Archives: Walter Foster Jr. Books
With Learn to Draw Disney Celebrated Characters Collection, artists-in-training will embark on a thrilling artistic journey full of loyal friends, forgetful fish, incredible superheroes, fast race cars, brave explorers, and more! This 144-page collection includes celebrated characters from Mickey Mouse & Friends, Winnie the Pooh, The Lion King, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Wreck-It Ralph, Moana, and more.
Beginning artists will develop their drawing skills while accompanying such characters as the fearless little fish Nemo, the hotshot race car Lightning McQueen, and the vigilant space ranger Buzz Lightyear on their exciting, heroic adventures! The easy-to-follow basic shapes method shows each new drawing step in blue, so artists of all levels can learn to draw with confidence.
After an introduction to art tools and materials, a series of drawing exercises invites artists to warm up and learn a few basic drawing techniques. Then the real fun begins! You’ll find drawing projects for your favorite Disney characters. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through the drawing process; each step builds upon the last until the character is complete! You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney Celebrated Characters Collection, and 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.
Plus, learn some fun facts about these celebrated Disney characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure.
So grab your drawing pencil and learn to draw a variety of Disney characters—from Mickey and Buzz Lightyear to Simba and Nemo.
Beginning artists will develop their drawing skills while accompanying such characters as the fearless little fish Nemo, the hotshot race car Lightning McQueen, and the vigilant space ranger Buzz Lightyear on their exciting, heroic adventures! The easy-to-follow basic shapes method shows each new drawing step in blue, so artists of all levels can learn to draw with confidence.
After an introduction to art tools and materials, a series of drawing exercises invites artists to warm up and learn a few basic drawing techniques. Then the real fun begins! You’ll find drawing projects for your favorite Disney characters. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through the drawing process; each step builds upon the last until the character is complete! You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney Celebrated Characters Collection, and 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.
Plus, learn some fun facts about these celebrated Disney characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure.
So grab your drawing pencil and learn to draw a variety of Disney characters—from Mickey and Buzz Lightyear to Simba and Nemo.
With Sticker Stories: Under the Sea Escapades, kids create their own adventures with drawing exercises and 150+ stickers!
What tall tales happen under the sea? Sticker Stories: Under the Sea Escapades 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 under-the-sea scenes, this interactive book provides hours of entertainment.
Grab some drawing paper, pencils, an eraser, crayons, a copy of Sticker Stories: Under the Sea Escapades, and some imagination, and encourage your child to make underwater 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 whale, a sea turtle, a starfish, a jellyfish, a puffer fish, a sea lion, a crab, a yellow fish, and a pink fish. Kids will then combine stickers and drawings on the scene page near the end to make their own sea escapades!
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!
What tall tales happen under the sea? Sticker Stories: Under the Sea Escapades 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 under-the-sea scenes, this interactive book provides hours of entertainment.
Grab some drawing paper, pencils, an eraser, crayons, a copy of Sticker Stories: Under the Sea Escapades, and some imagination, and encourage your child to make underwater 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 whale, a sea turtle, a starfish, a jellyfish, a puffer fish, a sea lion, a crab, a yellow fish, and a pink fish. Kids will then combine stickers and drawings on the scene page near the end to make their own sea escapades!
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!
Learn to draw 17 of your favorite dogs and puppies using a variety of easy-to-follow methods with the Dogs & Puppies Drawing & Activity Book.
With this interactive drawing book, discover just how easy it is to draw 17 different dogs and puppies of all shapes, sizes, and colors—including a Parson Russell Terrier, Siberian Husky, and a Pug puppy. From the small and sassy to the big and burly, there's a breed for everyone.
The 64-page, spiral-boundDogs & Puppies Drawing & Activity Book teaches how to draw with three methods: tracing, grid-drawing, and basic shapes. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Using the grid method, just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on your blank practice grid. And you will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the dog or puppy on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite dogs and puppies over and over again!
Drawing projects include:
With this interactive drawing book, discover just how easy it is to draw 17 different dogs and puppies of all shapes, sizes, and colors—including a Parson Russell Terrier, Siberian Husky, and a Pug puppy. From the small and sassy to the big and burly, there's a breed for everyone.
