New Releases by Mary Engelbreit

What better way to display your special photos than in a Mary Engelbreit photo album? This new, delicate design with 48 pages of archival-quality paper is sure to make displaying your photos a delight. Each page can hold up to two 4 x 6 photos, three 3 x 5 photos or one 5 x 7 photo.

Mary Engelbreit, the "Queen of Everything, " has now become the queen of stationery items with this newly formatted address book. Inside you''ll find tabs from A to Z for alphabetizing all your important addresses and you will see Mary''s art used in a new, unique way!

Celebrated illustrator, veteran mother, and beloved daughter Mary Engelbreit has created a beautiful and poignant tribute to the one woman most deserving of our affection and gratitude-Mom! Motherhood has been an endless source of inspiration for Mary''s art since she joined the ranks of the weary but willing. Mothers are their children''s nurturers, heroes, booboo fixers, cheerleaders, confidantes, entertainers, and first loves. No one is as adept at depicting these many facets of motherhood as Mary Engelbreit. In this beautifully produced keepsake-with its cloth cover, gilded edges, quality paper, and ribbon marker-you''ll find excerpts from classic literature such as Little Women, contemporary prose from authors such as Alice Walker and Anna Quindlen, beloved songs and lullabies, and for the first time ever, the true story of Ann Estelle, including family photographs. Mary has liberally illustrated this treasury edition with never before published art. Every fan of Mary Engelbreit will want this classic for their own collection-and several extras for the mothers and grandmothers in their lives.

Engelbreit''s fresh ideas on fabric combinations are explored in this volume of easy-to-implement ideas and revolutionary decor makeovers. 110+ color photos present inspiring rooms and practical ideas.

Cont.: Family of Four ornaments; adorable ducky; playful border tree mat; giddyap stick horse; Night before Christmas pillow.

A collection of home decorating projects and craft ideas offers detailed instructions for more than forty projects for bedrooms, guest rooms, kitchens, porches, patios, and gardens.

In Sweetest Heart, Mary Engelbreit gathers her charming illustrations together to pay homage to the most powerful of human emotions-love. With its soft-pink slipcase, a personal valentine in its own envelope at the front of the book, and special gatefold insert, Sweetest Heart is a wonderful keepsake.

Illustrates various ways to showcase rare books, souvenier tumblers, unusual clocks, original artwork, and other collectibles around the home.

Let Mary Engelbreit''s touching Christmas art work lead you to believe in the magic of this special time of year.

America''s most celebrated illustrator says that it''s the words and wisdom of others that have inspired many of her most adored pieces of art. "So many of my greeting cards, calendars, and drawings," says Mary Engelbreit, "illustrate thoughts or ideas from other people." "To Imagine Is Everything," "Life Is Just a Chair of Bowlies," and "Home Is Where the Heart Is" are just a handful of the well-known quotes on life that Mary has used to accompany some of her best-loved work. Mary Engelbreit''s Words to Live By gathers these pearls of wisdom in one keepsake book that her vast number of fans will want to give as gifts-and keep for themselves, too. This beautifully produced gift book offers Mary''s now-famous insights on living from her favorite writers and closest friends. Whether it''s a verse from scripture, the humorous insight of a child, folk wisdom from Mary''s friends, or a proverb from a place far, far away, the insights, inspirations, and illustrations in Words to Live By will capture the imagination of Mary''s fans everywhere.

The famous artist presents 30 different ready-to-color designs that can be completed with crayons, markers, and colored pencils. When the fun is over, the book''s cover fastens with a Velcro binder to become a portfolio.

Presents sixty project ideas for crafts for each season of the year.

The warmth and whimsy of Mary Engelbreit''s work is even better when shared with a friend-and When a Child Is Born, So Is a Grandmother is the perfect way to spread the joy. When a Child Is Born, So Is a Grandmother makes the perfect gift for the new grandmother or grandma-to-be. Illustrated by the one-and-only Mary Engelbreit and authored by Jan Girando, this book speaks to the very essence of the close bond that grandmothers will forever share with their precious grandchildren. Let Mom and Dad handle the discipline and the scolding and leave grandma to do the cuddling and the holding. One of the most popular pieces of art from America''s favorite illustrator is her "When a Child is Born, So Is a Grandmother" image. Featuring that well-known drawing as its centerpiece, this book illustrates the joy and excitement every grandmother feels when their precious grandchild arrives into the world.

The popularity of Mary Engelbreit''s work continues to soar thanks to the ongoing success of her books and other products, her magazine, and her syndicated newspaper feature, At Home with Mary Engelbreit.To those who believe the new millennium will bring nothing but chaos and trouble, Mary Engelbreit offers this ... poppycock! She also offers the Journal for the Next Millennium -- a chance for readers to mark the dawn of the new millennium by charting their own personal course for success.How do we know where we''re going if we haven''t set goals on how to reach our destiny? With the subtle humor of her illustrations setting the tone, this lined book encourages us to reflect on where we''ve been, where we''re heading, and how we plan to get there.This 160-page handsome wire-bound journal, with an elastic band to keep it closed, takes a light look at the new millennium and provides the chance for readers to record the important memories, highlights, and predictions leading up to the year 2000 and beyond.

