddlers Are A**holes: It's Not Your Fault

    Bunmi Laditan

    Paperback (Workman Publishing Company, April 7, 2015)
    At last, the book that answers the question on every parent’s mind: Why does my toddler hate me? Okay, it’s not really hate. It’s just that a little psychopath who walks through life 100% convinced that he or she is the center of the universe does not care that you have a heart, a mind, or a soul. You are simply a skin-covered robot tall enough to reach the candy on top of the fridge. And clean up the rage-vomit when you make the fatal mistake of cutting off the crust on your toddler’s toast. (Or not cutting it off—seriously, you can’t win.)Includes:The theory of toddler evolution Mealtime (AKA Hell)Your unraveling lifeAnd how not to die inside
  • Brain Quest Grade 1, revised 4th edition: 750 Questions and Answers to Challenge the Mind

    Chris Welles Feder, Susan Bishay

    Cards (Workman Publishing Company, May 1, 2012)
    It’s fun to be smart with Brain Quest card decks, packed with curriculum-based questions. Loved by kids and teacher approved, and featuring hundreds of curriculum-based exercises and games, Brain Quest card decks reinforce classroom learning with a fun, fast-paced game.Brain Quest Grade 1 helps kids aged 6–7 to learn in a smart, entertaining, and engaging way, covering reading and language arts, math, science, and more. In a set of two fan-decks, Brain Quest Grade 1 features hundreds of questions and answers to help kids know exactly what they need to know, when they need to know it.Featuring:Two full-color Q&A decks in a reusable flip-top storage box750 questions and answers covering counting, spelling, vocab, and moreAlso available: Brain Quest Workbooks (Pre-school through 6th Grade) and Summer Workbooks (Pre-K through 4th-5th Grades).Brain Quest decks are:Aligned with common core state standardsVetted by award-winning teachersGreat to play with a friend or on your own – and great for travelNamed a Dr. Toy Best Classic Toy
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  • Indestructibles: Love You, Baby

    Amy Pixton, Stephan Lomp

    Paperback (Workman Publishing Company, Aug. 8, 2017)
    Show baby loads of love in a book that’s indestructible! Baby loves hugs. Just like baby kitty! Baby loves nuzzles. Just like baby bunny! Baby loves snuggles. Just like baby piggy! Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are:Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven materialWaterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed!Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures and few or no words encourage dialogic readingPortable—lightweight books can go anywhere, perfect for the diaper bag and for travelSafe for Baby—meets ASTM safety standards
  • Paint by Sticker: Cats

    Workman Publishing

    Paperback (Workman Publishing Company, Sept. 4, 2018)
    An addictive all-ages activity for crafters and artists, Paint by Sticker: Cats includes everything you need to create twelve vibrant cat images—the stickers, the templates, the simple directions. The Paint by Sticker series is now purrfect for cat lovers! Create gorgeous illustrations of felines in low-poly (geometric polygon shapes) style, one sticker at a time. There’s a playful ginger tabby hanging from her paws and an elegant, blue-eyed Siamese angling for a head scratch. Images are divided into dozens of spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a particular sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Add the next, and the next, and relish the joy of watching a “painting” emerge! The card stock pages are perforated for easy removal, making it easy to frame the completed images.