Foster Books

All of the books in the "Kids Can Draw" series are great for kids who are just learning to draw. It teaches how to put shapes together using basic steps. This book has given my 5 year old confidence in her drawing ability. I would recommend this book, or any book in this series, for children. However, it is also good for beginning drawers of all ages. If you can hardly draw a straight line, this book is for you. And the price ain't bad either.

This book would make a super gift or dating book for a down friend. The cover is hardback and the inside is spiral bound. There are tons of funny pages, rating men. Nothing dirty: my ideal man, dollars and sense, the perfect guy for me would never and then you check drive a Miata, shave his legs. Funny stuff. Just a good book for a single gal to fill in and find out about herself and get a good chuckle too!

Here's a journal for every modern single young female seeking Prince Charming, or even just Prince Not-So-Bad! Whether you know exactly what you want, or you're just starting to learn what you don't want, Kissing Frogs is the perfect place to record the journey. Not a how-to book for finding him, not even a guide for what to look for, this book lets you make the decisions. Define Mr. Right from the totally superficial stuff to possible red flag habits, then dissect your dates from first impression to the nitty gritty details and determine whether he rates frog or prince. Even if you don't find a prince in the end, you'll keep the memories in this journal of dating, mating, and rating. After all, every toad has his day, and you might even find a prince along the way.

Kit is a young girl who just wants to get her family back together. But she is sent on the Train West. This is a book that talks about finding ones self and never giving up hope. I loved it.

My son loves this book. It was on his summer reading list, and it's just at the perfect level for beginning or reluctant readers. Our family is headed for a summer vacation in Seattle, and we can't wait to go to the Klondike National Park in Pioneer Square and imagine what the streets looked like in 1897!

This is an exciting, fast reading book. The chapters are not to long, the characters are interesting, and, while it is a Vietnam era book, it's not an overwhelming theme. The author writes the way I think. I look forward to his next book.

A unique and empowering guide for anyone concerned with youth development. A Leader's Guide to The Struggle to Be Strong presents a creative and insightful connection of thirty stories written by teens about their own struggles to the seven resiliencies developed by Sybil and Steven Wolin is a masterpiece of strength based practice! It is refreshing and truly empowering to find a book that uses kids' struggles and pride to help other kids identify their unique resiliencies. A Leader's Guide to The Struggle to Be Strong is a gift to any strengths based practitioner. The concrete session plans offer suggestions for group leader preparation and practical suggestions for using the thirty stories in The Struggle to Be Strong. I will immediately give a personal copy to my teachers and group leaders.

An excellent and one of its kind resource for changing hearts and minds!

Erik K. Laursen, Ph.D.

My 9 year old daughter got this for Christmas. She is a pretty talented artist, but nothing exceptional. She was able to draw the Ratatouille characters on her first try. I actually thought that she traced them because they were so good. These Disney books are great for young artists who want to draw their favorite characters.

My son LOVES to draw, so when he saw this kit in the store--he got very excited!

I couldn't BELIEVE how affordable it was, too. This sturdy kit features a 32-page full-color book that shows kids how to draw characters in six steps. There are 13 different characters/character compilations from the Shrek the Third movie, including Shrek, Fiona, Puss, Donkey, Cyclops, Captain Hook, Merlin, Artie, Pinocchio and Gingy.

The box-like set has the book permanently affixed to one side, while the other side has a plastic case that contains these tools to help budding artists:

* 4 stencil cards
* 4 mini markers (including the color Shrek green!)
* 3 double-sided colored pencils (6 colors total)
* Regular pencil with eraser featuring the characters from the movie
* Pencil sharpener

The plastic case has an easily removable cover, so your child could take this kit anywhere!

My son has spent hours and hours playing with this kit. I love that he loves it so much, that I'm ordering four other Learn to Draw Kits for him!

For all that this colorful kit includes, you really can't beat the affordable price--and you'll be enriching your child's life, to boot!

This kit makes drawing Mickey and his friends easy while teaching the fundamentals of animation. My kids love it and I have found it fun too.