The 64-page, spiral-boundDogs & Puppies Drawing & Activity Book teaches how to draw with three methods: tracing, grid-drawing, and basic shapes. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Using the grid method, just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on your blank practice grid. And you will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the dog or puppy on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite dogs and puppies over and over again!
Drawing projects include:
- Chihuahua
- Pug puppy
- Pomeranian
- Old English Sheepdog
- English Springer Spaniel
- Dachshund
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Boxer
- Siberian Husky
- Golden Retriever Puppy
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- German Shepherd
- Dalmatian
- Great Dane
- Bulldog
- Yorkshire Terrier
- Beagle
Fun facts and interesting tidbits of information about each dog breed are also sprinkled throughout the book. Activities include:
- Dog Breed Word Search
- Dinner Time! Maze
- Hidden Hound Picture
- Pup-Poo! Activity
- Mix-Up Word Unscramble
- Tail-Wagging Trivia
- All Grown Up! Match Activity
- Su-Dog-Ku Sudoku Puzzle
With the included tracing paper and plenty of practice pages, Dogs & Puppies Drawing & Activity Book can help you create perfect puppy portraits!
Learn to draw your favorite horse and pony breeds using a variety of easy-to-follow methods with the Horses & Ponies Drawing & Activity Book.
With this interactive drawing book, discover just how easy it is to draw a variety of lovable horse and pony breeds, ranging from the petite Appaloosa and the high-spirited Arabian, to the athletic Thoroughbred, and the big and powerful Clydesdale.
The 64-page, spiral-bound Horses & Ponies Drawing & Activity Book teaches how to draw with three methods: tracing, grid-drawing, and basic shapes. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Using the grid method, just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on your blank practice grid. And you will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the horse or pony on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite horses and ponies over and over again!
Drawing projects include:
With this interactive drawing book, discover just how easy it is to draw a variety of lovable horse and pony breeds, ranging from the petite Appaloosa and the high-spirited Arabian, to the athletic Thoroughbred, and the big and powerful Clydesdale.
The 64-page, spiral-bound Horses & Ponies Drawing & Activity Book teaches how to draw with three methods: tracing, grid-drawing, and basic shapes. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. Using the grid method, just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on your blank practice grid. And you will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional artists: the basic shapes method. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the horse or pony on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite horses and ponies over and over again!
Drawing projects include:
- Andalusian
- Lusitano
- American Quarter Horse
- Pinto
- Appaloosa
- Shetland Pony
- Rocky Mountain Pony
- Paso Fino
- American Saddlebred
- Thoroughbred
- Arabian
- Mustang
- Clydesdale
- Friesian
- Hanoverian Foal
- Welsh Mountain Pony
- Morgan
Fun facts and interesting tidbits of information about each breed are also sprinkled throughout the book. Activities include:
- Horse Breed Word Search
- Prize Pony Maze
- Hidden Horse Picture
- Horse Mini Quiz
- Saddle Tangle Maze
- Match the Horse
- Spot the Differences
- Sudoku
With the included tracing paper and plenty of practice pages, Horses & Ponies Drawing & Activity Book can help you create beautiful equine portraits!
Dream big, artists! The step-by-step drawing exercises, tracing paper, and practice pages in Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Princesses will have you drawing beautiful portraits of all your favorite princesses in no time!
With just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw all their favorite Disney Princesses. With the tracing paper, step-by-step drawing exercises, and practice pages included in Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Princesses, drawing and coloring is fun and rewarding. This 64-page, spiral-bound guide includes three drawing methods: tracing, grid-drawing, and the basic shapes method. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. You can draw faces using the grid method—just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on your blank practice grid. And you will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional illustrators: the basic shapes method. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the character on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite princesses over and over again!
With practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Princesses provides hours of artistic fun for Disney Princess fans of all ages. The book includes drawing instruction from the Disney Storybook Artists for all 11 princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida. So get your drawing pencil and paper ready and go on an artistic adventure with your favorite Disney Princesses!
