Collection: Self-Development

*A National Bestseller*

From the internationally bestselling artist Kerby Rosanes, an extraordinary coloring book celebrating some of the incredible animals and landscapes that are disappearing around the globe

Fragile World is a coloring book to savor, exploring fifty-six endangered, vulnerable, and threatened animals and landscapes--from the Tapanuli orangutan to the hawksbill turtle, from Philippine bat caves to the Baltic Sea.

The illustrations are intricate, detailed, and unforgettable, both magisterial and whimsical. And the result is a stunning tribute to Mother Nature. Fragile World is a coloring experience that is at once vintage Kerby and unlike any other.

In this life-changing book, writer and spiritual coach Neal Allen, teaches us a stunning new method for quieting the inner critic.

"Better Days will help you get to know your inner critic, and quiet its yammering, and in so doing, get to know the person you were born to be." - Anne Lamott, Author of Dusk Night Dawn, Bird by Bird and others

What if your superego has it wrong?

That snarky little bully in your head...you know the one.

You've lived under its weight for decades.

I'm a fraud, I'm lazy
I need to work harder
I need to be tougher, funnier, calmer...
I need to stay quiet, look pretty, stop showing off
I need to put others before me, I need to put myself first
I need to be perfect
I need to hide who I really am

Sound familiar?

You know that its scolding voice is harmful to you, but you can't will it away. You accept a life with short periods of peace and long stretches of stress and anxiety. But you don't have to.

In this revolutionary new book, Better Days: Tame Your Inner Critic, writer and spiritual coach, Neal Allen, examines a critical aspect of the human psyche that often gets ignored - the superego.

Building on Freud's idea that the superego necessarily forms a person's moral conscience, Neal explains how this voice in your head develops in childhood as a survival mechanism, but when no longer needed for protection, camps out in your mind like a personal parasite. A parasite that doesn't belong.

Through simple and engaging exercises and explorations, Neal leads you into meeting, confronting, and ultimately quieting your own inner critic.

By shedding off the burden of the superego, you can overcome tired patterns of reward and punishment, reduce the self-talk that harms you, and ultimately clear an open space for the life you deserve, one that is gentler and more peaceful.

Just imagine...if all that nasty, negative chatter in your head just evaporated ... what would you do next?

Better days are just ahead.

Licensed artwork of all 32 Disney Villains and dozens of their Sidekicks is featured in more than 90 mischievously fun color-by-number scenes in this activity book.

Disney Villains Color-by-Number includes all 32 official Disney Villains--and more than two dozen Villain Sidekicks--in wickedly fun scenes based on art from the films. Covering more than 90 years of animated Disney movies, this book features 92 color-by-number illustrations and hand-lettered quotes with large print numbers for ease of use, a fold-out color key for reference, and a full-color image gallery showing the completed pieces. Each page is perforated, so when you're done coloring in Villains such as Cruella de Vil, Maleficent, Ursula, Scar, and Captain Hook, you can display the finished artworks on your wall.

Just add water and it's like magic! A fun (and mess-free!) painting activity book for kids ages 4-6, Easy and Fun Paint Magic with Water: Dinosaurs features 12 simple and playful line art designs of friendly dinosaurs, from flying pterodactyls and hungry brontosauruses to race car driving T-rexes, smiling triceratops, and so many more. Using the provided paintbrush, simply wet with water and watch the colors magically appear for each black-and-white dinosaur illustration as it comes to life! With a stiff cardboard backing to prevent unwanted leaks, parents can rest assured while their children paint and have a blast using water to create stunning works of dino art! Each page within this kid's painting book comes with perforated edges so finished artwork can be easily removed and put on display.

Royal Recall!

All Zombie wants is to get through eighth grade (and have loads of time for video gaming).

But mysterious Uncle Umberto has turned up to tell him he is the Prince of the Hidden Biome.

Zombie has to learn how to be a prince in record time, before he returns with his uncle to take up the throne and rule the Hidden Biome.

But his subjects don't seem to want to be ruled.

Will Zombie be able to bring order to his unruly citizens or will his reign end in revolt?

Jump in and Find Out!

The acronym "STEM" stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math becomes STEAM when Art is added.

