Coloring with Your Octopus

Author: Brian Kesinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040101
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A cinematically proportioned coloring book based on Brian Kesinger's popular picture book "Walking Your Octopus" which showcases the day-to-day adventures of independent girl-about-town Victoria Psismall and her pet land octopus Otto. Forty-eight ready-to-color illustrations humorously chronicle the duo's home life, travels and social adventures. The Victorian era characters and period-influenced design elements provide a visual spectacle that is as fun to look at as it is to color.

Walking Your Octopus

Author: Brian Kesinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A beautifully produced and richly illustrated book that showcases the day-to-day adventures of independent girl-about-town Victoria Psismall and her pet land octopus Otto. Thirty panoramic, full-page illustrations humorously chronicle the duo's home and social activities that include (among other things) bathing, biking, dating, cooking, playing croquet, and pumpkin carving. Accompanying text explains the "do"s and "don't"s of living with a large land octopus. The book's art is extremely detailed, and each illustration tells its own visual story. The Victorian era characters and period-influenced design elements combine to create a wonderful, collectible art-object for those who still value the classic elegance of ink-on-paper. The hardcover binding is plussed with two-layer embossing and spot varnish, and the interior is printed on extra heavy paper. An exquisite volume for lovers of books, art and pets.

Angry Octopus: An Anger Management Story for Children Introducing Active Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Deep Breathing to Help Control Anger

Author: Lori Lite
Publisher: Stress Free Kids
ISBN: 0978778170
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Children love to unwind and relax with this fun exercise known as "muscular relaxation". Children relate to the angry octopus in this story as the sea child shows him how to take a deep breath, calm down, and manage his anger. This effective stress and anger management technique focuses awareness on various muscle groups to create a complete resting of the mind and body. Muscular relaxation can lower stress and anxiety levels. It can be used to decrease pain and anger. This engaging story quiets the mind and relaxes the body so your child can let go of anger and fall asleep peacefully. This is one of four stories featured on the Indigo Ocean Dreams CD.

Traveling with Your Octopus

Author: Brian Kesinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040095
Category : Octopuses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Set in the Victorian era, TRAVELING WITH YOUR OCTOPUS chronicles the international travels of Victoria Prismall and her pet land octopus, Otto. Through gloriously intricate illustrations, Kesinger takes readers on a steampunk adventure that takes in Scotland, France, Holland, Spain, Austria, Romania, Thailand, Japan and Mexico. Each whimsical illustration tells its own visual story about the characters' fun-filled journeys, making a title as compelling as it is charming.

Dressing Your Octopus

Author: Brian Kesinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040163
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
If you long for the simplicity of toys made from paper, and the tactile satisfaction of D.I.Y. scissorsmanship, then you owe it to yourself to indulge in the crafty elegance of this good, old-fashioned collection of Octo-Victorian paper dolls and costumes. Brian Kesinger's globetrotting duo of Victoria Prismall and her pet land-octopus Otto were made famous through the wildly popular picture books Walking Your Octopus and Traveling With Your Octopus. With the publication of Dressing Your Octopus, fans and friends of Victoria and Otto will be able to create their own adventures using charming paper figures and a whimsical assortment of elaborate costumes that come bound in a beautifully printed, high quality book. Dressing Your Octopus is a lovely volume that will make a handsome addition to any bookshelf or coffee table; but for those who are willing to wield a pair of scissors and a bit of imagination, it will provide a unique opportunity to create one-of-a-kind, personal adventures! We provide the ink-on-paper; you provide the imaginative storytelling.

Brian Kesinger's Penned Dragons

Author: Brian Kesinger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614040217
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Brian Kesinger's charming collection of pen-and-ink dragon portraits obliterates winged-serpent stereotypes with its fun and fantastic portrayal of these magnificent creatures at their informal best. There are no cookie-cutter fantasy cliches to be found here... just candid studies of dozens of the world's most wonderful dragons with their individual personalities on display. An authentic and insightful glimpse into the little-known realities of being a dragon. The toned-paper sketchbook format of this handsome volume presents expertly drafted monochromatic drawings of the dragons along with their names and descriptions of their unique qualities. Characters like Fynlar the Daring, Gorüng the Skittish, and So'kee the Vegetarian will delight readers of all ages. The cover of Penned Dragons features head-turning lenticular art that brings Brian Kesinger's sketch of Koga the flightless kite-flying dragon to life, and serves as a nod to his two decades as a contributing artist on some of the world's most famous animated motion pictures.

Squid Versus Octopus

Author: Activibooks For Kids
Publisher: Activibooks for Kids
ISBN: 9781683212072
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Let's imagine swimming in Deep Ocean to witness an epic battle between the squid and the octopus. Who, do you think, would win? Would it be the squid with its elongated body and smaller but quite possible stronger tentacles? Or would it be the octopus with its ability to bend and stretch its body beyond the limits? Well, we'd say the one with the best colors win!

Angry Octopus Color Me Happy, Color Me Calm

Author: Lori Lite
Publisher: Stress Free Publishers
ISBN: 9781937985332
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
This light-hearted, self-help coloring book will guide 4-11 year olds and their parents, teachers, or counselors through simple everyday techniques used to control anger, reduce stress and increase happiness. Simple strategies empower children to self-sooth, manage anger, and improve emotional intelligence.

The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea

Author: Helaine Becker
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554537479
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
Discover the basics of ocean science within the context of ocean activities that can be done at home.

The Mindful Mandala Coloring Book

Author: Lisa Tenzin-Dolma
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780289197
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Viewed as the key to self-knowledge and inner peace in Eastern traditions, a mandala is a symbolic spiritual image which, when meditated on, can bring about profound transformation. Featuring imagery from a range of spiritual and religious traditions, as well as from the natural world, this wonderful book offers a superb collection of black and white mandala artworks for you to colour in, plus guided meditations for every image, and a further section of basic line templates for you to create your own mandala designs.