Fiona Watt

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

California

Art, music, drama/theater

Discusses art techniques and presents instructions for more than one hundred art projects, with information on such topics as brushes, paper, media, wax resist, collage, and shading.

Complete Book of Art Ideas

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

(Japanese edition)

Hokusai manga

Madonna

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Long, long ago, in a land far, far away, a little boy named Abdi was given a very big task -- to deliver the most precious necklace in the world to the queen.

Come along with Abdi on his fantastic journey into a magical world of ruthless rogues, savage snakes, and deadly dungeons, where he remembers the wise words of his mentor: "Everything we have been given in life is always for the best."

The Adventures of Abdi

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Lawrence Zeegen

A Master Class in Commercial Image-Making

Following the success of "Digital Illustration", "Secrets of Digital Illustration" continues Zeegen's exploration of digital image-making. It features exemplary portfolios and tips from luminaries around the world alongside step-by-step tutorials and working sketches. Most alluringly, "Secrets of Digital Illustration" also reveals, through example, that Holy Grail of creativity: how to balance commercial and self-authored projects, integrity with commercial success. Detailed tutorials from top illustrators in contemporary design explore different areas, from fashion to politics, ethical to promotional illustration, dissecting inspirational sources, methodologies, and professional best working practices.

Secrets of Digital Illustration

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Steven Heller

Mirko Ilic

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Uncovering the Influences and Inspirations in Modern Graphic Design

The Anatomy of Design

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Dav Pilkey

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

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Didier Ghez

John Musker

The Hidden Art of Disney's Musical Years (the 1940s - Part One)

The 1940s ushered in an era of musical experimentation and innovation at the Walt Disney Studios. Artists from all over the world flocked to California to be part of the magic, and their groundbreaking styles influenced such classics as Dumbo and Bambi as well as shaped the masterpieces that followed such as Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. For this volume, author Didier Ghez has unearthed hundreds of enchanting images—from early sketches to polished concepts for iconic features—by five exceptional artists who shaped the style of the Studio's animation during this period of unbridled creativity. With evocative descriptions and excerpts from the artists' journals and autobiographies, this magnificent collection offers a rare look at the visionaries who breathed life into some of the most beloved films of our time. Copyright ©2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved

They Drew As They Pleased

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Charles G. Martignette

The cover is missing but it is like brand new. (Plz see the images.)

Describes the origins and the development in detail and showcasing the most important artists. More than 900 colour illustrations.

Great American Pin-Up

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Peter Brown

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Why is she there? Where did she come from? And, most important, how will she survive in her harsh surroundings? Roz's only hope is to learn from the island's hostile animal inhabitants. When she tries to care for an orphaned gosling, the other animals finally decide to help, and the island starts to feel like home. Until one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.... Heartwarming and full of action, Peter Brown's middle-grade debut raises thought-provoking questions about the environment, the role technology plays in our world, and what it means to be alive.

The Wild Robot

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Judy Li

Juju is having a tea party! But the fun doesn't end there. Follow her globe-trotting tea adventure with her friends Kenji, Nara, and Rice Cracker as they venture off to explore different regions of Asia discovering the tasty teas and treats of different cultures.Baby Tea Time is a rhyming story written in English and Simplified Mandarin Chinese. It includes pinyin and zhuyin to help readers learn Mandarin pronunciation. This book is ideal for children ages 2-8 but is also great for anyone who wants to learn Mandarin. "Baby Tea Time" celebrates Asian tea culture as well as children's love for tea parties.

Baby Tea Time (Simplified Chinese)

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Kimberlie Birks

Lora Appleton

Play, Ride, Learn, Eat, Create, Sit, Sleep

A comprehensive, genre-defining survey of children's product and furniture design from Bauhaus to today Design for Children, a must-have book for all style-conscious and design-savvy readers, documents the evolution of design for babies, toddlers, and beyond. The book spotlights more than 450 beautiful, creative, stylish, and clever examples of designs created exclusively for kids - from toys, furniture, and tableware, to textiles, lights, and vehicles. Contemporary superstars and twentieth-century masters, including Philippe Starck, Nendo, Marc Newson, Piero Lissoni, Kengo Kuma, and Marcel Wanders, are showcased.

Design for Children

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Sara Pennypacker

From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come. Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox. Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . .

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Chris Colfer

Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.

The Land of Stories: the Wishing Spell

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Cees W. De Jong

Huge Paperback (6 to 8 lbs)

I due volumi di questo elegante cofanetto presentano i caratteri tipografici di una famosa collezione danese e ripercorrono la storia della stampa: il primo volume raccoglie caratteri anteriori al ventesimo secolo, corredati dal commento del curatore Cees de Jong e del collezionista Jan Tholenaar, il secondo è invece incentrato sul Novecento, con un excursus storico a cura di Altson W. Purvis.

