New Releases by Cathy BEYLON

Join talented Catie and her friends at ballet school. 27 ready-to-color pictures show the young dancers practicing leaps, pirouettes, and other moves. For even more fun, create your own exciting ballet scenes with 26 colorful stickers.

Twenty-five illustrations and twenty-seven colorful stickers -- to create your own classroom pictures -- depict the friendly fun and activities of a typical day at preschool.

A is for apple (and artichoke, alligator, ant, and armadillo). Queen Anne''s lace, quail, and Queen conch begin with a Q, while the letter Z is the starting point for Zebra moth, zinnia, and zucchini. Along the way, from A to Z, easy-to-color pictures will introduce you to other letters of the alphabet as well as many natural wonders--from the tiny lily-of-the-valley and the amazing kangaroo, to puffy white clouds and the gentle llama. Twenty-nine pages of black-and-white drawings with identifications are accompanied by big and little letters of the alphabet.

These charming portraits of playful kittens will captivate feline lovers and coloring book fans alike. 16 black-and-white illustrations depict, among others, a furry duo of cuddly kittens, a mama cat and her litter, a tabby on the prowl in a garden, and a beribboned creature seated quietly under some garden shrubs. Just add a touch of color from crayons, felt-tip pens, colored pencils, or paints to each picture, then hang the finished drawing near a source of bright light and enjoy the sight of these huggable creatures.

Thirty illustrations of happy campers learning to swim, playing tennis, putting on a puppet show, visiting a petting zoo, and much more.

Youngsters will enjoy coloring pictures that help them prepare for an exciting plane trip. Twenty-two lively scenes depict a young couple and their two children at the airport, going through security checks, waiting to board a plane, and more.

Camping trips are filled with good times, as children find out in this entertaining coloring book. Easy-to-read captions accompany 26 scenes depicting a family''s adventure camping out. From packing the car and heading for a lakefront to setting up their tent, looking for firewood, and having a cookout, it''s nonstop coloring fun!

Thirty full-page, ready-to-color illustrations depict nursery rhyme characters that have long been childhood favorites. Youngsters will meet Little Boy Blue, Humpty-Dumpty, Peter, the pumpkin eater, Mary and her little lamb, and a host of other familiar figures. Rhymes appear below each drawing.

These symbols of romantic love come in all sizes and patterns. Add color and light for great effects. 8 designs printed on translucent paper.

Youngsters will enjoy adding bold colors to 30 pictures of a boy getting dog food, a little girl meeting a kitten, as well as scenes with hermit crabs, turtles, and other favorite animals.

Young children will love spending a sunshiny day at the beach with this busy family. Twenty-three illustrations depict parents packing their car with a picnic basket and beach toys, Dad selecting just the right spot for the beach umbrella, Sis chatting with a lifeguard, and picturesque scenes of coastal wildlife.

Complete a colorful sticker picture of Noah and his animal friends. Each sticker has a proper place on the numbered, inside grid. 16 stickers.

Twenty-three ready-to-color pictures take youngsters on a virtual trip to an action-packed fun place where they can have their portraits drawn, ride on the Ferris wheel and carousel, buy some balloons, eat ice cream cones and cotton candy, and more. A brief caption accompanies each scene.

What has a mouth but never eats? Find the answer to this and 15 other comical brain-teasers by rubbing the blank space on each page with a pencil tip.

Complete an inviting park scene with reusable sticker illustrations of picnickers, a barbecue grill, a basket full of food, and pets. 28 stickers.

Join Noah as he builds his ark, takes on animals, and finds land on a sunny day. 8 designs.

Youngsters visit the MacDonald farm and have fun coloring, too. The 22 large illustrations depict a barn, silo, haystacks, and, of course, Old MacDonald. Other figures include the farmer''s wife, a friendly dog, playful pigs, a stately rooster, a cat and kittens, and other animals featured in that favorite childhood song.

Crosswords, follow-the-dots, and other fun-filled puzzles are set in a magical land brimming with wizards, leprechauns, and unicorns. Thirty-nine puzzles with solutions.

A rustic landscape comes alive when reusable sticker images of Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, and other familiar figures are applied to the background scene. 21 stickers.

Bring galloping horses, a rooster, a rabbit, and other carousel figures to life with color and a source of bright light. 8 black-and-white illustrations.

Help an active family set up a lakeside camp with reusable sticker illustrations of a canoe, tent, campfire, and other outdoor gear. 33 reusable, full-color stickers.

This entertaining collection of 30 easy-to-color pictures lets youngsters recreate the legendary Ark and learn why it was built. Crisply rendered scenes depict Noah and his family preparing for the voyage, the parade of animals boarding the ship — two by two — and riding out the storm until the flood waters retreated.

Twenty-nine large, easy-to-color images of marine life provide youngsters with visual tips for identifying animals and plants likely to be found at an aquarium. Shown in their natural habitats, they include, among others, a pair of kissing gourami, delightful seahorses, a dolphin, fiddler and horseshoe crabs, seals, and more.

Large pictures and easy-to-read captions describe what happens in a busy community hospital. Includes illustrations of the hospital building, babies in a nursery, a doctor examining a little girl, a boy in a wheelchair heading for the X-ray unit, and more. 21 black-and-white illustrations.

Enchanting characters from the world of make-believe come to life in these 8 little stained glass portraits. Illustrations of Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, andnbsp;4 others need only a touch of crayons, paints, or felt-tip pens, and a source of bright light to make them glow.

Twenty-nine large, easy-to-color pictures invite youngsters to accompany a young family on an entertaining outing. In addition to viewing bison, a tiger, a male and female lion with their cub, a mother giraffe and her baby, and a giant turtle, they''ll see members of the staff feeding seals and other animals.

Populate a city''s busy commercial area with unusual residents. Apply 41 numbered illustrations of Mama Piggy wheeling her baby carriage, a canine policeman directing traffic, rabbits in a pickup truck, and more to similarly numbered blank spaces on a street scene shown on the inside covers.

Fill a busy work area with sticker images of barricades, danger signs, figures of workers driving dump trucks and cement mixers, and much more. 24 stickers.

Bring this monkey house to life with 20 sticker images of playful primates eating, climbing, sitting, swinging from branches, holding their young, and more.

Thirty full-page drawings introduce youngsters to a host of law enforcement professionals on the job, among them a policewoman apprehending a robbery suspect, a police helicopter in flight, a school crossing guard directing youngsters, off-duty officers exercising at a gym, and much more. Brief captions accompany each ready-to-color illustration.