This hilarious-but-true adult coloring book pokes gentle fun at the stress of family and the foibles we can all relate to.Even in the best of times, family life can get kind of annoying. And home may be where the heart is, as they say, but wow, can the people you share it with uniquely test your nerves.This Annoying Family Life is here to help. This stress-reducing adult coloring book lets you color your way through the funny and true irritations and minor catastrophes of life with those we love the most (most of the time). Whether it's a supermarket temper tantrum, Tik Tok-ing tweens, having to risk using the bathroom after Dad's been in there, Grandma's big wet kiss, or the baby combing her hair with the cat litter scoop, every flavor of annoyance is here and ready to become a work of art.So grab your pencils, take a deep breath, and color away the anxieties and aggravations of the day. See? It's better already.TOTALLY RELATABLE: Whether it's a highchair food fight, the dog scooting
Eve Duncan is in a fight against time while trying to unearth one of the lost secrets of the worlds history in thisinstallment from#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen.Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing her professor father all over the world in search of the tomb of the world's most beautiful woman. Professor Smith set out to prove that, instead of a myth, Helen had been a living, breathing queen who inspired Homer to write The Iliad.Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has the unusual skills needed to recreate the face that launched a thousand shipsrevealing Helen's true appearance for the first time in history. But convincing Eve to take on the challenge will be difficult becauseher efforts will come at great personal cost.When tomb raiders murder Riley's father, she is determined to reach the burial site first, get revenge for his death, and enlist Eve's help.Also on hand to help is her fathers associate Michael
Eve Duncan is in a fight against time while trying to unearth one of the lost secrets of the worlds history in thisinstallment from#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen.Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing her professor father all over the world in search of the tomb of the world's most beautiful woman. Professor Smith set out to prove that, instead of a myth, Helen had been a living, breathing queen who inspired Homer to write The Iliad.Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has the unusual skills needed to recreate the face that launched a thousand shipsrevealing Helen's true appearance for the first time in history. But convincing Eve to take on the challenge will be difficult becauseher efforts will come at great personal cost.When tomb raiders murder Riley's father, she is determined to reach the burial site first, get revenge for his death, and enlist Eve's help.Also on hand to help is her fathers associate Michael
Bring your own manga characters to life! With millions of fans around the world, manga is a beloved art form. Now you, too, can learn how to draw your favorite characters from Japanese comics and anime! Manga Art for Everyone shows you how to draw detailed clothing, facial expressions, and other features, like hair and accessories. With gradual steps and helpful tips, this book will have you creating your own colorful characters in no time at all! Learn to draw: Gothic LolitaShonen HeroBrideGroomNekojin (cat people)YokaiVictorian ManFemale Warrior The authors have done all the work for you. Just follow their simple, straightforward instructions, study the step-by-step drawings, and youll soon have your own collection of fantastic manga characters!
When modern meets medieval, Kenzie must help a squire get back to the past in this time-traveling fantasy adventure!A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRINCESS Kenzie hates that her family moved to a castle to start a Medieval-themed resort, but all that changes when a time-traveling squire needs Kenzie's help to get back home to the past! From the best-selling creative team behind DC Superhero Girls, this is a perfect read for fans of Phoebe and her Unicorn, The Baby-Sitter's Club, or Witches of Brooklyn.
A family reunion on an island leads to murder in this delightfully twisty and atmospheric thriller with a wink to Agatha Christie, from the New York Times bestselling author of Rock Paper ScissorsAfter years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together one last time, when the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours.The family arrives, each of them harboring secrets. Then at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide goes out and all is revealed.With a wicked wink to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Daisy Darker’s unforgettable twists will leave readers reeling.
