This 1816 fairy tale recounts a child's passion for a nutcracker toy that comes to life, battles a seven-headed mouse king, and transports his young mistress to a fantasy world.
Fortieth anniversary reissue features improved imagery, materials, and edits, guided by extensive notes by the author, an expert in the Frank J. Reilly method of understanding how color works in realistic lighting conditions.
A horror romance as deathless as any vampire, this Dover Bookshelf hardcover edition of the blood-curdling tale carries readers from mystery-shrouded Transylvania to 19th-century London in the frantic hunt for the blood-sucking Count Dracula.
Noted French scholar and linguist discusses gods of the continental Celts, beginnings of mythology in Ireland, Irish mother-goddesses and chieftain-gods, and heroes.
Fifteen colorful origami fortune tellers offer kids loads of fun as they predict their futures at playdates, sleepovers, birthday parties, camp, or even by themselves. Pre-printed, perforated, and easy to fold.
Thirty-one designs depict fictional women within fanciful and realistic scenes from the natural world. The illustrations incorporate Art Nouveau influences as well as nature motifs from a variety of cultures.
Crafters can relish a new project every week with this full-color guide. Offering a wealth of inspirational and meditative themes, the book presents 52 weekly words — relax, tranquil, spirit, dream, believe — accompanied by a radiant mandala design.
These 31 designs feature sewing-related humor and puns plus depictions of fabric store interiors, patterned material, quilting and fashion sewing, whimsical mandalas, and other images incorporating sewing supplies.
A troubled villager flees to the city's comfortable anonymity — a respite that's shattered by the appearance of his boyhood love, her husband, and child. "Fierce and distinctive." — Kirkus Reviews.