Archives: Walter Foster Jr. Books

Learn to Draw Disney's Classic Fairy Tales teaches young artists how to draw their favorite characters from the most popular animated fairy tales in Disney history.

With Learn to Draw Disney's Classic Fairy Tales, you can draw characters from Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Sleeping Beauty. With just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw characters from some of their favorite Disney movies. This 64-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella, Belle, the Beast, Gaston, Ariel, Prince Eric, Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, Aurora, Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, Maleficent, and more. 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 last to create a finished piece of art.

You just need to grab a drawing pencil and a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney's Classic Fairy Tales. 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.

Drawing tips from professional Disney artists are sprinkled throughout the pages to create a fun drawing experience for any Disney fan or aspiring artist. So grab your drawing pencils and paper and get ready to draw your favorite Disney fairy tale characters!
 

Let your imagination be your guide as you discover 12 clever cardboard craft projects for the entire family!

DIY Box Creations includes a variety of out-of-the-box cardboard creations for families to build together, transforming leftover boxes into an assortment of step-by-step projects. From planes, trains, forts, lemonade stands, and puppet theaters, have fun building memories and creativity with each step.

With Learn to Draw Disney's Classic Animated Movies, you can draw your favorite characters from Disney classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, and The Fox & the Hound!

Learn to Draw Disney's Classic Animated Movies joins a long list of beloved learn-to-draw books that span the most popular animated films of Disney history. This guide to drawing your favorite characters digs even deeper into the Disney archives to include favorite classic characters from Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book, Fantasia, 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, The Fox and the Hound, Bambi, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, The Aristocats, and Dumbo.

This 144-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing Alice, the Mad Hatter, Mowgli, Baloo, Cruella De Vil, Pongo, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, Bambi, Lady, Tramp, Thomas O'Malley, Duchess, Dumbo, and more. All you'll need to start drawing are a few supplies. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of art.

You just need to grab a pencil and apiece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney's Classic Animated Movies. 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. 

Drawing tips from professional Disney artists are sprinkled throughout the pages to create a fun drawing experience for any Disney fan or aspiring artist. So grab your drawing pencils and paper and get ready to draw classic Disney characters!

In The Snow Angels’ Christmas: A First First Christmas Story, a heavenly host of snow angels is on call to assist the holy family in sweet and imaginative ways.

Snow on the road? No problem. A blanketless manger? Have it covered. A choir needed pronto? One is always available. In The Snow Angels’ Christmas: A First First Christmas Story, a heavenly host of snow angels is on call to assist the holy family in sweet and imaginative ways. This version of the Nativity story introduces children to the traditional Christmas story, which is accompanied by tender depictions of the travelers to Bethlehem and their angelic helpers. Youngsters will enjoy seeing the many ways in which the angels perform random acts of kindness for the baby Jesus.

Perfect for young artists-in-training, Learn to Draw Exotic Animals offers a comprehensive drawing experience that includes step-by-step lessons, as well as full-color photographs, fun facts, trivia, quizzes, and much more. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a square, a circle, or a triangle, and progresses to a finished colored piece of artwork, making it easy for children to follow along. Along the way, engaging text describes interesting facts about each exotic animal. Children will love learning to draw exciting animals, such as a degu, giant toad, panther chameleon, squirrel monkey, and more!

With Jumbo Stickers for Little Hands: Jungle Animals, sticker fans of all ages can play with oversize stickers of colorful, jungle 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 Siamese fighting fish to lions, tigers, monkeys, zebras, butterflies, and panda bears — what's your favorite animal? With 22 pages of jungle scenes, monkeys can hang from trees…and so can elephants and lions! 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 with the smallest fingers can have loads of fun.

Fish do the wildest things! (And you thought all they did was swim…)

In Fish Tricks, learn how fish use sound, color, and chemicals to talk to each other and camouflage and toxins to discourage predators. Many have cool body adaptations that help them find food and take care of their young.

