Miniature Books

I am a beginner in miniatures and this book has made all the things that I wanted to do seem possible. I can hardly wait to get started on some of the kits I had purchased and put up until my dollhouse was completed. I would recommend it to any person interested in modifying kits or constructing from scratch.

This is a fantastic book for the craftsman of miniature furniture and room settings. Suitable for the beginner or experienced modeler, the instructions here lead to stunning finished products.

Specialized tools and techniques for working in miniature are covered. The sections on building, modifying and enhancing furniture kits maximizes their usefulness.

More elaborate projects scratch built from patterns follow. These include tables, a large breakfront, and an upholstered chair and settee group.

Room construction and detailing ideas include floors, walls, ceilings, windows and wiring for dazzling lighting effects. The book concludes with a useful list of sources.

This is a fantastic book for the craftsman of miniature furniture and room settings. Suitable for the beginner or experienced modeler, the instructions here lead to stunning finished products. Specialized tools and techniques for working in miniature are covered. The sections on building, modifying and enhancing furniture kits maximizes their usefulness. More elaborate projects scratch built from patterns follow. These include tables, a large breakfront, and an upholstered chair and settee group. Room construction and detailing ideas include floors, walls, ceilings, windows and wiring for dazzling lighting effects. The book concludes with a useful list of sources.

I read these books 30-odd years ago when I was a toddler, and they stuck in my memory. My 6-month old son loves the little bear, and tries to touch everything in the pictures. It doesn't help put him in the mood to sleep, but he does love to see me get it down.

While cleaning today, I ran across this gem and took time to reread it. Warm memories of reading this book to my son washed over me. This was his all time favorite book from age one until he was reading Dr. Seuss to me. The artwork is lovely and matches the sweet and gentle tone of the text. The story is a simple one, yet so meaningful to a child who can relate to the little duck protagonist. Near the end of the book, the duckling tries to capture "the balloon in the water" which is really a reflection he sees of the moon. Crozat paints and describes the event so perfectly. I remember that it always made my son smile. The book is on hardboard, which held up to literally years of reading and mangling by a toddler boy. It does have a little tape on it, but is in good shape considering what it went through. I believe this book is a children's classic... I hope to read it again to a warm cuddly grandchild on my lap someday. I am also sharing my thoughts here in the hopes of inspiring others to bring this wonderful book home to their children or grandchildren.

Illustrations are wonderful! These series of books are a wonderful way to introduce children to to animals in the context of their habitat and ecosystem.

This is a great book about all Jackies life.It seems to take you through her life.It takes you from her younger days in george town to her days to the white house.It takes you through her jet setting like life.If you like biographys,Jackie kennedy onassis,even people who travel this book will be great for you to read.

This book seems to take you all through jackies life.It explains how much she loved her children and how much she loved traveling.It seems to take you into her like jet setting life.Its a great book to read if you like jackie,biographys,exciting lives,or even people who travel alot

the biography is fairly good, and there are a few rare pictures.
I suggest it to all people who want to know a little bit about Jackie Kennedy. I suggest it to all kennedy's fans( for the pictures).
If you want to know more read: Jackie by Donald Spoto or Jackie by James Spada

My 5-year-old son read this book at a friend's house a few days ago and is STILL laughing about it! This book is sure to give your child the giggles! What a clever way to encourage kids to read!

Is there Ketchup on Your Cornflakes, sounds kinda gross. But Your Kids will love this. I was so shocked when my child who is just learning how to read, picked up this book and started to read it on her own. This flip through book is not only fun and cute, but great vocabulary builder for new readers. I would recommened getting this book for any young reader, not just preschoolers

I work with pre-school children and I just happened to find this book in the public library. I can honestly say I have used it in a storytime setting and never had so much fun. The children ranging from 2-5 yrs laughed and had a ball . There is something to be said for a fun book nowdays. They seem to be difficult for young children to be attentive for any length of time. Not so this one. They LOVED it.

This charming little book is full of technical information and interesting facts about six different dances, but my favorite part is the section covering to-the-point tips on plain old good manners on the dance floor, for both partners. Thanks, Lance Laguna!

What a delightful little book! I ballroom dance and reading was a good review of private lessons. Good advice written in an entertaining way. I've ordered for several of my dance friends. It is more than a card for essentially the same price. Well illustrated with an attractive cover. I loved the 'songbird' tip and must remember to refrain from it! Thanks Amazon Georgia

I'm sorry to say I never heard of Lance Laguna until I read this book. But boy, can he dance! Even though this book is very small, it has a lot of valuable lessons in it. I hope that one day I can take a cruise and learn from the Master himself!

The patterns and ideas in this book are adorable. The instructions and patterns (full size patterns) are clear and easy to understand. You'll love it!