It’s time to play! A Happy Book of Little Gifts to Make shows artists and crafters who like to work with their hands how to create fun, whimsical art.Keep your hands busy and your mind playing and free of stress with A Happy Book of Little Gifts to Make.From professional artist Sarah Hand, the author of Art Makers: Papier-Mache, this book features easy-to-follow step-by-step projects, creative inspiration, and prompts―all designed to be done at home using affordable, accessible materials. Best of all, the projects are small-scale, so they are portable, giftable, adorable, and fun! A Happy Book of Little Gifts to Make includes varied projects done in all kinds of materials, from papier-mache and paper to crayons, paint, and paint pens. With this book, you can learn to make:DioramasPapier-mache creaturesPop-up cardsCotton dollsAnd much moreThroughout the book, find tips for having fun and relaxing as you create, plus creative inspiration and prompts so that you can use this book as a sta
Effortless Watercolor allows artists to create simple, accessible watercolor paintings with easy, step-by-step techniques and just a few brushes and paints―a perfect choice for the absolute beginner.Learn to create simple, colorful works of art using easy, step-by-step watercolor painting techniques that require minimal time, effort, and only the most basic supplies.An ideal "first book" for absolute beginners, 15-Minute Painting: Effortless Watercolor uses large brushstrokes and minimal, colorful palettes to help budding artists create light, carefree paintings in practically no time at all. After a quick overview of the basic tools and materials, including papers, brushes, and paints, and a brief introduction to choosing and mixing colors, Effortless Watercolor demonstrates how to use just a few brushstrokes to create lively works of art in a simple, modern style.From vibrant birds and florals to expressive landscapes and still lifes, follow along with these step-by-step projects to
You can’t ever know for sure what happens behind closed doors. . . . Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January―and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, become a big-city journalist. But she’s always been haunted by the fear that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice. When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after a diagnosis of early-onset dementia, it all feels like walking into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembered―genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who’s gone missing under eerily similar circumstances. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and solve January’s murder once and
Improve your mental health by finding joy, gratitude and happiness in everyday things.We have so many good things in our lives and yet much of the time we fail to notice them. But taking the time to think about the small, everyday things that bring us joy and make us thankful can have a huge impact on our mental wellbeing. What better way to boost your mood than to spend time listing all the good things around you? Where are the places that you feel most at peace? What music brings you joy? Who are the people who have made a positive difference in your life? What challenges have you overcome and helped grow your resilience?In this beautifully illustrated book, over 75 lists guide you on the path to a happier life, including quick lists to help create mindful moments throughout your day and action prompts to further your positivity journey. Choose a list at random or work through them one by one. Whenever you’re in need of a boost, you can come back and add new things or remind yourself
In this beef-centric cookbook, popular blogger Jessica Formicola features 50 juicy, budget-friendly recipes that are sure to become family favorites, from soups, salads, and casseroles to the most delicious burgers and perfectly done steaks. Where’s the beef? It’s on the dinner table tonight! This focused collection of recipes offers 50 tasty ways to serve up protein-rich beef meals without a lot of fuss. Flavorful beef suppers (Cheeseburger Soup, Shepard’s Pie Mac & Cheese) are featuring along with new classics (Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas, 20-Minute Mongolian-style Beef ), salads (Southwest Steak Salad w/ Chipotle Ranch and Steakhouse Salad w/ Blue Cheese), quick hits (Empanada Hand Pies and Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce), and the tried-and-true burgers, steaks, and chili. Juicy photos provide the inspiration and confidence cooks of all levels need to deliver on the promise of a great meal every time.
In the spirit of The Snowy Day, a group of kids from A to Z arrive at the bus stop only to discover that the bus is a no-show―snow day!It’s time for school, and all the neighborhood kids, from Antoine to Mahmoud to Zoey, gather one by one in the frosty dawn to wait for the school bus. But something more thrilling arrives first. Snowflakes fall, transforming the bus stop into a winter wonderland―and an official snow day. No school!