With just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw all their favorite Disney Princesses. With the tracing paper, step-by-step drawing exercises, and practice pages included in Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Princesses, drawing and coloring is fun and rewarding. This 64-page, spiral-bound guide includes three drawing methods: tracing, grid-drawing, and the basic shapes method. Five tracing pages are included so you can trace. You can draw faces using the grid method—just copy the lines and shapes into the corresponding square on your blank practice grid. And you will also learn the same step-by-step method used by professional illustrators: the basic shapes method. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the character on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw your favorite princesses over and over again!
With practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Princesses provides hours of artistic fun for Disney Princess fans of all ages. The book includes drawing instruction from the Disney Storybook Artists for all 11 princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, and Merida. So get your drawing pencil and paper ready and go on an artistic adventure with your favorite Disney Princesses!
Use the easy-to-follow drawing exercises in this book to learn how to draw your favorite Avengers characters!
The Avengers assemble in Learn to Draw Marvel Avengers, a 64-page, spiral-bound guide that shows artists of all skill levels how to draw characters from the world’s most powerful Super Hero team. Inside you'll find drawing projects for Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, Blank Panther, and Captain Marvel. You will learn using three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing of a super spy, a Wakandan king, or the God of Thunder! This book includes tracing paper to accompany the tracing projects, practice grids to draw on, and practice pages after each basic shapes project. Use these included practice pages to get started directly within the pages of the book. All you need is a pencil!
With step-by-step instruction, professional Marvel artist tips, and bonus character biographies and fun facts, Learn to Draw Marvel Avengers provides countless hours of artistic fun for Marvel fans of all ages and all skill levels. So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with the Avengers!
The Avengers assemble in Learn to Draw Marvel Avengers, a 64-page, spiral-bound guide that shows artists of all skill levels how to draw characters from the world’s most powerful Super Hero team. Inside you'll find drawing projects for Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, Blank Panther, and Captain Marvel. You will learn using three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing of a super spy, a Wakandan king, or the God of Thunder! This book includes tracing paper to accompany the tracing projects, practice grids to draw on, and practice pages after each basic shapes project. Use these included practice pages to get started directly within the pages of the book. All you need is a pencil!
With step-by-step instruction, professional Marvel artist tips, and bonus character biographies and fun facts, Learn to Draw Marvel Avengers provides countless hours of artistic fun for Marvel fans of all ages and all skill levels. So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with the Avengers!
Watch Me Read and Draw: Animal Friends is a step-by-step drawing and story book that teaches kids to draw 11 different pets with simple steps and a fun, engaging story.
The Watch Me Read and Draw book series is special because it blends two things together that kids love: reading and drawing! It’s easy and fun to learn to draw, especially when there’s a story to read and lots of stickers. In Watch Me Read and Draw: Animal Friends, kids will follow along with the adorable story of Hank the dog while they learn to draw all of the characters in the book, one simple step at a time. Included are drawing instructions for the following 11 pets:
The Watch Me Read and Draw book series is special because it blends two things together that kids love: reading and drawing! It’s easy and fun to learn to draw, especially when there’s a story to read and lots of stickers. In Watch Me Read and Draw: Animal Friends, kids will follow along with the adorable story of Hank the dog while they learn to draw all of the characters in the book, one simple step at a time. Included are drawing instructions for the following 11 pets:
- Dog
- Cat
- Fish
- Bird
- Bunny rabbit
- Iguana
- Turtle
- Duck
- Pot-bellied pig
- Ferret
- Hamster
With a fun story to read, 11 step-by-step drawing lessons, a flip-out drawing pad with guidelines, stickers to complete each scene, and a scene at the end to make their very own, kids will love Watch Me Read and Draw: Animal Friends. The basic shapes that budding young artists will recognize make it easy to learn how to draw. The flip-out drawing pad provides drawing prompts for a jump-start. And the treasure trove of stickers inside offers a reward for reading each page. This is the perfect starter drawing book for kids who love to read and draw!
Use the easy-to-follow drawing exercises in Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends to learn how to draw Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Pluto, and more!
For 90 years, Mickey Mouse has delighted and inspired generations of Disney fans. Now, with Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends and just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw Mickey Mouse and his friends! Inside this 64-page, spiral-bound book, you'll find drawing projects for Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. You will learn using three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing! Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, and more, over and over again!