Type. A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles (1628-1938). Ediz. Inglese, Francese e Tedesca

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Charles Fleming

A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles

In a city known for its fast cars and freeways, this guide reveals a unique feature of the Los Angeles cityscape: more than 200 stairways across the hilly sections of the city, many of which are remnants from the days when most city residents depended on streetcars and buses for transportation. Containing more than 40 walks and detailed maps, this handbook highlights the charms and quirks of this quintessential feature of Los Angeles' development and chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical features of each staircase and the neighborhoods in which the steps are located. Rated for duration and difficulty, the circular walks deliver tales of historic homes, their fascinating inhabitants, and troves of historic trivia?such as where William Faulkner lived while he wrote the screenplay for To Have and Have Not, where Graham Nash lived, and where actress Thelma Todd was murdered?while other walks highlight spectacular homes by some of southern California's most important architects, including Neutra and Schindler. From strolling through the classic La Loma neighborhood in Pasadena and walking the vintage Red Car Loop in Silver Lake to taking the Beachwood Canyon Hollywoodland hike and enjoying the magnificent ocean views from the Castellammare district in Pacific Palisades, these staircases present a new way for urban explorers to discover a little-known side of the City of Angels.

Secret Stairs

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Mary Tillworth

The Bubble Guppies celebrate Valentine's Day.

Fin-Tastic Friends!

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New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man, the crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL COP! There's a new breed of justice in town, and he's ready to sniff out criminals -- as soon as he stops chasing his own tail! George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

Dog Man

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Charlotte Rivers

Fresh Inspirations for Handcrafted Cards, Note Cards, Journals, and Other Paper Goods

Artistically designed and artisanally crafted stationery and paper goods are becoming increasingly popular, and this book is a wonderful overview of the best designers, the many techniques, and the most groundbreaking designs used for handcrafted stationery and paper goods. Designed as a tactile, take-anywhere package, this book appeals not only to graphic designers but also to crafters looking for inspiration, stationery designers looking to expand their range of techniques, and design-conscious fans and collectors of all manner of stationery and paper ephemera. Organized by technique, it includes everything from screen printing to papercutting and woodblock. Each chapter begins with an overview to provide an understanding of the processes involved, which is then followed by stunning contemporary examples of stationery created employing that particular technique. Examples include everything from invitations and notepaper to gift tags, wrapping paper, notebooks, and journals. Brief profiles of top designers are interspersed throughout the book, offering insights into their designs and working practices.

I Heart Stationery

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Nancy Williams

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Potential of Paper in Graphic Design

An award-winning, comprehensive book on the innovative uses of paper.

Paperwork

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Susan Middleton Elya

Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños

Classic favorites get a modern Latino twist, with Spanish sprinkled throughout The itsy arañita climbed up the water spout. Down came la lluvia and washed la araña out. Classic Mother Goose rhymes get a Latino twist in this cozy collection. From young Juan Ramón sitting in el rincón to three little gatitos who lost their mitoncitos, readers will be delighted to see familiar characters in vibrant, luminous scenes brimming with fanciful details. La Madre Goose will make a playful multicultural addition to every modern bookshelf. A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016

La Madre Goose

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Years of Costumes 

Cirque du Soleil 

Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers

The ultimate guide to visual storytelling! How to make the audience ""feel"" the story while they are ""reading"" the story. Using his experiences from working in the comic book industry, movie studios and teaching, Marcos introduces the reader to a step-by-step system that will create the most successful storyboards and graphics for the best visual communication.

After a brief discussion on narrative art, Marcos introduces us to drawing and composing a single image, to composing steady shots to drawing to compose for continuity between all the shots. These lessons are then applied to three diverse story lines - a train accident, a cowboy tale and bikers approaching a mysterious house.

In addition to setting up the shots, he also explains and illustrates visual character development, emotive stances and expressions along with development of the environmental setting to fully develop the visual narrative.

Framed Ink

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David Litchfield

E.T. meets The Giving Tree in this stunningly illustrated picture book about friendship, family, wonder, and magic that shows how, sometimes, the things we're searching for have been right in front of us all along. From the award-winning creator of The Bear and the Piano. Heather wants more than anything to go to outer space, where the stars sparkle with magic and wonder. When a UFO lands behind her house and she meets a friendly alien, it seems that all of her dreams have come true. But soon her new friend has to return home. Will the spaceship ever come back for her? And if it does, is Heather ready to leave everything on Earth behind? In this tale about dreaming big while appreciating what you have, best-selling picture book creator David Litchfield's innovative visual storytelling uses wordless, light-filled spreads and graphic novel style layouts to transport readers through space and time and celebrate the power of family and human connection.

Lights on Wonder Rock

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Disney Book Group

Officer Judy Hopps is on an exciting case in Zootopia. Her day started out like any other, until she stumbled across a crying elephant who was missing his Jumbo-pop. Hand-in-hand, the two retraced his steps and followed clues across the city. Will this whirlwind tour lead them to the Jumbo-pop before it melts?


Zootopia: Judy Hopps and the Missing Jumbo-Pop

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Complete Book of Art Ideas

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Didier Ghez; John Musker

They Drew As They Pleased

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Chris Colfer

The Land of Stories: the Wishing Spell

Cees W. De Jong

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Charles Fleming

Secret Stairs

Mary Tillworth

Fin-Tastic Friends!

Dav Pilkey

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I Heart Stationery

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Susan Middleton Elya

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