New Releases by Mark Shulman

The invitations to the once-in-a-millenium party have arrived--and every child''s presence is requested! Once every thousand years, deep in the magic forest, the fairies hold a special dance. The time is now, so make sure to invite all the enchanted guests: the royal family in their castle; trolls, gnomes, elves, and leprechauns; animals in the magical barn; winged beings up in "cloud city"; and water creatures in the hidden glen. Pretty stickers make each picture captivating, and kids will love creating this fairytale world.

A modern-day horse tells the tale of his noble ancestors, who lived in the days when these four-legged creatures were the "mane event." As children visit plumed horses pulling chariots in Ancient Rome, royal steeds in medieval times, stallions and mares of the wild, wild West, fancy circus equines, and graceful racehorses, they can have laying down stickers in this appealing family album.

When four pampered New York City zoo animals are returned to the jungle, wild things happen! It''s a good thing they have each other!

Even early in the morning, Rooster’s raring to go. But what can he do when the whole farm is asleep? Little Rooster goes round, and he tries and he tries, but the animals won’t rouse from their slumbers. Then Rooster gets a bright new idea: COCK A DOODLE DOOOOO!

There are all sorts of silly animals in this sturdy, basic concept, oversized board book. Check out the color of Foxand’s socks, Batsand’ hats and Pigand’s wig. Then pull the tabs on each of the pages to change the colors! Once pulled, the rhyming verse from each page continues on the bottom of each tab!

Fillmore the boy and Geary the robot, who live on Planet Zada, take their robotic dog Sbot to other planets so that he can learn to act like a real dog.

Oh, it’s scary Halloween night, and Spider’s friends plan to give him a fright. Will the Werewolf do it, with his ghostly song? Oh no: Spider just laughs and sings along. Ape looms large, pretending he’s tall, but Spider isn’t afraid at all. But then something happens; Spider’s panicked at last. He saw his OWN image in the water, as he walked past!

Stella''s parents are so proud. Her teacher wants her to be the star in the school play. So her parents take her shopping for new shoes and a new dress, get her hair cut at a fancy salon, and buy the best camera there is to take pictures during the show. After all, only the best will do for their star. After much anticipation, the adorable Stella wins the hearts of all audiences and makes her parents very proud in this charming story with a surprising finale.

The bestselling Voodoo kit—complete with a book of spells, soft doll, and pins—now comes in miniature at a great low price. The package may be smaller, but revenge is just as sweet! Stick it to ‘em in miniature! If you’ve got obnoxious, irritating, and aggravating folks in your life, why not give them what they so richly deserve? Nothing channels rage better than these sacred rituals and chants, all translated and fully updated for the modern household. Page after page reveals the mysteries of the ages, including plenty of evil, vengeful acts to wreak havoc on telemarketers, roommates, neighbors, and pesky in-laws. Make that bill collector pay for taking your hard earned money. Cut the snob down to size. Teach that ingrate some appreciation. It’s so easy. So go ahead—enjoy hours and hours of satisfying occult activity at home and work. If life doesn’t stick it to people the way it should, that’s what the little pins are for.

Each of these optical illusions is a masterpiece of colorful design, with visual tricks to confound the mind and please the eye. Just don’t trust anything you see at first glance, because it’s impossible to judge spatial relations, or even the subject of a picture, accurately. In some cases, the colors themselves deceive the eye, making objects seem larger, smaller, faster, or even better looking than they really are. Hold onto your hats—two fancy stovepipe hats, that is: are they taller than they are wide, wider than they are tall, or the same dimensions? Or try climbing the wild set of stairs: they’ll have you going in circles and in squares. There’s plenty of beautifully intriguing fun on these pages.

A breakthrough model for growth in today''s stagnant mega corporations, this is the first book to provide practical methods for actually creating and implementing smaller units within large companies to enable continued growth.

The movie director says, ï¿1/2Find me a star! Make it hairy and scary!ï¿1/2 He gets more than heï¿1/2d bargained for when a parade of monsters come trouping into the studio. Among them are Tail Smasher who breaks cameras, Dragon Breath who belches flames, and Near-Monster Ned, who likes to chew heads. These and other monsters can be projected on a wall as kids create scary stories of their own. . Flashlight Books are funny and a little scary, but their most unusual features are the illustrations, with die-cut shapes that glow in the dark. Better yet, when kids turn out the lights, then hold one of the bookï¿1/2s die-cut paper monsters so that it catches a flashlight beam, a monster silhouette is projected on the wall behind the picture. Kids can make their own shadow monster movies after theyï¿1/2ve read each bookï¿1/2s humorously rhymed story.

This pair of novelty books feature die-cut shapes that glow in the dark and die-cut paper monsters that, when kids shine a flashlight beam, are projected on the wall. Kids can make their own shadow monster movies after they''ve read each book''s humorously rhymed story. Full color.

Explore new lands and oceans, daring flights, and deep water dives with history''s most important explorers.

Children will love reading about the quirky characters in these funny Halloween books, and then playing with the soft, spooky covers.

Open the snuggly fur covers to find appealing stories about farm animals. Children will love reading these books, then cuddling with them at bedtime.

Open the snuggly fur covers to find appealing stories about farm animals. Children will love reading these books, then cuddling with them at bedtime.

Fillmore the boy and Geary the robot, who live on Planet Zada, take their robotic dog Sbot to other planets so that he can learn to act like a real dog.

Laugh-packed book and 21 "fake" (and funny) punch-out ID cards to swap, share, or just show off! Also includes special, protective wallet sleeves. Spoofing everything from hoomework and bedtime to fake excuses and breakfast cereal, this goofy book is sure to grab the attention of class clowns everywhere. Read the book to get the history of each of hte 21 cards, from Remote Controller ("Licensed to surf, switch and stay with a show") to The Expert Expert ("In Me You Trust"). You''ll never be yourself again!

"No bagels were wasted in the creation of these books. Yum."--Cover.

Let your fingers do the walking--and dancing, and playing, and skating, and wagging. Children really get caught up in the action with this cool new series of board books. It''s wonderfully simple: kids stick their fingers through the holes and they become part of the picture. Does the bug need antennae? Do mighty monkeys need some arms? Then that''s what the fingers will be. Four great titles--some with two holes and others with one--offer lots of opportunity for fun. Every picture will light up kids'' imaginations.

Let your fingers do the walking--and dancing, and playing, and skating, and wagging. Children really get caught up in the action with this cool new series of board books. It''s wonderfully simple: kids stick their fingers through the holes and they become part of the picture. Does the bug need antennae? Do mighty monkeys need some arms? Then that''s what the fingers will be. Four great titles--some with two holes and others with one--offer lots of opportunity for fun. Every picture will light up kids'' imaginations.

Board book has pages die-cut with holes for young readers to put their fingers through in order to become part of the story!

Bright pictures and simple text identify bagels with toppings of different colors.

Children can put their fingers through holes on each board page to provide feet, arms, trunks, etc., for the animals pictured.

Simple text with photographs of different shaped breads.

Shows where to look for a place to hide something, when to get it, and what to avoid.

Illustrates different types of optical illusions and explains the reason for the illusion in each picture.

It''s pouring and you''re stuck inside with the kids? Keep them busy with Hall Bowling, Velcro Archery, and Scavenger Hunts with really weird stuff. Make projects such as fancy hats, jewelry, origami, and piñatas. Rainy-day kitchen feasts include Italian Pizza Buns, Crazy Corn-Chip Chili, and Bowwow Biscuits. "An appealing, creative collection of activity ideas that will brighten any rainy day."