Teaching Meditation to Children
by Fontana / Slack

Meditation can help children cope with the intensity of their feelings and the pressures in their lives among family, with friends, at school. It gives even the youngest kids enhanced self-understanding, and is especially valuable for adolescents navigating the emotional peaks and valleys that emerge during that tricky period. That’s why parents, teachers, and anyone involved with young people will welcome this invaluable guide, which teaches them the techniques needed to work with children ages five to eighteen. The astonishing benefits range from relieving shyness, anxiety, and tension to reducing hyperactivity, aggression, and impatience. Meditation has also proved useful in treating asthma, insomnia, and depression, in improving concentration and creativity, and in establishing balance throughout a child’s life.

Day of the Dragon Stickers

A gaggle of dragons has arrived but they’re stepping into the cool pool instead of breathing fiery flames. That’s because they’ve checked into a hotel for a fun vacation. Kids will have a blast grabbing some stickers to decorate the page and joining the dragon crew on mountain hikes, working out at the hotel gym, showering in the fountain (with their rubber duckies), posing for photos, and ending the day with a pillow fight.

Drawing Wizards, Witches and Warlocks
by Chris Hart

Popularized by such beloved books as The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Harry Potter series – all of which have become blockbuster films – fantasy is an endlessly enduring genre. Acclaimed artist Chris Hart leads readers into this marvelous realm, where aspiring illustrators can go as far as their imaginations allow. With Hart’s guidance, they’ll learn how to create an entire cast of fascinating fantasy figures, from masters of sorcery who summon spirits and battle evil forces to dreaded creatures of darkness, such as ogres, Cyclopes, trolls, and goblins. An entire coven of witches range from classic hags to spell-binding, spell-casting teens, and there are devilishly handsome warlocks, dragons, avenging angels, and more. Hart explains how to capture these characters strange forms, costumes, expressions, and action poses, as well as the magical effects that make them so extraordinary. With hundreds of step-by-step drawings, expert art instruction, and visual hints, Drawing Wizards, Witches and Warlocks is a crash course that will educate and inspire fans of all levels. This is a 138-page softcover book.

The Fairy Bible
by Teresa Moorey

Fairies of the water, air, and earth, the trees and flowers, the house and hearth: all these mysterious, elusive creatures materialize on the pages of this distinctively beautiful guide to fairyland. Illustrated throughout with captivating artwork in glorious color, it examines fairy legend and lore through the ages and leads us into fairy cities, landscapes, rings, and paths. Find out what clothes they wear (fairies can be fussy about their dress), what they like to eat and drink, and what plants and animals they cherish. Discover the secrets of fairy festivals, and the various names they like to be called, including the Little Folk and Good Neighbors. Altogether, it’s a privileged glimpse into a paradise that vibrates at a different frequency than ours – and that few can ever see.

Hector & the Mystical Creatures
by Judith Rossell

Kids will eagerly pick up their pencils and enter Judith Rossell’s sumptuously drawn landscape to help young Hector gather a treasure in colorful jewels. Each spread showcases a new gem in the care of a different mythical creature – including a kraken, yeti, griffin, flying horse, and sphinx. In order to claim the jewel, Hector has to complete a task given to him by the fantastic being. If he (and readers) can finish all the mazes, he’ll make a marvelous, magical key from the jewels. Extra puzzles and a final challenge will really stimulate young imaginations. And the intriguingly detailed illustrations, interactive puzzles, and engaging storyline which ends with a boy helping a king and his sick grandmother – at the same time make a winning combination.