A Box Of Blocks

"Let your creative side loose with these colourful and quirky block and quilt projects. Lift the lid on creativity! Using easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions learn how to make out-of-the-box blocks, square them up, and fit them together in a dynamic border or quilt top. "Out of the Box" also features full patterns for 20 confidence building projects - including 13 whimsical blocks and seven colourful quilts. Let your creative side loose with these colourful and quirky block and quilt projects. Lift the lid on creativity! Using easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions learn how to make out-of-the-box blocks, square them up, and fit them together in a dynamic border or quilt top. "Out of the Box" also features full patterns for 20 confidence building projects - including 13 whimsical blocks and seven colourful quilts." --Publisher description.

A stunning boxed set containing Christopher Franceschelli's groundbreaking, best-selling board books: Alphablock, Countablock, and Dinoblock! Also available Cityblockand the forthcoming Buildablock. "With a pleasing, retro feel, Peskimo's art uses bold colors in a slightly muted hue and the weathered look of woodblock prints... A visually captivating delight for careful little ones." --Kirkus Reviews "While it's graphically sophisticated enough to please adults, little children can happily flip through this book on their own." --The New York Times "A terrific companion...More please!" --Shelf Awareness

Basic "how-to" book for using the Bond Blocks

With thick pages cut into the shape of each letter, children and parents will enjoy this peek-through guessing game around the letterform itself. Sprinkles, hot fudge, and cherries hint at I's ice cream sundae, while aquarium accessories hint at F's fish. As readers interact with the pages, they will familiarize themselves not only with the 26 letters and associated words, but also with each letter's physicality--angles, holes, and curves, both front and back. With Peskimo's animated, stylish visuals, this fresh ABC book encourages readers to manipulate the alphabet in a whole new way. Note: illustrations have a retro feel, with imperfect variations in color and texture. Also available: A BOX OF BLOCKS, featuring Alphablock, Countablock, and Dinoblock. Praise for Alphablock STARRED REVIEW "All the parts together make an appealing and fun way for youngsters to interact with the alphabet, and for slightly older children to enjoy the clever artwork." --School Library Journal, starred review "The straightforward vocabulary, cheery vintage-style graphics, and neat incorporation of cut-out letters make for a sharply designed package." --Publishers Weekly "With a pleasing, retro feel, Peskimo's art uses bold colors in a slightly muted hue and the weathered look of woodblock prints... A visually captivating delight for careful little ones." --Kirkus Reviews "While it's graphically sophisticated enough to please adults, little children can happily flip through this book on their own." --The New York Times "The baby, toddler or nursery-schooler who tears the gift wrapping off Christopher Franceschelli's Alphablock may think that she has just opened a toy, for how lively and tactile the thing in her hands will be." --The Wall Street Journal Awards Parents 10 Best Children's Books of 2013 Notable Children's Books from ALSC 2014

This comprehensive guide features 200 beautiful crochet block patterns to mix and match. With clear instructions you'll learn how to create your own unique afghans, wall hangings and accessories in a kaleidoscope of colorful contemporary and traditional designs.

In the block area at school children be anything and build anything using their imaginations.

An Exaltation of Blocks is a two-volume book and toolkit for exploring symmetric block design intended for weavers and designers who use grids in their creative process. The first chapter of Volume One describes the block as the basic unit of design. Subsequent chapters describe the process of using the binary number system to develop the definitive number of 2-, 3-, and 4-block motifs, which, in turn, become the elements for developing larger designs and patterns. Three chapters written specifically for weavers show how to covert complex patterns into three different weave structures suitable for 8-shaft looms: Summer and Winter, Huck Lace, and Warp-Faced Rep. Chapter Ten shows how to create asymmetry from the symmetric motifs. Volume Two is the Toolkit of twelve envelopes which contain the 45 printed design pages and 49 transparent overlays. Section One creates the equivalent of over 2 million 6-block designs while Section Two continues to develop 5-, 6-, 7-, and 8-block designs. The potential for the higher ordered designs is 68 billion patterns. The first edition is limited to 500 copies, each signed and numbered by the author.