Archives: Walter Foster Jr. Books
With over 130 illustrations to color on high-quality perforated paper, Big Book of Kawaii Manga World Coloring will have your imagination soaring as you add color to your favorite kind of art. Add your own touch to a buzzing bee, a happy rainbow, a sleepy bear, and a super-fluffy llama, along with a kawaii witch, a butterfly fairy, and some fun sharks. Color your way through cute donuts, magical elves, and much more! In this adorable, magical universe, you’ll meet:
- Chibi warriors, pop stars, and magical creatures
- Kawaii foods and happy potted plants
- Fantasy characters like elves, fairies, and superheroes
- Cute animals in action-packed or everyday poses
A perfect choice for:
- Coloring book hobbyists
- Manga and anime enthusiasts
- Aspiring manga, chibi, and kawaii artists
- Manga, comic book, and graphic novel lovers
After you’ve put the finishing touches on your art, the fun continues—simply tear the page out along the perforation and hang it for all to enjoy.
Suitable for all ages, whether you’re practicing your coloring technique, relaxing, or looking for art inspiration, this book delivers hours of joyful, imaginative fun.
Discover new books, document your favorites, learn fun facts about books and authors, and develop a lifelong reading habit.
101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up (Revised Edition) is the ultimate reading guide for kids ages 4 to 12+, packed with 101 kid-friendly book recommendations and interactive features to inspire young readers. This revised edition includes diverse voices and graphic novels and reflects current educational trends, making it a modern and inclusive reading guide for young readers today. From classics like Where the Wild Things Are, Beezus and Ramona, and The Phantom Tollbooth to newer favorites such as Big, New Kid, and Brown Girl Dreaming, this inspiring guide covers every stage of a young reader’s journey. Designed as an engaging journal, this book allows you to document your reading journey by noting which books you’ve read, why you love them, and how you rate each one.
Each book entry includes:
- Brief description and quote: Provides insight into the book’s story, theme, and style.
- Engaging illustrations: Feature characters or key elements from each book.
- “Did you know?” facts: Fun tidbits about the book or author to spark curiosity.
- “What to read next?”: Recommendations to help you find more books you’ll love.
- Interactive rating and note space: A place for you to rate and write about your experience with each book.
Organized by book format (picture books, early readers, chapter books, and more) and cross-indexed by subjects like fairy tales, fantasy, sports, and nonfiction, 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up promotes family reading time and encourages lifelong reading habits.
Empower, encourage, and inspire the next generation of women with this sweetly illustrated children’s book of letters from parents to their daughters.
A feel-good nighttime read aimed at girls ages 3 and 4 but sure to be appreciated by all, Letters to My Darling Daughter is a love letter from parent to daughter brimming with advice and life lessons. Each spread of this book features a letter or note from a parent to their daughter, along with a captivating illustration. A tenderhearted encapsulation of a parent’s love, this book shows young girls how they can grow up to be independent and strong girls and women.
Encouraging young girls and reminding adult women to stand up against inequality in their lives, the powerful messages inside include:
“Your body is your own”
“Success comes in many forms"
“Treat others how you’d like to be treated"
“You are rare and unique, so embrace yourself”
“Your ideas matter”
The last page of the book includes space for the parent to write their own personal message to their darling daughter.
Letters to My Darling Daughter is brought to you by Sugar Snap Studio, the author of the best-selling board book ABC What Can She Be?
This is the perfect gift book to a daughter of any age from her mother—for baby showers, graduations, Mother’s Day, birthdays, and more.
Not even the sky is the limit with this fun approach to learning the alphabet! This book from Walter Foster Jr. encourages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere. Representing all kinds of girls, ABC What Can She Be? depicts girls with diverse colors, sizes, shapes, and abilities in both traditional and nontraditional occupations.
ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths, including engineer, writer, neurosurgeon, software engineer, and pilot. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. These 26 careers are just some of the things she can be!
A boldly illustrated, fun family read, ABC What Can She Be? is a great way for parents to introduce their small children to the bright futures before them. Girls can dream big and do anything!
The ABC for Me series presents a world of possibilities from A to Z and everything in between! For all little kids with big dreams, the endearing illustrations and mindful concepts in this series pair each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams, inclusion, acceptance, healthy living, and other key concepts important to emotional well-being. Other books in this series include:
- ABC What Can He Be?
- ABC What Can I Be?
- ABC Let’s Celebrate You & Me
- ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me
Many Moons explores every phase of the moon through beautiful illustrations, and compares each phase to a different shape, such as a waxing moon and a banana!
Many Moons shows young children the different phases of the moon, from the new moon to a waning crescent, with a variety of beautiful, bright illustrations. Each spread features a specific phase of the moon, and compares it to different shapes, such as a cat's tail, a banana, or a brilliant smile.
The night sky is vast and beautiful, and to many children, a mysterious thing full of wonder. Why not nurture this sense of early curiosity? Many Moons introduces children to basic astronomy. Understanding the moon is a jumping off point to learning about the stars, space, the ocean tides, and so much more.
