Promoting and developing self-esteem and a “can do” attitude in girls at an early age is of great importance. Girls should know that they can do almost anything that they desire if they are willing to put in the time and effort. This activity and coloring book provides hours of fun through crossword puzzles, mazes, word searches, numbers, counting, word games, connect-the-dots--and much more! In addition, every page features examples of female role models that have followed their dreams to achieve successful careers in all sorts of fields, from aviation, medicine, business, travel and the arts, to engineering, education, physical fitness, sports, law enforcement, and many others. Girls Can Do Activity and Coloring Book provides young girls with self-esteem, assurance, and the knowledge that they are very much needed in today’s busy, ever-changing world. There’s so much more to being a modern girl than traditional education has suggested. Girls Can Do Activity and Coloring Book can be the key to starting your child on the right path today!

Gaited Horse Activity and Coloring Book, written by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood, introduces children to information on the gaits of the gaited horse. Children will have hours of fun learning about the gaited horse and the fun of doing word puzzles, cryptograms, coloring, mazes, crosswords, number games, and many more wonderful educational activities. Through the importance of teachings in the values of kindness and gentleness in the love and care of all animals, the young reader will also learn about the history of this gentle breed of gaited horse and its increasing popularity in North America. Your children surely enjoyed the first edition and now you will want to purchase this second edition for your children and as a gift to a friend’s child.

This delightful book is written in English and then translated into Japanese on each page. Adventure Travel Activity and Coloring Book is educational and unique. This children’s book author and teacher has created an activity and coloring book that is filled with mazes, puzzles, activities, and facts meant to create hours of fun and learning for a child. Children will experience the excitement of learning about distant lands; from the mysterious pyramids of Egypt to the beautiful gardens in Japan, children can learn without ever leaving their own backyard. This is an exciting way for children to learn some basic words in both languages with the various activities that they will learn to master. Children’s author and teacher Karen Jean Matsko Hood has created a truly educational and fun book that parents will enjoy sharing with their children. This would make a wonderful gift for a friend and their child also.

Newly repackaged editions in a series that has sold more than one million copies More than a million copies of these innovative books have been sold around the world since they were first published in 1978. The fifth and sixth books in this series offer additional activities in a charming new package to foster creativity in young children.

Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is the first book in the continuing Hood Picture Book Series. This is a delightful bedtime story to soothe and relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying “goodnight” to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again. This book is a must for all families to have in their library. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight makes a great gift for that special friend or child to enjoy.

This is the fifth scrapbook in the series and is especially designed for children to help them to remember their unique and joyful adventures through life. Scrapbooking provides an outlet of expression that may not be available in any other form. Families get involved and show their children how much they love them by helping them fill in the pages of this book to preserve family memories. When I was young, I had a baby book. My Holiday Memories Scrapbook for Kids by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood is a wonderful way to document enjoyable past and present experiences, a storehouse of unique recollections, as family’s journey through their lives. You will share many pleasant memories with your child browsing together through this special scrapbook as they grow and mature through their individual times and accomplishments. Encourage your child to record moments, holidays, and special family events, with written thoughts and their own hand drawn pictures, as well as photographs, along the way. So often, we lose some parts of our child’s events because of no singular place to keep them. Here is the answer to that situation, in this memorable scrapbook. You will want one for each of your children so they can protect their personal holiday memories.