When the People Are Away

The tables are turned on the holidaying owners of the house when the resident cats have an all-night disco, a singing and an all-in wrestling competition, not to speak of the biggest midnight feast the street has ever seen. By the author of "Lucy and the Big Bad Wolf" and "Vlad the Drac".

Birch, Linda

Jungman, Ann

Literature & Fiction

HarperCollins, Publishers

The Return of the Witch

Barry, Margaret Stuart

Simon and the Witch (Collins Red Storybook)

The Witch V.I.P.

A guide for all those who, for whatever reason, prefer to paint at home. With original ideas and practical projects, as well as expert advice on techniques, it is an inspiring book for beginners and experienced artists alike. For many people, indoors is the best location in which to paint - convenient, undemanding, safe, not subject to the weather and free from curious onlookers. But inspiration can sometimes run dry and the amateur artist may also need some instruction to help gain essential skills. Professional artist and writer Linda Birch takes the reader through the basics - establishing a simple home studio area, selecting the right medium and getting to grips with shape and form - before looking at a number of enjoyable projects in watercolour. These include: working from photographs; painting still lifes; creating the outdoors indoors; painting from your window - skies and roofscapes; and painting flowers, gardens, people and animals She also encourages readers to explore their experimental side by varying scale, using colour creatively and adopting a number of different styles.

The Indoor Artist

HARPER/COLLINS

Superdog

Wilson, David Henry

How to Draw and Paint Animals in Pencil, Charcoal, Line and Watercolour

Are you skittish about painting animals in your landscapes? Here's just what you need to find the confidence to draw your favorite pets and wildlife. Includes tips on finding subjects, using photographs and working on location.

Arts & Photography

Other Media

David & Charles, UK

All in color! Capturing the beauty, majesty, and personality of animals often proves daunting for an artist, but in fact, anyone can paint or draw animals if they want to. In this essential, lavishly illustrated handbook, a specialist in animal painting explains everything you need to know to depict domestic or wild animals, both as individual studies and as elements of a landscape. Using a plethora of her own drawings, sketches, and finished works as examples, the author explains how to choose the right medium and tools for a subject, examines the basics of anatomy and simple methods for constructing form, offers suggestions for making quick records when dealing with a moving subject, explores the range of fur and skin textures, and much more. Trim size: 7 3/4 x 11.

Drawing

David&Charles

You may have mastered the basic techniques of watercolor, but do your paintings sometimes seem a little flat or muddy? In this highly original book, packed with step-by-step pictures and project ideas, Linda Birch shows how lively brushwork, dramatic compositions, contrasts of color and tone, and an awareness of light and shade can bring your work to life Ð no matter what subject you are painting.

Dynamic Watercolours: Bring Movement and Vitality to Your Paintings

History & Criticism

The Truth About Guy Fawkes?: a History Mystery (History Mysteries)

History

Deary; Terry

Europe

The Watts Publishing Group

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