Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book (Scanimation Books)
by Rufus Butler Seder
from Workman Publishing Company
There's never before been a book like Gallop! Employing a patented new technology called Scanimation, each page is a marvel that brings animals, along with one shining star, to life with art that literally moves. It's impossible not to flip the page, and flip it again, and again, and again. A first book of motion for kids, it shows a horse in full gallop and a turtle swimming up the page. A dog runs, a cat springs, an eagle soars, and a butterfly flutters. Created by Rufus Butler Seder, an inventor, artist, and filmmaker fascinated by antique optical toys, Scanimation is a state-of-the-art six-phase animation process that combines the "persistence of vision" principle with a striped acetate overlay to give the illusion of movement. It harkens back to the old magical days of the kinetoscope, and the effect is astonishing, like a Muybridge photo series springing into action�or, in terms kids can relate to, like a video without a screen. Complementing the art is a delightful rhyming text full of simple questions and fun, nonsense replies: Can you gallop like a horse? giddyup-a-loo! Can you strut like a rooster? cock-a-doodle-doo! Every child who opens the book will be amazed�and so will every parent.
Scribbles: A Really Giant Drawing and Coloring Book
by Taro Gomi
from Chronicle Books
- This book is not just for coloring, it's also for doodling, drawing, imagining and thinking!
- Illustrated by renowned childrens book illustrator Taro Gomi
- Playful drawings, funny scenarios and fun-to-follow instructions
- Contains 368 pages and one color throughout
- Book size: 8 1/4 x 11 11/16 inches
This is no ordinary coloring book! With playful drawings, funny scenarios and fun-to-follow instructions, this book is not just for coloring, but for doodling, drawing, imagining and thinking! Here the art on the page is just the start. This book is paperback with 368 pages with line drawings. Dimensions are 8 1/4 x 11 11/16 inches. Ages 3 to 99.
Doodles: A Really Giant Coloring and Doodling Book
by Taro Gomi
from Chronicle Books
Renowned children's book illustrator Taro Gomi invites kids of all ages to not only color, but also draw, imagine, and create. Unfinished pictures and intriguing prompts foster children's powers of visualization, and at nearly 400 pages, this book provides plenty of room to stretch the imagination. Taro Gomi lives in Japan and has illustrated more than 100 books for children. This is no ordinary coloring book! With its playful drawings, funny scenarios, and fun-to-follow instructions, this book is not just for coloring, but for doodling, drawing, imagining, and thinking!
Re-Zoom
by Istvan Banyai
from Puffin
Open this wordless book and take off on a mindbending visual journey full of twists, turns, and surprises. Zoom from an Egyptian pyramid to an exotic jungle to a sandy beach. But if you think you know where you are, guess again. For in Istvan Banyai's mysterious landscapes of pictures within pictures, nothing is ever as it seems. "Banyai's artwork...works to perfection."-- Kirkus Reviews
Mini Masters Boxed Set (Mini Masters)
by Julie Merberg
from Chronicle Books
Four beautiful board books from Chronicle Books' best-selling Mini Masters series, all packed in a colorful box. The set includes: Dancing with Degas, A Picnic with Monet, A Magical Day with Matisse, and In the Garden with Van Gogh. Each title pairs simple verses with some of the most beloved paintings of our time. It is a lovely way to introduce children to the wonder-filled works of these four artists. Four board books come in a handy storage box. Full color throughout each book. Ages infant to 4 years.
Pirates Tattoos (Temporary Tattoos)
by Steven James Petruccio
from Dover Publications
Learn to Draw Disney/Pixar's Wall-E (Disney Magic Artist Learn-to-Draw Books (8.5" x 11"))
from Walter Foster
Disney-Pixar's WALL-E is the extraordinary story of a robot called that is designed to clean up the masses of trash left by humans. But the lonely little robot eventually leaves Earth to look for a new home-and true love.
Featuring the offbeat characters from Disney-Pixar's most daring movie yet, Learn to Draw WALL-E will captivate aspiring artists of all ages. This full-color, 32-page book provides clear, step-by-step instructions for drawing the film's cast, from the quirky and curious robot, WALL-E, to the sleek, new scanning robot, EVE.
Mexican Folk Art Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book)
by Marty Noble
from Dover Publications
Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book Vol. I (Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book)
by Monique Mandali
from Mandali Publishling
These original mandala designs by wholistic therapist Monique Mandali appeal to both children and adults. Mandalas have been traditionally used as a source of wisdom and meditation.
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