Take your self-care and healing to the next level by redefining rest with these accessible and practical approaches to looking beyond sleep and focusing on other physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional parts of the self.Do you wake up in the morning and still feel tired? Do your supposedly relaxing activities actually just feel like another thing to check off that to-do-list? Do you feel like you never really have time to recharge? It’s time to rethink rest!Rest is no longer about just getting a good night’s sleep or taking an evening to relax on the couch and watch TV. It’s a radical act of self-care that asks you to take into account all the different aspects of yourself that need to rest and take a break. And The Little Book of Rest has everything you need to get started. In this book, you’ll find restful solutions that will impact each of every part of yourself, including:-Your body: Yes, sleep is important. But did you know that taking a bubble bath to relax your muscles or pra
Irreverent, Poe-inspired tales of mystery and inebriation return in a new series in time for Halloween!Edgar Allan Poe returns this Fall with another horror and drunken fueled anthology guaranteed to create laughs this spooky season. It's got everything from chocolate vampires and fruit-filled frankenstein in an all-new Monster Serials thriller to a tale of Poe as a mere boy to a chess game against a mysterious mechanical being to the birth of monsters! But, really, could 19th centrury doctors be any messier?
A brand-new collection of hard-hitting war stories from modern master Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys), drawn by a host of top talent including Kevin O'Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), and Chris Burnham (Batman).Two of the greatest British comics of all time join forces- and bring you seven new stories of blazing Battle Action!Writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) presents his own take on the classic characters of Battle and Action. Ace fighter pilot Johnny Red battles Skreamer of the Stukas on the nightmarish Russian front. Veteran leader The Sarge and his section face hell in the brutal Italian campaign. Wheeler-dealer Crazy Keller drives for his life as World War Two comes to its bloody conclusion. Lethal British agent Dredger doles out justice- of a kind- on the streets of 1980s London.All these and more in this high-octane collection of fantastic new combat strips, featuring scripts by Ennis and art by some of the biggest names in modern comics, including Kevin O’Neill
Evan Smoak, from the international bestselling Orphan X and The Nowhere Man, returns.“Do you need my help?”Evan Smoak, Orphan X, was taken from a group home at age twelve and raised and trained as an off-the-books government assassin. After he broke with the Orphan Program, Evan disappeared and reinvented himself as the Nowhere Man, a man spoken about only in whispers and dedicated to helping the truly desperate.But this time, the voice on the other end is Jack Johns, the man who raised and trained him, the only father Evan has ever known. Secret government forces are busy trying to scrub the remaining assets and traces of the Orphan Program and they have finally tracked down Jack. With little time remaining, Jack gives Evan his last assignment: find and protect his last protégé and recruit for the Orphan Program.But Evan isn’t the only one after this last Orphan―the new head of the Orphan Program, Van Sciver is mustering all the considerable assets at his disposal to take out both Eva
Venture into the great outdoors of the United States and introduce little readers to the National Parks for the first time!Did you know Lassen Peak is home to not one but three types of volcanoes? Situated in California, the Lassen Volcanic National Park last saw a volcanic eruption in 1915--but there is still so much to see, like fumaroles, boiling pools, and steaming ground! Learn all about Lassen's shield, cinder dome, and composite volcanoes--and more--in My Lassen Volcanic National Park!In each book in the series, young readers will discover a mini guidebook that includes: Unique park featuresWildlife and weatherScenic viewsPark history and original peoplesAnd more fun park activities!Little ones will be ready to guide your next road trip from the backseat in no time!With art from iconic illustrator Greg Paprocki (Baby's Classics), this series of national park primers for little ones promises to start the family on a cross-country adventure! Where will you go next?
In Diper Overlode, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Loded Diper, Greg doesn't realize what he's getting into. But he soon learns that late nights, unpaid gigs, fighting between band members, and money troubles are all part of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle.Can Greg help Loded Diper become the legends they think they are? Or will too much time with Rodrick's band be a diper overlode?
Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she is a bit of both. Isadora loves the night, bats and her black tutu, but she also loves the sunshine, her magic wand and Pink Rabbit.She is proud to be different, but with parents like hers, everyday activities don't always go to plan!When Isadora discovers a wishing well, the mischievous nymph who lives inside grants her the wish of constant happiness. But being happy all the time isn't quite as enjoyable as Isadora expects. Can Isadora convince the nymph to undo the wish, and allow her to feel all of her feelings again?A funny and heartwarming story that gently explores how feelings aren't 'good' or 'bad', and that experiencing all of your feelings is part of what makes you human (or half vampire half fairy!).Beautifully presented in hardback with silver sprayed edges, this is the perfect gift for Harriet Muncaster fans.
