Most Popular Books by Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team

With the Cats & Kittens Drawing & Activity Book, learn how to draw 17 different breeds of cats and kittens by tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing! This interactive drawing and activity book features a variety of cats and kittens you can learn to draw, from Persians and Ragdolls to Bengals and British Shorthairs. Filled with fun facts, quizzes, and puzzles, the Cats & Kittens Drawing & Activity Book provides hours of feline entertainment! Inside, three different drawing methods are featured: tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Then try the grid method—just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on the blank practice grid provided. You will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw cats like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the cat on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite cats and kittens over and over again! Plus, learn some fun facts about the different cat breeds as you learn to draw them. Activities include a cat breed word search, a sudoku, and a maze to help a playful kitten find its way to a toy mouse. With fascinating facts, fun activities, and practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, Cats & Kittens Drawing & Activity Book is the purrrfect book for curious budding artists.

Now even the youngest artists-in-training can learn to draw step by step with the exciting I Can Draw series. With these approachable, engaging guides, children ages four years and older will discover how easy it is to draw a range of favorite animals and subjects. Dinosaurs, Dragons & Prehistoric Creatures teaches young artists how to draw a range of scaly and prehistoric creatures, including a triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex, saber-toothed tiger, woolly rhinoceros, and more. Dinosaurs, Dragons & Prehistoric Creatures opens by introducing young artists to a small selection of essential drawing tools and materials before moving on to a variety of easy-to-follow step-by-step drawing lessons. Packaged in a softcover binding with 48 pages of colorful artwork, each drawing lesson is specially formatted for a young audience. Dinosaurs, Dragons & Prehistoric Creatures teaches inspiring artists how to draw almost any prehistoric creature by starting with a basic shape, such as an oval, a circle, or a triangle, and following step-by-step instructions to complete a colored masterpiece. With the I Can Draw series, and Dinosaurs, Dragons & Prehistoric Creatures, children will love drawing their way through hours of artistic adventure.

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With the Birds & Butterflies Drawing & Activity Book, learn how to draw 17 different bird and butterfly species with three methods: tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing! This interactive book is filled with 17 wonderful winged creatures you can learn to draw, from flamingos, owls, and toucans to monarch and peacock butterflies. Packed with fun facts, quizzes, and puzzles too, the Birds & Butterflies Drawing & Activity Book will provide hours of artistic entertainment! Inside, three different drawing methods are featured: tracing, grid drawing, and step-by-step drawing. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Then try the grid method—just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on the blank practice grid provided. You will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw birds and butterflies like a professional does, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the bird or butterfly on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite birds and butterflies over and over again! There are plenty of practice pages and tracing paper inside, so you have all you need to get started right away. The simple instructions will guide you through each step, making it easy to follow along. Plus, learn some fun facts about the different birds and butterflies as you learn to draw them. Activities include a bird word search, a butterfly maze, a bird map match, spot the difference, and more. With fascinating facts, fun activities, and practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, you can let your inner artist take flight with the Birds & Butterflies Drawing & Activity Book.

With Learn to Draw Marvel Spider-Man, you can learn to draw your favorite hero and his foes! Inside you''ll find drawing projects for Spider-Man, Venom, Vulture, Lizard, the Green Goblin, Rhino, and Doctor Octopus. You love seeing Spidey swing from building to building in movies and comics, so wouldn''t it be amazing to be able to draw him yourself? With Learn to Draw Marvel''s Spider-Man, you can! This book teaches drawing with three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing of the Amazing Spider-Man! This 64-page, spiral-bound book includes tracing paper to accompany the tracing projects, practice grids to draw on after each grid drawing project, and practice pages after each basic shapes project. All you need is a pencil to get started! Learn to Draw Marvel Spider-Man will provide countless hours of artistic fun for Marvel fans of all ages. So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with the Amazing Spider-Man!

