Ramone, a shy, ruby-throated hummingbird, is about to leave the nest for the first time. But his anxiety and fear keep him from taking off as he contemplates all that could go wrong. Full of kind words and encouragement, Ramone's mother gives him room to work through his emotions, building his confidence and letting him set his own pace. Ramone watches as his friends soar through the sky, realizing all he might miss out on if he doesn't conquer his fear. Ramone's adventure showcases the emotions, both positive and negative, children experience as they approach new challenges. Accompanied by strikingly beautiful illustrations, this tale guides readers through Ramone's emotional journey, showing kids that fear must be overcome in order to grow.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 28-07-2020

Christmas comes but once a year . . . and the Grumbletroll is ready for the holiday season in the fourth book of the popular children's picture book series. It's Christmas Eve, and the Grumbletroll has woken up full of anticipation and excitement. After a fun-filled snowball fight with his friends, he decides they must all celebrate together. He has very specific ideas about everything you need to have a perfect party-scrumptious cookies, a beautiful tree, all kinds of presents-and of course it all must be done just right. With Grumbletroll telling his friends what to do, his friends get busy on the preparations, but then everything starts to go wrong. The cookies get burnt! Nobody wants to clean up! Even the tree is crooked! As each new problem arises, that intense angry thunderstorm begins to build up in Grumbletroll's belly. But this time, as the friends start to unwrap the gifts, he's not the only one with that familiar feeling . . . will Christmas be ruined?

Bind: hardback

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 228 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-08-2022

Welcome to the Diary Society, your safe space to record your thoughts and feelings! From hopes and dreams to anxieties, joys, and everyday life, you will learn about yourself as you work through the over 500 interactive prompts in this creative journal. It’s filled with thought-provoking questions on topics including family, school, personal values, relationships, emotions, gratitude, getting through tough times, and more. So feel free to get real and honestly answer questions about your life, goals and aspirations, and worries and fears—and tell your own story!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 152 x 203 mm

Publication Date: 28-09-2023

Ahoy, Matey! The pirate ship you're on is set adrift and most of the crew is missing. You must search all areas of the ship to gather clues, solve riddles, and question witnesses in order to solve the mystery. In the end, it's up to you to reconstruct the thread of events, put the ship back on track, and direct it to a safe place to dock. Use the book together with the notebook provided to search for and keep track of your clues. Only you can find the escape!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 209 x 209 mm

Publication Date: 28-08-2020

Beware! The Nightmare Bug is creeping into dreams again . . . He's been around sleep for many, many years, turning magical dreams into things we all fear. But not tonight! Discover how one small child decides to take control of their nightmares and tackle the Nightmare Bug once and for all. With the help and comfort of the child's mother, along with friends Blankie, Bear, and Rhino, the child drifts off to sleep feeling empowered and ready to show the Nightmare Bug there is nothing to be afraid of in the night. Skipping through dreams of oceans, giants, and the moon, the child, along with the stuffed friends, searches for the Nightmare Bug. When they finally encounter the Nightmare Bug and show the bug the power of what love can do, will the Nightmare Bug disappear forever? Find out in this powerful message designed to identify and tackle the emotions that bad dreams evoke, and provide coping methods for children who suffer from nightmares on a regular basis. Perfect for SEL curriculums, the back matter includes conversation starters and expert tips for children upon waking from a bad dream, and tips for parents to help their child cope with the nightmare.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 228 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 28-08-2022

A comprehensive how-to reference that teaches wet textile surface design techniques for making custom cloth. Learn surface design for textiles, to create rich and personally expressive fabric surfaces. Projects by expert Susan Brandeis (author of the bestselling The Intentional Thread) help a range of levels--beginners to relatively experienced studio practitioners--experiment with each method. • Covers wet techniques in detail: application and layering of textile dyes, pigments, and chemicals to add color, pattern, and images • Dry techniques will be covered in a future volume: how to combine these handmade fabrics using cutting, piecing, layering, building, and embellishing • What's the "Cumulative Cloth"? A single cloth that readers add to with each chapter's techniques, eventually creating a piece of art. • Serves as a go-to reference to check technical procedures and safety guidelines (many methods and ingredients require caution)

Bind: hardback

Pages: 352

Dimensions: 215 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-11-2023

Charting the history of the blues from its rural roots in the American South, and focusing on the key musicians and singers who brought it recognition worldwide, The Blues: A Visual History is a unique and fully illustrated account of the development of the blues. This deceptively simple, 12-bar musical form has become the common denominator that has driven the popular music of the last hundred years. As John Lee Hooker put it: "The music we play . . . that music is the roots. Rock music, everything else, is like a branch on the same tree. It all comes from the Blues."

Bind: hardback

Pages: 272

Dimensions: 254 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-07-2020

Children face doubt in every part of their lives. What will I wear? How long will I have to wait? Did I do it right? These doubts allow us to face our insecurities and teach us how to choose, learn, and grow as we decide what paths to take in life. Doubt is an intelligent approach for children from their own point of view that combines subtle humor with a little bit of irony to reassure the reader that we all cope with like unknowns. Through a warm combination of colors, Pia Valentinis illustrates these common self-doubts through animals, each asking a simple question that creates a comfortable atmosphere where the reader is presented with different ways of dealing with them. Doubt is a part of life, what makes us human, and in a world where we are pressured to be perfect, it is a healthy lesson to learn that the world can be wrong, that we are at liberty to change our minds, and that it is okay to stop and question, because "I always have so many doubts . . . Don't you?"

Bind: hardback

Pages: 36

Dimensions: 279 x 222 mm

Publication Date: 28-08-2022

Through personal interviews and galleries of bird-related fabric artwork, this book celebrates birds and the artists that have been inspired and moved by them. Escape into an unexpected world of avian fiber art. This collection—brought together by Martha Sielman, executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA)—tells how artists live creatively and how birds fit into their lives and inspire them. Bird lovers, needlecrafters, quilters, and other crafters of all ages will be delighted by this book with gorgeous images of avian art on and with fabric and other materials. Interviews with and quotes from more than 100 of these artists give "live creatively" advice and inside information about the gorgeous bird-inspired art that they create More than 200 master crafters—quilters, embroiderers, and other fabric artists—from 15 countries on six continents from different backgrounds and experiences share their love of birds and the inspiration they find in them Includes photographic galleries of avian art and crafts sorted by bird types, including birds like finches, gulls, owls, woodland birds, birds of prey, and many more More than 500 full-color images Readers can curl up in their favorite chairs and enjoy the best of "bird stitchery." Or they can share it with the bird lovers in their life!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 240

Dimensions: 178 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 28-09-2023

A chameleon is hidden in every page, and it's up to you to find it. Use the viewfinder against the large, colorful patterned images until you find the model at the bottom of the page. An original ""seek and find"" to awaken the curiosity and develop the sense of observation while having fun. A book to play and share with family!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 36

Dimensions: 274 x 274 mm

Publication Date: 25-10-2019