Collection: Self-Development

""Your dreams are counting on you. Your future is asking you to believe, to be brave, to make it happen. The most important part of realizing a dream will always be the dreamer."

What do you dream of? And how are you going after it?

When we reach for a dream, it reaches back for us. Dreams have a magical way of creating opportunities, stretching horizons, and giving us a glimpse into our vast potential. The words in this adorable all-ages picture book are here to awaken the dreamer in you.

New York Times bestselling author Kobi Yamada and renowned illustrator Charles Santoso have created a beautiful celebration of our unlimited potential. A follow-up to the bestsellers Finding Muchness and Feeling Grateful, this third addition to the beloved book series offers timeless nuggets of wisdom about risking failure to chase all we hope for. Featuring sweet, meticulous illustrations of an adventurous raccoon, with cameos by the bear cub and duckling duo from the companion books, each page is filled with encouragement to fight for what we want and build a life we love.

TIMELESS WISDOM

Perfect for ages 99 and under, the magical simplicity of this book will inspire readers of all ages to embrace bold thinking, set goals, overcome obstacles, and take on new challenges.

WHIMSICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

The playful, expressive pencil drawings of a loveable raccoon bring bigheartedness to each page.

A MEANINGFUL GIFT

Share these empowering sentiments with a friend starting a new project, a graduate ready to take on the next adventure, a loved one starting a new job, or a coworker who is transitioning to a new position."

Discover how to build your own awesome LEGO(R) Animals!

Be inspired by 30 incredible LEGO animals, from a roaring lion to a multi-colored turtle.

Embark on an imaginative building journey as the models get more challenging through the book.

Each animal idea is broken down into three, four, or five important building steps.

Learn essential building techniques to create claws and teeth, legs and tails, textures and colors and much more, for your own wonderful creations.

You can build anything!

(c)2023 The LEGO Group.

Brain Games Sticker by Letter: Robots is a compelling activity to keep your child's brain engaged to create totally cool art.

• Includes 10 robot images to sticker, each with a joke.
• Spiral binding and perforated pages make the book easy to use!
• 8 x 10 inch pages.
• 52 pages

Similar to color or paint by number, this sticker activity book features designs that are divided into spaces, each with a letter, that corresponds to a sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Watch as a full colored image emerges from the original unfinished illustration.

A brand new stitch dictionary from the author of the wildly popular, AlterKnit Stitch Dictionary.

KnitOvation includes more than 150 brand new colorwork motifs to expand knitters' creative possibilities and draw them further into the world of stranded knitting with clever, quirky, and beautiful motifs including botanicals, animals, and geometric patterns. The motifs are accompanied by a selection of accessory and garment designs to illustrate how the motifs can be used, and technical information on new topics including using charts and adding flourishes with duplicate stitch.
More knitters than ever are enjoying colorwork, so now is a fantastic time to give them another tool for their knitting toolbox. Whether you're looking for new colorwork motifs, knitting techniques, or pattern ideas, KnitOvation makes a great gift for experienced knitters or for beginners looking for inspiration.

It is sadly true that it is not always easy to fall asleep. This gently amusing, highly effective anthology of soporific dullness has been carefully curated to put readers to sleep as quickly as possible. With a pillowy case wrap, stultifying illustrations, and pages of sheep to count, this giftable godsend for the under-rested features dozens of snoozy short texts, including "The Motion of Sand Dunes," "The Administrative Bureaucracy of the Byzantine Empire," "White Noise: A Technical Explanation," and many dozens more-- though good luck reading very far on any one evening. Insomniacs will also appreciate "A Staring Contest with Fifty Cats," "Some Interesting Mathematical Theorems," "The Dullest Entries from Interesting Diaries," and other zzzzzzzz.

In this wholly original, never-before-seen box set, the New York Times bestselling author who has redefined tarot for the twenty-first century takes seekers on a journey of self-discovery deep into the collective unconscious and through the realm of archetypes, where dreams and myths meet.

In this original box set, Kim Krans illuminates the revelatory power of archetypes--the ancient, universal symbols that have endured across time and cultures and reside deep in our shared psyche. Illustrated in her unmistakable "Wild Unknown" style, an emotionally evocative combination of elegant line art and lush watercolor painting, The Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck and Guidebook fosters a profound understanding of our complex personalities, behaviors, and tendencies.

The Wild Unknown Archetypes deck includes 78 gorgeous circular oracle cards divided into four suits: The Selves, The Places, The Tools, and The Initiations. Each archetype has been carefully selected for its symbolic potency and the lesson at the core of its nature, such as The Poet, representative of deep emotional creativity and the drive to find our truth, and The Vision, which symbolizes the lifelong journey to rediscover our destiny. Accompanying the deck is a 224-page hand-lettered, fully illustrated guidebook written and designed by Krans, which details the meaning behind each card and offers clear, grounded explanations of the many spreads, practices, and concepts that power the Archetypes deck.