This full-color activity book filled with marvelous mazes, spot the difference, drawing puzzles, pattern identifying, testing quizzes, and more, will introduce boys and girls to the beautiful world of art and might even, one day, inspire them to contribute a masterpiece of their own.

These subjects are closely related to one another and are sometimes overlooked as critical subjects in education, often dismissed by students and teachers after primary education is completed. However, the need for these subjects in our society is crucial.

The books in this series aim to pique the interest of children in these areas of study, stress the importance of these subjects, and help encourage children who are interested to continue within these fields as they grow and learn.

The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life.

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most.

Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves. As a renowned teacher of compassionate caregiving and the cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski has sat on the precipice of death with more than a thousand people. In The Five Invitations, he distills the lessons gleaned over the course of his career, offering an evocative and stirring guide that points to a radical path to transformation.

The Five Invitations:
-Don't Wait
-Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing
-Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience
-Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things
-Cultivate Don't Know Mind

These Five Invitations show us how to wake up fully to our lives. They can be understood as best practices for anyone coping with loss or navigating any sort of transition or crisis; they guide us toward appreciating life's preciousness. Awareness of death can be a valuable companion on the road to living well, forging a rich and meaningful life, and letting go of regret. The Five Invitations is a powerful and inspiring exploration of the essential wisdom dying has to impart to all of us.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, Ada Twist's Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists is an activity book offering kid-friendly projects of all kinds--40-plus things to discover, draw, and make--and is the perfect gift for curious young readers!

Now a Netflix series!

In this companion to the bestselling picture book, Ada Twist will help her fellow young scientists solve mysteries big and small and show how the powerful impact of scientific research is felt all around us. Do you ask questions? Is why your favorite word? Do you like to search for answers and conduct experiments? Then you're a scientist, just like Ada Twist, and this book is for you!

Here young scientists have the opportunity to explore all of Ada's favorite sciences--from botany to astronomy to chemistry, and everything in between. They'll create experiments, follow the scientific method, and learn to look more closely at the world around them.

• Track the phases of the moon
• Build an aquascope
• Grow plants in your own garden
• Watch decomposition at work
• Record weather changes
• Observe a chemical reaction
• Design a vehicle powered by renewable energy
• And much more!

For any parent who wants STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) to be fun for their girl or boy, this book is packed with experiments and activities designed to inspire children to be excited about science, school, and learning.

Check out all the books in the Questioneers Series:

• The Questioneers Picture Book Series: Iggy Peck, Architect Rosie Revere, Engineer Ada Twist, Scientist Sofia Valdez, Future Prez Aaron Slater, Illustrator
• The Questioneers Chapter Book Series: Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake
• Questioneers: The Why Files Series: Exploring Flight! All About Plants! The Science of Baking
• Questioneers: Ada Twist Scientist Series: Ghost Busted Show Me the Bunny
• The Questioneers Big Project Book Series: Iggy Peck's Big Project Book for Amazing Architects Rosie Revere's Big Project Book for Bold Engineers Ada Twist's Big Project Book for Stellar Scientists Sofia Valdez's Big Project Book for Awesome Activists Ada Twist, Scientist: Brainstorm Book Aaron Slater's Big Project Book for Astonishing Artists

Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about your bleeping family!

Oh no, did grandma really VERB? With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about Mom, Dad, and your annoying siblings that make you want to pull your hair out, this book will have you laughing until you fall out of your chair at the dinner table! Play alone, in a group, or in the back seat of the car! My Bleeping Family Mad Libs is a fun activity recommended for ages 21 and over.

My Bleeping Family Mad Libs includes:

- Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about your family!
- Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.
- Fun With Friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!

Overcome your fears of money, break old spending habits, and become more mindful of your personal finances with this fun, illustrated workbook from the Wall Street Journal.

The personal-finance playbook followed by past generations doesn't add up in today's world. In a market where buying a first home can feel out of reach thanks to sky-high housing prices and mortgage rates and investing seem so complicated, it's time for some new money rules! WSJ personal finance reporters Bourree Lam and Julia Carpenter help you start where you are. Use these pages to:

- Clarify your money goals, and make a plan for sticking with them
- Wrap your head around your numbers with a simple financial worksheet
- Develop helpful money habits (and get rid of the unhelpful ones!)
- Find out how to save and how much you should be saving
- Understand how to invest in the market with low-cost index funds
- Know how to find a good financial advisor (and what questions you should be asking)
- Learn some money mantras to gain confidence and steel yourself against hard times
- And more!

