A is for absolutely adorable! Beloved artist Gyo Fujikawa teaches toddlers their alphabet in a picture-packed A to Z. Each letter is illustrated by a multitude of marvellous things to help build a child's vocabulary, including chicks, chocolate cake...

Any child who can make a stick figure can learn to create funny cartoons – and this fun, illustrated guide tells them exactly how. Written by professional cartoonist Art Roche, it gives kids lots of hands-on opportunities to turn their creative ideas...

A new title on the intricate skill of creating Japanese Netsuke, traditionally created for practical reasons (to secure a valuables pouch to the sash of Japanese garments), yet now highly collectible works of art. Concise, step-by-step instructions a...

Not for sale in selected countries! "Sculpting the Figure in Clay" is a comprehensive instructional guide to sculpting the human figure in clay. This all-inclusive volume lays out an easy-to-follow step-by-step method of blocking out the plane stru...

These days, it seems like everybody – male, female, young and old – wants a tattoo. But choosing the right design isn't always easy. Tattoo Johnny to the rescue! Culled from the world's leading tattoo website, this in-depth resource offers more than...

Call me Ishmael. These three famous words begin one of the most epic novels ever written, a tale of one obsessed captain, his doomed crew and an elusive white whale named Moby-Dick. The massive original, however, can be very hard for young readers to...

Here come the animals! From Rudyard Kiplings most popular Just-So Stories to Jack Londons 'Brown Wolf,' this collection features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. They include Kiplings 'How the Elephant Got His Trunk'; Hans Christian A...

When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change – forever. The amazing events following that encounter and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Este...