A beautiful and inclusive tool for self-exploration, The Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck and Guidebook is sure to enchant readers drawn to personal study, symbology, and lore. Destined to become a treasured keepsake, The Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck and Guidebook is an exquisitely designed work of art that embodies the mystery, glamour, and allure that made Krans's previous work collectible sensations, while introducing a whole new realm of magic and depth to The Wild Unknown.

This fascinating and fact-filled book tackles a multitude of weird and wonderful questions about everything from unicorns to the universe.

A Guardian Best Children's Book of 2022
"The perfect present for any inquisitive child." -The Sunday Times

Have you ever struggled to concentrate because there are SO many questions buzzing around your brain? Here are answers to seventy-one of the most bamboozling questions and curious queries that you can think of.

How many stars are in the night sky? Why don't animals wear clothes? Do plants have feelings?
This book will define, debunk, and demystify the trickiest of questions and open your eyes to amazing facts you have never even thought of!

With engaging and accessible text and accompanied by exciting, inviting illustrations, The Bedtime Book of Incredible Questions is the perfect bedside companion to delve into when you are wondering if there really is an answer to everything.

"Top-notch nonfiction from a profoundly accomplished creator, it's the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity." -Guardian

I'm wishing you sparkle and spirit and cheer
and good things to come that will last you all year.
Some gifts are too big to tie with a bow--like well-wishes for a loved one that only seem to grow! A follow-up to M.H. Clark and Cécile Metzger's best-selling book More Than a Little, this illustrated gift book is a way to celebrate the wonders of winter and your heartfelt desire for a dear friend to experience them all. Featuring an adorable polar bear and penguin duo, it's filled with heartwarming rhymes to share the magic of the holidays with a friend who has a sparkle all of their own. Give this sweet book as a holiday or host gift. Features silver foil on a hardcover.

From the creator of the worldwide bestsellers Secret Garden and Lost Ocean, a beautiful new adult coloring book, printed on ivory paper and featuring delicate tangles of holly and ivy, bauble-laden Christmas trees, and mountains of exquisitely wrapped gifts.

From flurries of delicate snowflakes to deliciously decorated gingerbread houses and reindeer-led sleighs, Johanna's Christmas is a celebration of this wonderful holiday season that invites you to pick up your pens and pencils to color, complete, or embellish each of the festive artworks.

Each of the 37 images in this book is printed single-sided on perforated paper, so you can color and remove the images--the perfect frameable holiday gift!

Now printed on specially selected ivory paper. This paper has been specifically created for Johanna Basford's coloring books. It has a medium tooth which is perfect for creating beautiful colored pencil effects or chalk pastel backgrounds but also wonderful for pens, which will glide effortlessly over its surface.

Indigenous Peoples have always carried the knowledge necessary to heal. When our people heal, our families heal, our communities heal and our land will heal. You cannot have one without the other.

These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love. They teach us how to make good decisions for ourselves and for all other aspects in our lives.

When our people were young, they were sent on the land to gather as much experience and knowledge as they could, and when they returned, they would contribute what they learned.

I am Syilx and Secwepemc and although many of my teachings come from this place, they also intertwine with indigenous knowledge shared through ceremony from many other nations.

People from all backgrounds have embraced concepts from other parts of the world that promote self-love, healing and well-being through practices of discipline and meditation.

Very little has been shared about indigenous systems and how it promotes self-love and approach to healing.

From executive skills experts Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, the 8 1/2" x 11" academic planner that has helped thousands of students in grades 6-12 is now revised and updated. It provides an all-in-one resource for keeping track of assignments and due dates while developing the crucial executive skills needed to succeed in school and beyond. Students are given the tools to get organized, manage their time, learn study strategies, create daily/weekly study plans, and stay on track. They are also guided to evaluate their own executive skills in order to target their weaknesses and capitalize on strengths. In addition to simplified planner pages, the revised edition has an improved Studying for Tests form.

User-friendly features:
*Convenient spiral binding.
*Three-hole punched to fit in a binder (with a new slimmer profile).
*Reproducible planning forms that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.
*Undated daily and monthly calendars for one academic year.
*Online-only User's Guide for school psychologists, educators, coaches, and parents (www.guilford.com/work-smart-guide).

See also the authors' Coaching Students with Executive Skills Deficits, which provides additional resources and guidance for professionals working with this population, plus the authoritative Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition. Also from Dawson and Guare: Smart but Scattered parenting guides and a self-help guide for adults.

