A young girl imagines her own future as she puts on costumes and pretends to be great women from history, including Amelia Earhart, Lucille Ball, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Help your little ones to enjoy hours of imaginary play with this wonderful collection of sewing patterns for DIY kids' dress up accessories. Author Jessica Near has designed a range of masks, paws and tails for days of dressing up fun. Your little ones can choose from magical creatures to wild animals, birds of paradise and superheroes--whatever takes their mood. Jessica explains how to make the basic shapes for each of the accessories and how to vary them depending on the character and creature. There are step-by-step illustrations for all the projects and the general sewing techniques, and, although the designs are distinctive, the instructions are easy enough for absolute beginners. They are all made from felt which makes them quick and easy to sew--no need to worry about tricky hems or seams splitting.
After missing her class costume party, a girl decides she doesn’t need an excuse to dress up in this charming board book, a relatable school story from author-illustrator Blanca Gómez. When a little girl is home sick for dress-up day at school, she decides there’s no need to miss out entirely: She’ll just wear her rabbit costume the next day! But when the next day arrives and she’s the only one in costume, it doesn’t feel like such a great idea after all. Can a little bit of confidence and an unexpected new friend turn a self-conscious moment into a wonderful one? Funny, endearing, and relatable to any kid who’s ever felt insecure, Dress-Up Day is an ode to friendship, embracing individuality, and putting yourself out there no matter the occasion. “There’s an emotional change on almost every page of this picture book as Gómez presents the possibility that moments of chagrin don’t last forever, and that disasters can morph into delight.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
When Sages spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it to her classmates, she is at first embarrassed but then uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade. Full color.
This set of six of stories about irresistible small dogs Jack and Daisy will help launch novice readers into reading with dynamic photographs, appealing stories, large text, and carefully crafted language structures.
Elmo plays dress-up with his friends—and has fun wearing all kinds of costumes! Children will love this sturdy board book starring their favorite characters from Sesame Street. Elmo and his friends love pretending with dress-up clothes. Sometimes they wear sparkly unicorn costumes, sometimes they pirate hats, and sometimes they dress-up as dancing firefighters. No matter what they pretend to be, everyone has fun when they play dress-up together! This board board has a fun, bold art style and is perfect for children ages 0-3. The books in the Play Your Way series encourage gender-free playtime, showing that boys and girls can do the same things. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, is dedicated to helping kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. By creating researched-based media and resources for families around the world, Sesame Workshop is able to meet children’s most pressing needs. With a focus on foundational knowledge & skills, creativity & playful problem-solving, self-identify & belonging, and emotional well-being, Sesame Street is the most trusted name in early learning.