Miniature Books

This beautiful little book of hours contains a good, concise introduction to the Medieval Book of Hours and wonderful reproductions of pages from famous surviving Horae ('Hours'). It is lovely to carry around for little moments of quietness and beauty.

This is a must have for any DIY miniaturists library. Even if you don't plan to reproduce the exact room settings, you can learn techniques and principles which can be used in any project. Her attention to detail is simply phenomenal. She even cautions you about the thickness of your pencil lead when drawing your plans, lest your components not fit together perfectly. And, should you never get around to actually "building" anything, it is still a great companion on a rainy day and a beautiful book for your collection.

Great little hard covered book. Simple with just pictures and a one word description. Perfect for adding to my Sweet Baby Gift Set!

This is a very thorough reference book covering many architectural styles from various time periods, with profuse black and white photos of dollhouses as well as photos of the actual houses being copied. It is very well illustrated with detailed scale drawings of houses and floor plans including elevation drawings of interior paneling, staircases, windows, fireplaces and trim work to follow. The book covers electrical wiring and even covers subjects like making your own period chandaliers and various styles of "iron" strap hinges and hardware, fireplace cranes and tools. There are many very useful suggestions for effects to fool the eye in cases where the actual materials portrayed would be impractical to work with in a scale model dollhouse. Included are plans for fairly simple dioramas and roomboxes for the less ambitious, the beginner, or the space and budget conscious. But the book really concentrates on intricate contemporary, victorian, gambrel roofed and saltbox houses, colonial and victorian shops,etc. Aside from a Colonial Williamsburg milliner's shop, it includes plans for a lathe and woodworker's bench and tools for the colonial carpenter's shop and bellows and anvil and related tools for the blacksmith's shop. Different chimney and fireplace styles are included. If you are building from a kit, this book would still be useful for ideas to make your dollhouse more authentic and unique. The book contains very exaustive, detailed and clear information. The approach assumes some familiarity with tools, but is clear enough for a serious beginner to follow. Very inspirational. As this is an older book, it does not have color photos. Still, the drawings are excellent and the Back and white photos are clear. There are many newer dollhouse books with lavish color photography, but they don't all have the detailed quality of the plans included in this book, so I still give it 5 stars as a serious doll house book for the do-it-yourselfer, not just for the collector of other people's handwork. It aims for a good level of realism, not cutsiness. There are still some copies of this older book in the marketplace. Get 'em while they're hot!

In this book, Dorie Krusz takes the reader through the steps of making dollhouses and everything in them. The information is wonderfully in-depth, and quite comprehensive. The color photos in here are wonderful to behold, and speak volumes about Ms. Krusz's ability. This is a great book.

We have all four books in the Baby Buddy series and the stories are always a pleasure to read. There rhymes are fun, and the illustrations are adorable. While many books for this age range seem to have been written carelessly, these books stand out as being well thought-out.

This book is a wonderful size for little people to grip and carry. It also tucks well into a diaper bag, purse or jacket pocket. And after leaving it at Grandma's, it fit nicely in a mailed envelope! My son is a typical little boy and he just loves trucks and the like so he enjoys sitting and looking at all the color photos in the book.

A tiny jewel studded with quotes, lines of poetry, a smattering of history and lovely pictures of many of the more common butterflies with brief information about each. A real gem and perfect gift for any buterfly lover!

This is a great book for learning colors. My 14 month old has been looking at it for about four months and has me say the colors over and over. She can already identify some of the colors now. The only problem is the butterfly wears out quickly being pushed in and out of the book.

Every programmer should have a copy of this by their side!=