For the little fishes on your Christmas list, consider ALL FISH FACES: Photos and Fun Facts about Tropical Reef Fish. This special book was created by Tam Warner Minton, an empty-nester turned solo world traveler, who created this book to help children learn all about the colorful tropical fish faces beneath the sea.
ALL FISH FACES shows you up-close images of tropical reef fish while providing educational facts. Proceeds from the book will benefit the Marine Megafauna Foundation, which strives to keep the ocean clean, safe, and healthy for all.
Minton hopes readers will understand the importance of ocean conservation through her work. She is specifically empowered with educating children on this topic. Her hope is that the close-up images of tropical fish will help humanize the undersea world.
This is an educational and fun book for children of all ages! You can find it easily on Amazon.com.
Love cake? You will love this book! Cake, I Love You by Jill O’Connor.
This is a beautiful book that will make you want to bake a cake! It has more than 50 divinely decadent recipes home bakers will want to make right away. I really like that these aren’t a bunch of complicated cake recipes. They really are beautiful cakes and the recipes are easy to follow! There are so many different cake recipes and I loved a banana one that I made.
This book can also be found on Amazon.com.
Beasts from Bricks by Ekow Nimako
Amazing LEGO® Designs for Animals from Around the World – With 15 Step-by-Step Projects
Hold mighty beasts in the palm of your hand! In Beasts from Bricks, LEGO® artist and designer Ekow Nimako shows us how to re-create wild animals in stunning detail. The book presents illustrated step-by-step instructions for building 15 animals from around the world: Africa, Europe, Asia, the Arctic, Oceania, Central/South America, the Caribbean, and North America. Each set of instructions includes entertaining and educational information about the animal’s characteristics and habitat. Also included is a bonus gallery of Nimako’s more complex, large-scale animal designs. This one can be found at Target, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.
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How to Build Brick Cars by Peter Blackert Detailed LEGO® Designs for Sports Cars, Race Cars, and Muscle Cars Brick fans, start your engines! With How to Build Brick Cars, readers will tap into their inner creativity as they build their way through classic and contemporary sports cars, race cars, and muscle cars. Each build was designed by Peter Blackert, one of the world’s foremost custom builders in the brick world as well as a real-life car designer for the Ford Motor Company, and features informative and historical text about each car, step-by-step instructions, and STEM skills masquerading as LEGO® fun! Look for this one at Target, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. |
I love this next one! THE ART OF THE MOULIN ROUGE.
Since 1889, the world-famous Moulin Rouge dinner revue has celebrated the essence of Parisian joie de vivre or “Joy for Life”. Through the ages, artists of all kinds have been attracted to the vibrancy and vivacity of the Moulin Rouge. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec found inspiration in the Cancan and the impertinence of La Belle Epoque or “The Beautiful Era” that was late 19th-Century Paris. During the 1920s, Mistinguett, the “Queen of the Dance Hall” played muse to the young sketcher Gesmar. Since then, artists have continued to produce hundreds of paintings, prints, posters, and drawings that capture life as a performer in one of the most iconic venues in the world. Fans of Toulouse-Lautrec and the Moulin Rouge will enjoy The Art of the Moulin Rouge. Filled with coloring pages, dot-to-dot puzzles, and color-by-number templates based on the theatre’s most famous posters and program art, coloring enthusiasts will enjoy adding their own unique spin to these legendary and symbolic works of post-impressionism. Following a brief introduction to color theory and ideas for working in different color mediums, present-day artists will embark on a creative journey through time to celebrate the lush lifestyles that epitomize Parisian culture as seen through the portals of the storied Moulin Rouge. Thirty full-color Moulin Rouge postcards are also included in this beautiful book.
THE ART OF THE MOULIN ROUGE includes:
- Coloring pages, dot-to-dot puzzles, and color-by-number templates inspired by the famous poster art of the Moulin Rouge.
- An introduction to basic color theory and working with different mediums, as well as finished samples for inspiration.
- Thirty full-color, postcard-size cutouts of famous Moulin Rouge posters and artwork.
This amazing book can be found on Amazon.com.
Launching a new chapter book series from IRA Children’s Book Award-winner, Michelle Houts, the Lucy’s Lab series draws on STEM themes and is aligned with curriculum guidelines to bring a love of science to young readers, inspiring them to start their own labs and explore their world.
When Logan’s mom builds him a robot cousin, it’s nothing but trouble, especially with the science fair coming up in Science No Fair! When Java becomes a ball hog, Logan’s plan to win back the spotlight short circuits in Soccer Shocker! Next, in My Robot Ate My Homework Logan better stop using Java to do his work and hit the books so he doesn’t flunk out. And in Phone-y Friends Java’s attempt to find some friends of his own doesn’t quite go as planned.
ACTIVATE your thinking muscles. It’s too easy just to turn on the TV and let the images of the day wash over us, leaving brain cells unchallenged and a bit sad. Keep your brain happy with this mind stretching collection of puzzles. Crosswords, word searches, trivia, logic and numerical games—these teasers are all designed to inspire and stimulate the mind. So turn off the dreaded box and turn to Mind Stretchers—you’ll be entertained, learn new things, wake up your brain and it’s definitely more fun than watching the news.
Price: $12.99 Purchase Here
It’s time for baking Holiday cookies and you will find so many cookie recipes in this great book!
When it comes to smile-fetching sweets you can’t go wrong with cookies! From soft and chewy to crisp and crunchy, the buttery sensations always get thumb-up approval. This new book features hundreds of full-color photos, this must-see edition offers after-school snacks, coffee-break bites, classroom treats, bake-sale favorites and holiday delights that are perfect throughout the year. You’ll even find cookies that celebrate days such as National Potato Chip Day (March 14), Jelly Bean Day (April 22) and National French Toast Day (November 28). Best of all, a Christmas- Cookies Bonus Section makes this cookbook a home baker’s dream come true!
Price: $24.99 Purchase Here
In the beautifully crafted new children’s book Otis Grows by Kathryn Hast, we’re introduced to young Otis, a red onion who is forced to question his origin and allegiances—given that his mom, a yellow chicken, is part of the Nuh-Uhs, and his dad, a blue flower, stems from the Yes-Chums. Struggling to find answers, Otis runs away, only to encounter more colors and cultures than he could ever imagine. Rooted in the challenges of family conflict, this book appeals to any child – or adult – who knows that growing up can be tough, but that, ultimately, love and wonder will win.
Full of bright color and themes of growth and awakening, Otis Grows is a perfect addition to every family’s reading list.
Otis Grows can be purchased from www.lujubooks.com and Amazon.
Self Disclosure: I received copies of the above books and highly recommend them all! Images and information were also provided.
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