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101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain makes kids into magicians who are always ready with a trick or a gag. The easy-to-follow illustrations make learning magic simple! Who isn''t amazed by a perfectly pulled off magic trick? 101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain turns you into the charismatic magician who''s always ready with a trick and clever quip. This magic guide is the perfect combination of tricks, jokes, pranks, and illusions that aren''t only entertaining for you, but also acts as your manual to learning new tricks and jokes that will amaze and entertain your friends and family members. With this book you can: Make a magic wand vanish up your nose Remove a ring from a piece of string Make predictions Read your friends’ minds Make one arm longer than the other Plus 96 other fun gags, magic tricks, and jokes to perform! 101 Ways to Amaze & Entertain can help you become a confident, funny magician by showing you unique tricks and gags with clear, easy-to-follow instructions and humorous illustrations. It provides tips on effectively telling jokes, how to deal with hecklers, as well as step-by-step instructions for 50 magic tricks. Additional instructions include performance tips that help you to create a complete magic act. Once you master the tricks, jokes, pranks, and illusions in this book, you will be able to amaze your friends and family! All you need is some skill and confidence and you’ll be surprising and making people laugh in no time.

"Contains fun facts, quizzes, color photos, and much more"--Cover.

This charming book includes 11 drawing lessons, an engaging story, "reward" stickers, and a flip-down paper pad with drawing prompts. Favorite Pets features the story of Boomer, a hapless pup that takes the blame when other pets misbehave. As Boomer tries to keep out of trouble, he encounters a host of other household pets. Kids will learn how to draw all the characters featured in the story, including a mischievous kitten, a lucky fish, and a runaway iguana.

Presents detailed instructions for drawing a variety of animals, discussing tools, materials, and the use of basic shapes in drawing technique.

"64 pages of drawing fun! Contains fun facts, quizzes, color photos, and much more!"--Cover.

"Step-by-step instructions for more than 25 ocean animals."

Learn simple techniques to drawing animals.

"Learn to Draw Disney Classic Characters includes drawing projects for characters from Mickey Mouse & Friends, Winnie the Pooh, The Lion King, Toy Story, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through the process of drawing your favorite classic Disney characters. You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney Classic Characters, and flip to the character you want to draw. Plus, learn some fun facts about these classic Disney characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure"--

Step-by-step instructions for drawing Mickey and his friends.

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to draw Tinker Bell and her friends from Pixie Hollow.

Provides step-by-step, simple-to-follow instructions for drawing best pals Minnie and Daisy as well as their fashionable, colorful wardrobes.

Perfect for young minds in a constant state of learning, Drawing Animals from A to Z teaches children about their favorite furry, scaly, and feathered animals through art, ABCs and shapes. This fun, educational book opens with easy warm-up drawing exercises and an introduction to the basic shapes: circle, oval, square, rectangle, and triangle. From there, children are invited to follow simple step-by-step instructions to draw each A to Z animal, starting with a basic shape and progressing to a finished color final piece of art. Projects include children''s favorite domestic and exotic animals, including a dolphin, ferret, jaguar, koala, puppy, toad, and many more, while a paper pad includes an unfinished drawing of each featured animal with a prompt for children to complete, as well as the capital and lowercase letter representing the animal. Drawing Animals from A to Z educates children as they draw these wild and tame animals found all over the world, providing an enjoyable, well-rounded artistic and educational experience.

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing such Disney and Pixar characters as Woody, Sulley, Nemo, Merida, and Elastigirl.

From kooky crafts to word-play creations and silly games, Gaga for Googles includes over 100 fun ideas and things to do with googly eyes. You''ll go Gaga for Googles over the collection of fun ideas and things to do with googly eyes in this interactive kit. This fun art kit focuses on one craft item--googly eyes--and showcases over 100 googly eye uses and applications! From kooky crafts to word-play creations and silly games, this kit has it all! Gaga for Googles comes with a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors of googly eyes to help get your art projects started.

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to draw the characters from all three Disney Toy Story movies.

Ka-Chow! You can draw! With Learn to Draw Disney•Pixar Cars, young artists will be on the fast track to drawing their favorite characters from all three Cars films. In this thrilling, high-octane Cars book, superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his friends and competitors in tow, to pose for aspiring artists. This new edition features easy step-by-step instructionsfor drawing all your favorite characters from Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3. This includes Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, Sally, Doc Hudson, Cruz Ramirez, and many more! While Lightning McQueen and his friends may require some fancy tools for a tune-up, all you''ll need to start drawing are a few supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the next to create a finished piece of art. You just need to grab a pencil and a piece of paper, and flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. Plus, learn some fun facts about the characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art tips from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure. So get ready, get set, and start drawing!