This was the first Japanese craft book I ever owned (I got it for my 14th birthday - I'm now 27), and given the recent popularity of Japanese crafts, I'm surprised that it's not still in print. "Lovable Mini-Dolls" provides patterns for making 165 little (about 3 - 4 inch) felt dolls, including costumed dolls (a pirate, a soldier, a princess, a king, etc), insects, birds, fish, zoo animals and story book characters. Most of these dolls are very simple to make, particularly the animals (I can guarantee that they are easy enough for a 14 year old with minimal sewing skills to make) and colour pictures of the dolls are provided throughout. People who like this book should also consider buying "The Cute Book", which is the closest book to this one, which is currently in print.

This book was definitely worth the price and more! You get 165 different patterns! If this book does not inspire the dollmaker-crafter,then I don't know what to say. The instructions were wonderful with the cute illustrations! Even the novice would understand and create these dolls,no problem. So go ahead and get this book, you won't be disappointed!!

This is an excellent book for the novice as well for the experienced puppetier. It is simple, visual and is an excellent tool for teaching. I whole heartily recommend it for the student and the teacher.

What lies beneath this simply drawn cover is a comprehensive hand puppetry textbook that is as interesting and accessible as it is theatrically sound.

I first discovered this gem in my local library and began to study and apply it's exercises. Plenty of photographs to serve as illustrations of movements that are performed by the puppeteer's fingers, wrists and arms. The results are an aquired vocabulary of movements and techniques that allow even a simple hand puppet to portray age, mood, intent, emotion and energy as well as perform a range of tasks that can deliver a real character to an audience.

Simple enough for kids to learn and great for group intruction. I am currently working on a TV and video project and have purchased an extra copy to bring to the studio as a reference allowing me to expand the range of expression with the puppets used in the production.

"Making Puppets Come Alive" delivers a superb explanation of one of the best (if not the best) hand puppet manipulation systems in puppet theatre. Plenty of photos to guide and clear text.

This is a great book for people who want to teach classes on how to work with hand puppets or want to improve their own puppetry skills. The focus is on hands-on manipulation of the puppets. (I am going to use it as the basis of a workshop with a theatrical group.)

It gives an overall curriculum, well illustrated and explained, for making your puppets come alive. For example, it breaks the movements down into finger, wrist, and arm movements. It gives exercises for creating puppet voices, working with props, and improvisation.

I've been looking for a book like this: so many of them are just about making the puppets, or the overall setup of a puppet theater. This may be a one-of-a-kind. Puppets are actors, and this book is a great actor's manual!

This is a great stress reliever. You have to have a sense of humor to relate to the voodoo doll. It's fun!

I bought several of these to give as small but fun gifts for coworkers during the holidays. They all REALLY enjoyed them.

Make sure you give this to someone with a sense of humor, but it is a great gift if not taken seriously. If someone is expecting working voodoo here, this isn't intended for that purpose. It's just a comical way to say you understand when someone else is frustrated in the work place.

This book has helped me understand snuff bottles and its role in the asian art world. This book is clear and to the point, with fabulous photographs and extremely well written comments. It made me excited about snuff bottles. Clare Lawrence is an inspiring writer. I definitely recommend this book for any one interested in asian art.

This is a book of a private collection of snuff bottles. It shows the very best bottles that a collector can find on the market and how a collector can build up a small but exclusive collection in this genre. It is easy to follow and very well written with superb pictures of the different types of snuff bottles. Every category is shown from jade to enamels to glass and porcelain. If you wanted to find an example of the best snuff bottles from each group you could look in this book. The book itself is a very good size and easy to read in bed! It has extensive cross references and the index is simple to use. The photographs are very clear and the layout is extremely artistic. It is a must for anyone interested in Asian Art aswell as snuff bottles.

This is a book of a private collection of snuff bottles. It shows the very best bottles that a collector can find on the market and how a collector can build up a small but exclusive collection in this genre. It is easy to follow and very well written with superb pictures of the different types of snuff bottles. Every category is shown from jade to enamels to glass and porcelain. If you wanted to find an example of the best snuff bottles from each group you could look in this book. The book itself is a very good size and easy to read in bed! It has extensive cross references and the index is simple to use. The photographs are very clear and the layout is extremely artistic. It is a must for anyone interested in Asian Art aswell as snuff bottles.

On Longing is sensitively written and a must read for anyone interested in art or literature especially artists and writers. I would recommend Italo Calvino's Six Memos for the Next Millenium to anyone who enjoyed On Longing.

I might add to the previous review, that this book is also of great interest for those that are interested in the study of objects and collections. Objects in this text are analysed in the miniature and the gigantic revealing their symbolic meanings and values. the analysis on the collection and the souvenir are also fantastic. Being a poet Stewart's book is a pleasure to read.

This wonderful work has been indispensible in my research into collections and souvenirs. Stewart's ability to look at the long history of visual culture and bring in such disparate elements as Pop art and miniature manuscripts makes for a thoughtful and reasoned argument. Particularly notable is her need to cross barriers of medium, writing on everything from children's stories to painting to Tom Thumb weddings. An engaging read that rarely falls victim to theoretical rhetoric. The world needs more writers like Stewart who take their time, slowly unfolding their argument, surveying all aspects of culture, giving high and low culture equal weight.