Arts & Music

With this Jumbo Book as their guide, kids can take their inner artist for a walk on the wild side! Here they will find the inspiration and materials to make 57 projects in the great outdoors, including backyards, parks, forests and beaches. From imagined ogres who live underground to a sculpture tha... More

Sing along to this timeless song and share the magic of a starry night with this delightful bedtime read. Join Squirrel and his friends on their journey through the night, following the beautiful illustrations and prose. Press the button on the front cover for an extra special surprise of light and ... More

Angelina's annoyance at having to take her little cousin Henry to the fair turns into friendship after a day filled with adventures and surprises.The fair is coming to town Angelina can hardly wait to join her friends there -- until her parents tell her she must take her cousin Henry along. It is o... More

Timeless collections of favorite childhood verses and songs, "Nursery Poems & Prayers" and "Nursery Songs & Lullabies" are illustrated with full-page reproductions of the most widely recognized paintings by Bessie Pease Gutmann. These reissues of Grosset & Dunlap classics will find their way into an... More

To give a preschooler plenty of crafting fun, just grab some felt, sequins, buttons, bows, beads, paper, and this fabulous collection of international projects. With more than 50 colorful things to create, including holiday cards, gifts, and decorations, there's something to appeal to every child. F... More

This intimate portrait describes the life of German pianist and composer Clara Schumann, who made her professional debut at age nine and devoted her life to music and her family. Illustrated with black-and-white archival photos.A piano prodigy, Clara Schumann made her professional debut at the age o... More

Rich in Dickensian flavor and packed with fascinating historical details, this compelling alternate-history novel by the author of "The Year of the Hangman" takes readers into the plot to assassinate President Lincoln.Washington, D.C., 1864: In a city thatas weary of war and eager for entertainment,... More

Starting with simple shapes and the most basic materials, professional cartoonist Steve Barr shows young artists the essential skills involved in combining shapes to make characters and objects, simplifying and coloring them. 1-2-3 Draw Cartoon Aliens and Space Stuff includes general drawing tips an... More

Now in paperback, this award-winning story tells of a young African American boy who makes friends in school by letting his classmates help with his drawing of a bare winter tree.Now in paperback, this award-winning story tells of a young African American boy who makes friends in school by letting h... More

The newest addition to our highly successful line of dance-themed kits, "The Art of Tap Dancing" includes a set of heel and toe taps with screws to convert your shoes into practice taps, and a 32-page book that provides the history and how-to of this lively and rhythmic art form. Other mini kits in ... More

They were on their own -- three kids and one giant chicken. Stuck in Hoboken for the summer, Nick Itch, Loretta Fischetti, and Bruno Ugg are really, really bored. After whiling away their time spitting in the Hudson River and trying to teach Henrietta, Nick's 266-pound chicken, how to juggle marshma... More

In this unique format, each spread has a full-page, fur-covered character. In the simple text, each character says, "Hello! Let's be friends!" Full color.... More

CosmoGIRLs know: real style is personal, individual, one-of-a-kind--not plucked ready-made from a shelf. Each person has to create it for herself...and that's where this collection of very cool projects comes in. From a ribbon-front halter top with attitude to chic vintage-inspired necklaces, from g... More

Parents, teachers, and caregivers looking for ideas on how to get children outdoors and instill in them a love of nature can find more than 75 creative crafts, games, and activities using objects that kids can collect from nature in this idea book. As children make race cars out of rocks, create pai... More

Poppy, Jasmine and Rose are so excited! Their ballerina dreams have come true and they are dancing in The Nutcracker with a real professional ballet company. It should be a magical time but the rehearsals are tough and some of the other dancers are less than friendly. The three girls are also missin... More

Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the UnitedStates talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, even sort socks. Stuart writes funny stories about math -- and if you read ... More

Filled with new and outstanding folds that will inspire paper folders of all ages, this guide to the ancient art of origami offers designs for airplanes that are rated according to skill level. Illustrations.Origami is an ancient art, yet modern paper folders can still invent fascinating new folds. ... More

Seven-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy a real horn. He didn't even go to school. To help his mother pay the rent, Louis had a job. Every day he rode a junk wagon through the streets of New Orleans, playing his tin horn and collecting stuff people didn't want. Then one day the junk wagon ... More