Look out for Daniel Pink's new book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

#1 New York Times Business Bestseller
#1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller
#1 Washington Post bestseller

From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind, and teacher of the popular MasterClass on Sales and Persuasion, comes a surprising--and surprisingly useful--new book that explores the power of selling in our lives.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by persuading someone else to make a purchase.

But dig deeper and a startling truth emerges:

Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales. But so do the other eight.

Whether we're employees pitching colleagues on a new idea, entrepreneurs enticing funders to invest, or parents and teachers cajoling children to study, we spend our days trying to move others. Like it or not, we're all in sales now.

To Sell Is Human offers a fresh look at the art and science of selling. As he did in Drive and A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. Pink draws on a rich trove of social science for his counterintuitive insights. He reveals the new ABCs of moving others (it's no longer "Always Be Closing"), explains why extraverts don't make the best salespeople, and shows how giving people an "off-ramp" for their actions can matter more than actually changing their minds.

Along the way, Pink describes the six successors to the elevator pitch, the three rules for understanding another's perspective, the five frames that can make your message clearer and more persuasive, and much more. The result is a perceptive and practical book--one that will change how you see the world and transform what you do at work, at school, and at home.

Based on natural laws which govern all of creation, this book shatters the myth that success is the result of hard work, exacting plans, or driving ambition. In The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra offers a life-altering perspective on the attainment of success: Once we understand our true nature and learn to live in harmony with natural law, a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, energy and enthusiasm for life, and material abundance will spring forth easily and effortlessly. Filled with timeless wisdom and practical steps you can apply right away, this is a book you will want to read and refer to again and again.

The idea is simple. Someone asks for a part of speech: a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. We've included definitions and examples of the parts of speech in case you've forgotten. Players call out their ideas to fill in the blanks and in the end, you have a story reeling from one silly sentence to another until nothing makes sense. That's what you call a Mad Lib(R), the world's greatest word game. Players have been howling with friends or laughing all to themselves for over 35 years!

Here's where the fun begins. Check out The Original Mad Libs(R). Once you hear the laughs this one inspires, you'll probably want to play the rest.

Break free from sugar addiction and take control of your health. In Sugarless, pioneering neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Avena provides a revolutionary step-by-step plan to help readers curb sweet cravings and quit sugar once and for all. With surprising sources of hidden sugars exposed, Dr. Avena's 7-step program empowers you to overcome sugar addiction by identifying sugar traps, taming your sweet tooth, and breaking the vicious diet cycle.

Backed by over 100 studies, Dr. Avena reveals how processed foods with refined sugars can be even more addictive than illicit drugs. She dispels myths blaming lack of willpower, and proves biologically how sugar affects the brain. With a foreword by Dr. Daniel Amen and 30 sugar-free recipes, this book provides the perfect blueprint for your sugar detox.

Hailed as the first to study sugar addiction, Dr. Avena is the world's foremost authority on the topic. Her blend of compelling research and actionable solutions makes embarking on your own sugar detox for beginners straightforward. Simply follow her advice to feel more in control, stop craving sugar, and start feeling healthier.

Key Features:

• Science-backed 7-step program to reduce sugar consumption
• 30 delicious sugar-free recipes
• Foreword by Dr. Daniel Amen, 12-time New York Times bestselling author and integrative psychiatrist
• Surprising sources of hidden sugars revealed
• Tools to resist sweet cravings and manage sugar withdrawal
• Practical plan to break the cycle for good

Millones de personas han mejorado su vida gracias a La magia de pensar a lo grande. David J. Schwartz, considerado uno de los mejores expertos en motivación, te ayudará a vender mejor, a ganar más dinero, a desenvolverte mejor y, lo más importante, a encontrar una mayor felicidad y estar en paz con uno mismo.

La unica manera de acometer grandes empresas en este mundo consiste en pensar con grandeza. Es tan facil pensar en grandes terminos como en pequeno. Tal es el dinamico mensaje de este libro. En el encontrara un programa completo para vivir verdaderamente en gran escala, tanto en el trabajo como en el matrimonio y los negocios, y aun en sus actividades sociales y culturales. Este libro le demuestra que no se necesita estar dotado de un gran talento para ser un gigante entre los hombres; todo lo que se requiere es tener el habito de pensar y actuar en grande.

El gran estadista ingles Disraeli, dijo en una ocasion: La vida es demasiado breve para que la vivas en pequeno. A esto el Dr. Schwartz escribe: No es el tamano del cerebro lo que cuenta, sino la dimension de los pensamientos.