With the tracing paper, step-by-step drawing exercises, and practice pages included in Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends, drawing and coloring is fun and rewarding. Use these practice pages to get started directly within the pages of the book. With step-by-step instruction and bonus character biographies and fun facts, Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends provides countless hours of artistic fun for Mickey fans of all ages and all skill levels. All you need is a pencil! So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with Mickey!
For 90 years, Mickey Mouse has delighted and inspired generations of Disney fans. Now, with Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends and just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw Mickey Mouse and his friends! Inside this 64-page, spiral-bound book, you'll find drawing projects for Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. You will learn using three different methods: tracing, the grid-drawing method, and the basic shapes method. The basic shapes method may seem challenging at first, but the step-by-step instructions guide you through it, beginning with simple shapes. Each step builds upon the last, and before you know it, you end up with a finished drawing! Find the technique that works the best for you, and draw Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald, and more, over and over again!
With the tracing paper, step-by-step drawing exercises, and practice pages included in Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends, drawing and coloring is fun and rewarding. Use these practice pages to get started directly within the pages of the book. With step-by-step instruction and bonus character biographies and fun facts, Learn to Draw Disney Mickey & Friends provides countless hours of artistic fun for Mickey fans of all ages and all skill levels. All you need is a pencil! So grab your drawing pencils and get ready for an artistic adventure with Mickey!
My First Book of Gymnastics gets young readers moving with 10 playful exercises, accompanied by step-by-step instructions and illustrated characters that kids will love.
Kids have so much energy, don't they? That's because they need to get up and move around! It’s never too soon to teach the benefits of health and physical fitness. This fun follow-up to Walter Foster Jr.’s My First Book of Pilates teaches children and parents alike the basic movements of gymnastics: walking, running, crawling, jumping, and turning. Each exercise doesn't have to be done perfectly. The point is just to get moving!
Featuring 10 poses and exercises for young children with a series of simple and playful movements, My First Book of Gymnastics shows kids how fun and easy gymnastics can be. Whether learning how to leap like a frog, crawl on knees and elbows like a turtle, or slither like a crocodile, kids will delight in learning and practicing gymnastics. Each movement is inspired by an animal or object to make the exercises enjoyable.
By learning gymnastics, children will gain physical benefits of improved coordination, strength, and flexibility; not to mention key awareness of their body and a love and discipline for exercise and fitness.
Kids have so much energy, don't they? That's because they need to get up and move around! It’s never too soon to teach the benefits of health and physical fitness. This fun follow-up to Walter Foster Jr.’s My First Book of Pilates teaches children and parents alike the basic movements of gymnastics: walking, running, crawling, jumping, and turning. Each exercise doesn't have to be done perfectly. The point is just to get moving!
Featuring 10 poses and exercises for young children with a series of simple and playful movements, My First Book of Gymnastics shows kids how fun and easy gymnastics can be. Whether learning how to leap like a frog, crawl on knees and elbows like a turtle, or slither like a crocodile, kids will delight in learning and practicing gymnastics. Each movement is inspired by an animal or object to make the exercises enjoyable.
By learning gymnastics, children will gain physical benefits of improved coordination, strength, and flexibility; not to mention key awareness of their body and a love and discipline for exercise and fitness.
Everyday kids learn how they can help protect bird species, near and far, with the award-winning book Counting Birds—the real-life story behind the first annual bird count.
What can you do to help endangered animals and make a positive change in our environment? Get counting! Counting Birds is a beautifully illustrated book that introduces kids to the idea of bird counts and bird watches. Along the way, they will learn about Frank Chapman, an ornithologist who wanted to see the end of the traditional Christmas bird hunt, an event in which people would shoot as many birds as possible on Christmas. Chapman, using his magazine Bird-Lore to promote the idea of counting birds, founded the first annual bird count.
More than a century after the first bird count, bird counting helps professional researchers collect data, share expertise, and spread valuable information to help all kinds of birds around the world, from condors to hawks to kestrels and more.
Counting Birds introduces kids to a whole feathered world that will fascinate and inspire them to get involved in conservation and become citizen scientists.
- 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K–12 (National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council)
- 2019 Best STEM Book for K–12 Students (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council)
- Winner of the 2019 Riverby Award (The John Burroughs Association)
- Recipient of the 2019 Green Earth Book Award Honor (The Nature Generation)