ABC Love helps teach young children important concepts like love, acceptance, and affection while also introducing them to the alphabet.
With ABC Love, discover different ways of showing love as you go through the alphabet! It’s never too early to start teaching your baby the importance of love. ABC Love pairs each letter of the alphabet with a specific word that introduces toddlers to important concepts like love, acceptance, affection, values, and warmth. This book is filled with engaging illustrations and easy-to-understand text that promotes togetherness between kids and their family.
What is love? Love is a feeling we all share. It brings warmth and kindness to the world and makes each one of us feel special. Love is an Adventure, a Giggle, a Kiss… Love is a Memory, a Visit, a Welcoming smile. Love is to Dance, to Hug, to Nurture, to Share… Love is all these things, and so much more! Feeling loved will make you happy, strong, and connected — so share the love with ABC Love!
This fun family read makes learning the alphabet an interactive experience you can share with your little one. When you’re done with X, Y, and Z, ask your child what makes them feel loved, and encourage them to pass this wonderful feeling on to the other special people in their life!
With endearing illustrations and mindful concepts, the ABC for Me series pairs each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams and healthy living. Other books in this series include:
- ABC Yoga (2016)
- ABC Baby Signs (2017)
- ABC Mindful Me (2018)
- ABC Earth-Friendly Me (2020)
With Jumbo Stickers for Little Hands: Farm Animals, sticker fans of all ages can play with large stickers of colorful barnyard animals.
Jumbo stickers are a bonanza of playtime fun for every child. The colorful and joyful illustrations are sure to inspire imaginative play and storytelling. From cows to chickens, pigs, llamas, salmon, horses, butterflies, buffalo, and bees — what's your favorite farm animal? With 22 pages of farm scenes, there are no rules or set places for stickers to go. Cows can climb a tree, pigs can fly, and chickens can stand on their heads. It's all about the imagination and fun of playing with stickers. Jumbo stickers are perfect for learning fine motor skills, and even the youngest children can have loads of fun.
Young aspiring artists everywhere will be drawn to the selection of ocean animals included in Learn to Draw Sea Creatures, which includes a variety of popular ocean dwellers, such as the beluga whale, manatee, dolphin, sea lion, orca, and many more. This book opens with brief information for getting started, the tools and materials needed, and some sample drawing exercises to warm up. Young artists-in-training will learn to draw their favorite ocean animals by following the step-by-step instructions in this beautifully illustrated book. Each lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a square, a circle, or an oval, and progresses to a finished colored piece of artwork, making it easy for children to follow along. Along the way, engaging text provides fun and interesting facts about each animal, allowing for an educational, well-rounded drawing experience. Learn to Draw Sea Creatures is the perfect way for children to discover more about their favorite ocean animals, as well as express their artistic side.
Learning to draw doesn’t get more exciting than this! Young artists will revel in the variety of explosive drawing subjects featured in How to Draw Military Machines, including a twin-engine attack helicopter, a guided missile submarine, F-16 fighter jet, B-52 bomber, and more.
Each drawing lesson starts with a basic shape, such as a rectangle or oval, and then progresses step by step to a realistic rendering of the featured subject, including a color final. Engaging text tells a little bit about each subject, while fun facts about these impressive military machines educate children as they draw for an enjoyable, well-rounded artistic experience.
Kids will enjoy the 32 pages of drawing instructions for a variety of super-powered vehicles, including:
- Twin-engine attack helicopter
- B-52 bomber
- M1 Abrams battle tank
- Stealth fighter jet
- F-14
- F-16
- Guided missile submarine
- M36 tank destroyer
- Nuclear-powered supercarrier
- and more!
Just start with the basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples—you'll be creating you own masterpieces in no time!
There are so many stories to tell about the critters and plants of the garden. Sticker Stories: In the Garden gives kids a chance to tell these stories themselves! This unique activity book features fun story prompts and colorful scenes to complete. With more than 150 stickers and some simple step-by-step drawing lessons to make the different garden scenes, Sticker Stories: In the Garden is a fun, interactive book that provides hours of entertainment.
Grab some drawing paper, pencils, an eraser, crayons, a copy of Sicker Stories: In the Garden, and some imagination, and encourage your child to make garden scenes! First children will fill the story pages with stickers to complete the scenes. After that, they can follow the simple steps to practice drawing on their own paper. This book shows how to draw a rabbit, carrot, squirrel, tree, bird, sunflower, snail, mushroom, grasshopper, and dragonfly. Kids will then combine stickers and drawings on the scene page near the end to make their own adventures!
Nila Aye's cheerful, retro-modern illustrations and simple step-by-step art instruction inspire kids to use their imaginations to tell their own stories and learn to draw, too. The simple prompts and colorful stickers will have young creative types telling tall tales and learning to draw in no time. It’s the perfect jump-start into storytelling and drawing for young authors and artists!