Budding artists can enjoy this first stencil book about Hello Kitty and her friends. Stencils of both festive backgrounds and beloved Sanrio characters are included, so artists can mix and match to create dozens of possible scenes! Includes stickers. Full color. Consumable.

Hello Kitty Crochet is all about cute: the whimsical world of Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends meets the Japanese art of amigurumi, or crocheted dolls. With easy-to-make patterns for adorable characters and accessories, Hello Kitty Crochet allows you to make all your favorites, new and old, from Badtz-Maru and My Melody to Pekkle, Purin, and Little Twin Stars. Whether you’re a seasoned crocheter or have never picked up a hook, you’ll find helpful tips and how-tos for creating kawaii crafts. It’s the perfect way for crafters and cuteness lovers alike to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Japan’s most famous kitty.

With dozens of activities that focus on reading, writing, counting, and drawing, as well as two new early-reader stories, this activity book takes readers on a learning adventure with one of their favorite characters, Hello Kitty. Children can help Hello Kitty and all her friends shop for groceries, dig for treasure, write poems, make cookies, plant flowers, throw a birthday party, and more. With the I Heart Hello Kitty Activity Book, children can explore their imagination, learn new things, and find hours of amusement. Also available by Sanrio: Hello Kitty Presents the Storybook Collection: Thumbelina and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Hello Kitty can't wait for Valentine's day!

CLICK HERE to download sample native plants from Real Gardens Grow Natives For many people, the most tangible and beneficial impact they can have on the environment is right in their own yard. Aimed at beginning and veteran gardeners alike, Real Gardens Grow Natives is a stunningly photographed guide that helps readers plan, implement, and sustain a retreat at home that reflects the natural world. Gardening with native plants that naturally belong and thrive in the Pacific Northwest’s climate and soil not only nurtures biodiversity, but provides a quintessential Northwest character and beauty to yard and neighborhood! For gardeners and conservationists who lack the time to read through lengthy design books and plant lists or can’t afford a landscape designer, Real Gardens Grow Natives is accessible yet comprehensive and provides the inspiration and clear instruction needed to create and sustain beautiful, functional, and undemanding gardens. With expert knowledge from professional landscape designer Eileen M. Stark, Real Gardens Grow Natives includes: * Detailed profiles of 100 select native plants for the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades, plus related species, helping make plant choice and placement. * Straightfoward methods to enhance or restore habitat and increase biodiversity * Landscape design guidance for various-sized yards, including sample plans * Ways to integrate natives, edibles, and nonnative ornamentals within your garden * Specific planting procedures and secrets to healthy soil * Techniques for propagating your own native plants * Advice for easy, maintenance using organic methods

This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.

With dozens of beautiful, detailed illustrations, this stunning coloring book captures the essence of Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends—all waiting to have their world colored in by you! For artists and Sanrio fans of all ages. With dozens of beautiful, detailed illustrations, this stunning coloring book captures the essence of Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends—all waiting to have their world colored in by you! For artists and Sanrio fans of all ages.