Mary Engelbreit''s rendering of springtime''s finest hour creates an ode to Easter.

Explains how to build and display a collection of plates, and shows collections of fiestaware, lustreware, majolica, Depression glass, and transferware.

The first book in an enticing new series of home decorating books based on Mary Engelbreit''s successful Home Companion magazine, Paint helps readers create the unique Mary Engelbreit look in their own homes.Filled with sophisticaed, full-color photography and warm, personal text, Paint offers suggestions for decorating everything from walls, doors, and furniture down to the small treasures on an end table. The book includes vibrant examples of many different paint techniques from bordering to trompe l''oeil. Readers will find easy-to-follow instructions on "How It Is Done" for such paint creations as sponging, distressing, and stenciling. There is a color and pattern to meet every taste.

Features over 30 children''s crafting projects inspired by Mary Engelbreit''s motifs and sentiments. Research shows Mary Engelbreit designs are popular among children.

This is a permanent calendar for birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates.

Mary Engelbreit fans know you don''t have to be a child to treasure the artist''s adorable paper dolls. Devoted adult collectors, in fact, clamor for Mary Engelbreit''s cut-out companions.Both books are designed with storage pockets that hold clothes after they''ve been cut out -- a unique feature for paper doll books. In addition, Mary Engelbreit presents other fun activities for kids within the books'' pages.

Journaling is a popular trend today as people realize the importance of the examined life. Acclaimed artist/author Mary Engelbreit enriches the journaling process with her line of deluxe writing journals. Exquisitely produced, each journal is printed in two colors throughout on high-quality linen paper and features attractive four-color endsheets, ribbon markers, and textured cases with four-color illustrations.

Journaling is a popular trend today as people realize the importance of the examined life. Acclaimed artist/author Mary Engelbreit enriches the journaling process with her line of deluxe writing journals. Exquisitely produced, each journal is printed in two colors throughout on high-quality linen paper and features attractive four-color endsheets, ribbon markers, and textured cases with four-color illustrations.

She''s witty . . . and Mary Engelbreit also is charming, nostalgic, playful, optimistic, and more than a bit irreverent. Now, Mary, herself, gives her readers a close-up look at her life and how she lives it. Her art and words are guideposts to all that is enduring, valuable, and important in our lives. Her richly detailed illustrations bring a sense of joy and a touch of nostalgia to everyday events.

Mary Engelbreit, Barbara Elliott Martin, and Charlotte Lyons collaborate on this fourth installment of the hugely successful "Home Companion" series. Designed to help parents create spaces that are as carefree and fun as the children who occupy them, "Mary Engelbreit''s Children''s Companion" provides a smorgasbord of ideas drawn from real kids'' rooms. Full color.

The warmth and whimsy of Mary Engelbreit''s work is even better when shared with a friend -- and Mary''s gift books from Andrews McMeel Publishing are the perfect way to spread the joy. This hot-selling line of 17 gift books includes titles covering friendship, marriage, birthdays, motherhood, and more.

Workman now publishes a separate full-color calendar catalog that includes detailed sales copy for all 1998 wall calendars, desk diaries. Page-A-Day "RM" calendars, and other calendar products. Calendar titles for 1998 are listed here also and, for your convenience, can be ordered through this catalog. Please see the order form for display information. In addition, calendars ship in August unless noted on the order form. If you have not already received a copy of the full-color calendar catalog, please call us at: 1-800-722-7202.

The warmth and whimsy of Mary Engelbreit''s work is even better when shared with a friend -- and Mary''s gift books from Andrews McMeel Publishing are the perfect way to spread the joy. This hot-selling line of 17 gift books includes titles covering friendship, marriage, birthdays, motherhood, and more.

Presents more than 80 fun-to-stitch projects made from Mary Engelbreit''s charming designs.

Dear Diary ... Whether to keep a simple record of their daily activities or record their innermost hopes and dreams, millions of people use diaries. These diaries from Mary Engelbreit have 228 ruled writing pages and lock up tight to keep private thoughts private.

Mary Engelbreit: The Art and the Artist follows this amazing artist''s career from the moment she first set up shop (a "studio" in her mother''s linen closet), and on to her current status as the world''s premier illustrator of greeting cards, books, calendars, coffee mugs, and hundreds of other products. This book features the most extensive collection of Mary Engelbreit''s work ever published, and it represents nearly 40 years of Mary''s art. The new paperback version features a revised preface.