Meet sea dragons and flatfish that use camouflage to hide from predators. Learn about archerfish that can knock land insects into the water with streams of spit, and anglerfish that grow glow-in-the-dark fishing lines from their heads to lure prey. Laugh at toadfish that make grunting and whistling sounds to attract mates and remora fish with suction cups on their fins that help them stick onto sharks and turtles. Read about fish parents such as cichlids that feed their young with mucus secreted onto their scales and cardinal fish that protect their eggs in their mouths.

Under the sea, a whole world of wonder exists that will fascinate the inquisitive mind of every child. Fish Tricks includes a glossary, an index, and fun learn-more adventures.

Perfect for young artists-in-training, Learn to Draw Safari Animals offers a comprehensive drawing experience than includes step-by-step lessons, as well as full-color photographs, fun facts, trivia, quizzes and much more. Children will enjoy the 64 pages of drawing instruction for a variety of exotic animals, including a lion, a giraffe, a hyena, and an aardvark. The book opens with brief information for getting started and the most popular breeds, the tools and materials needed, and some sample drawing exercises to warm up. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a square, a circle, or a triangle, and progresses to a finished colored piece of artwork, making it easy for children to follow along. Along the way, engaging text describes interesting facts about each featured animal. With a mix of art instruction and engaging information, Learn to Draw Safari Animals is the perfect way for children to discover more about their favorite animals, in addition to expressing their artistic side.

Animals from the Polar Regions are popular subjects among children, and Learn to Draw Polar Animals includes recognizable, engaging wildlife from both the Arctic and Antarctic. Now young artists can immerse themselves in the animal kingdom while learning to draw a variety of polar animals that range from cute and cuddly to massive and majestic. Learn to Draw Polar Animals is a fun and educational drawing book featuring easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. The book opens with brief information for getting started, the tools and materials needed, and some sample drawing exercises to warm up. In Learn to Draw Polar Animals, young artists-in-training will learn to draw their favorite Arctic and Antarctic animals, including a polar bear, a killer whale, a penguin, an arctic fox, and a snowy owl, as well as many other cold-weather creatures. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape, such as a square, a circle, or an oval, and progresses step by step to a finished color piece of artwork, making it easy for children to follow along. Along the way, engaging text provides fun and interesting facts about each featured animal, allowing for an educational, well-rounded drawing experience. With a mix of art instruction and engaging information, Learn to Draw Polar Animals is the perfect way for children to discover more about Arctic and Antarctic creatures and critters, as well as express their artistic side.

101 Bathroom Boredom Busting Activities encourages kids (and adults too!) to take however long they need to do their business—and stay entertained in the process with brainteasers, mazes, fun facts, jokes, and more!

Continuing the humorous and interactive101 Things series, 101 Bathroom Boredom Busting Activities features activities that can all be done while doing your “business” in the bathroom. From toilet paper crafts and origami to irreverent jokes, brain-training games and puzzles, and wow-worthy “did you knows,” you will spend hours whiling away the time on the toilet. 101 Bathroom Boredom Busting Activities lets you make the most of your private time with more than 100 bathroom-themed games, crafts, trivia, riddles, and jokes that will make even the most straight-laced parent crack a smile. Take however long you need to do your business—and stay entertained in the process!

Just some of 101 the bathroom-friendly activities included in this book are:

  • Bathroom Detective spot the difference
  • Toot, Toot! Word search
  • Poodoku Sudoku puzzle
  • In and Out maze
  • Plumbing Problem jigsaw puzzle
  • Bathroom Bingo
  • Knicker Art connect the dots
  • Poo poems
  • Punny poo jokes
  • Toilet paper tube crafts
  • Pull-out poster


Live it up with the 101 Things series, filled with activities that celebrate childhood, discovery, and just plain having fun. These ready-made bucket lists for children are journeys through art, science, film, writing, magic, and all the memory-making and exploring that is the best part of childhood. Take one of these travel-friendly guidebooks with you and check off each adventure along the way.