Whether you're just getting ready to start paying back student loans or you're well into saving for retirement (but not sure if you're saving enough), The New Rules of Money's worksheets, check lists, quizzes, and other interactive learning tools will help you gain clarity on what you're spending your money on and why you want to save, so you can (finally!) reach your financial goals.

Have fun and sharpen your mind with 50 EXTRA-LARGE PRINT word searches!

• Each puzzle is 20x20 grid
• 20 words per puzzle
• 1,000 total words to find!
• Fun themes and categories
• Large 20-point font
• Easy-to-read answer keys

A comprehensive, illustrated guide for new parents of the extraordinary first year of a baby's life

The only book new parents need for the extraordinary first year of their baby's life.

Covering every moment of the first 12 months and all aspects of baby care and development--from coming home, breast and bottle feeding, and sleeping arrangements to traveling, building body strength, and starting solids--this book has unrivaled detail on everything to expect, all provided by a team of experts, including pediatricians, midwives, psychologists, and nutritionists.

Complementing the best-selling The Day-by-Day Pregnancy Book, this updated edition has all the latest medical advice for new parents, Q&As with experts and other parents to provide extra support, and answers to common questions offering reassurance for any concerns. The Month-by-Month Baby Book is the perfect companion to have throughout your baby's first year.

Build stronger relationships with strategies grounded in attachment theory

Attachment theory explores the different ways we develop connections with others. If you're searching for a way to create stronger, healthier, and more authentic relationships with the people you love, The Attachment Theory Workbook can help. It's your guide to understanding your own attachment style and exploring actionable exercises to improve honesty, intimacy, and communication with your partner, family, or close friends.

This workbook offers:

• The basics of attachment theory--Find a comprehensive overview of the Anxious, Avoidant, and Secure attachment styles, with self-assessments that help you understand which ones apply to you.
• Active strategies for healing--Develop your relationship skills with exercises like listing what you love about someone, and answering questions about how hypothetical scenarios make you feel.
• For yourself and others--This expert advice helps you explore your own attachment style as well as identify the attachment style of others, so you can better understand their perspective.

Lay the foundation for strong and lasting relationships with The Attachment Theory Workbook.

Reclaim your focus in 48 hours or less.

Do you keep procrastinating? Do you feel restless and unable to focus on your work? Do you have trouble getting excited about major goals?

If so, you might need a dopamine detox.

In today's world where distractions are everywhere, the ability to focus has become more and more difficult to achieve. We are constantly being stimulated, feeling restless, often without knowing why.

When the time comes to work, we suddenly find an excess of other things to do. Instead of working toward our goals, we go for a walk, grab a coffee, or check our emails. Everything seems like a great idea-everything except the very things we should be doing.

Do you recognize yourself in the above situation?

If so, don't worry. You're simply overstimulated.

Dopamine Detox will help you lower your level of stimulation and regain focus in 48 hours or less, so that you can tackle your key tasks.

More specifically, in Dopamine Detox you'll discover:

• what dopamine is and how it works.
• the main benefits of completing a dopamine detox.
• 3 simple steps to implement a successful detox in the next 48 hours.
• practical exercises to eliminate distractions and boost your focus.
• simple tools and techniques to avoid overstimulation and help you stay focused, and much more.

Dopamine Detox is your must-read, must-follow guide to help you remove distractions so you can finally work on your goals with ease. If you like easy-to-understand strategies, practical exercises, and no-nonsense teaching, you will love this book.

From author-illustrator Nathan Hale, the New York Times bestselling creator of the Hazardous Tales series, comes Let's Make History, an exciting activity book that puts kids' writing, drawing, and researching to the test! Do you have what it takes to be a Hazardous Cartoonist?

Make your own way through history! Readers will tackle 71 comic-creating challenges, with help from some of their favorite characters from the series! With each challenge, young cartoonists will learn new skills, from sound effects and character creation to building their own 10-page comic. The fun and imaginative drawing prompts will get kids writing their own thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and totally true histories!