Short for "Bureau of Otherworldly Operations," B.O.O. introduces children to ghostly adventures in the digital age, as they come along for a spooky ride with the super-classified ghost-busting agency no one has ever heard of and certainly never seen. The agents of B.O.O. work to protect humans from evil hauntings with a secret weapon?"they are ghosts themselves! With Learn to Draw Dreamworks'' B.O.O., young artists can learn to recreate favorite haunts and heroes from the film step by step, such as agent Jackson Moss and his oddball partner Watts, who save the agency?"and the world?"from an attack threatening to destroy it forever. Featured drawing projects include popular ghost-busting agents and their cool gadgets, as well as the film''s villains, including the scheming criminal Most Wanted Haunter.

Young aspiring artists everywhere will be drawn to the selection of winged creatures, which includes a blue jay, spotted owl, red admiral, and many more.

Join the twin genies from the Nick Jr. hit show Shimmer and Shine in crafting paper doll clothes! Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine: Craft and Play includes cute paper doll press-outs, patterned paper, stencils, stickers, and background scenes for imaginative play! First, Shimmer and Shine introduce you the magic of crafting, and then show you how to create clothes with patterned paper, embellish magic carpets with stickers, and use stencils to create other magical items. Once you’ve finished crafting, it’s time to play! Flip to one of the background scene pages, stand the book up, and travel to Zahramay Falls with your punched-out and decorated Shimmer, Shine, Leah, and their adorable pets Tala, Nahal, and Parisa. And you can use the book again later to create even more pretty dresses, shirts, pants, and bows! This 36-page, spiral-bound project book filled with simple instructions, fully illustrated punch-out paper dolls, patterned paper, stencils, and stickers.Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine: Craft and Play is a crafty, imaginative, and playful journey to the magical world of Zahramay Falls.

"64 pages of drawing fun: contains fun facts, quizzes, color photos, and much more"--Cover.

"The step-by-step drawing exercises in Learn to Draw Disney Frozen 2 will have you drawing your favorite Frozen characters in no time! This book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing Anna and Elsa, the warm hug-loving, summer-curious snowman Olaf, outdoorsman Kristoff and his loyal reindeer, Sven. Also included are some of the new characters of Disney Frozen 2! All you''ll need to start drawing is a pencil and a piece of paper, and the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step!"--

Step-by-step instructions for drawing military vehicles.

Young children can learn about letters with Shimmer and Shine! With Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine Write & Wipe ABC, kids practice the alphabet with this write-and-wipe book. A dry-erase marker is included! In Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine Write & Wipe ABC, Shimmer and Shine join kids as they learn the alphabet! Mixing the alphabet with the sweet and fun twin genies from Zahramay Falls makes ABCs magical for young learners. Toddler and preschool-age children will love the letter associations. It won''t be hard to remember the alphabet when you know that "G is for Genie!" And it gets even more fun when kids practice writing letters on the write & wipe pages. This book provides tracing and composition practice, and it even comes with a specially sized dry-erase marker to fit small hands. Wipe the pages clean for endless adventure. Nothing makes writing the ABCs more exciting than learning them with Shimmer and Shine!

Color and customize your favorite animals with Sticker Pictures: Animals! Use the provided stickers along with crayons and colored pencils to fill in each template image. Take coloring to the next level with these bright, geometric color-by-number templates of your favorite animals. Sticker Pictures: Animals is filled with 14 simple polygonal images to color, including a dog, cat, lion, and panda. Use the included stickers along with crayons, colored pencils, and markers to fill in each image, and watch your inner artist grow!

With the stunning visuals and simple, yet stirring, words of Nature Is Speaking: Home, children will discover Earth''s beauty and learn why it’s so important to conserve our natural resources. Mother Nature is speaking. Are you listening? If Mother Nature could talk, she would tell you all about our planet Earth and what it provides: shelter, comfort, support, and so much more. Nature Is Speaking: Home gives Earth that voice. Reading this book is like looking through a window into some of the most wondrous places on the planet—from the smallest plant to an ocean that stretches as far as you can see. Breathtaking photographs and sweet illustrations reveal these wonders. Plus, kids will learn important facts about the Earth and how to help conserve its vital resources. Nature Is Speaking: Home is based on the powerful video "Nature Is Speaking" by Conservation International, an organization dedicated to preserving Earth''s natural resources. The award-winning video, narrated by Reese Witherspoon, demonstrates the wonder of nature that we need to protect. Nature Is Speaking: Home includes a link to the video, so families can enjoy it together.