Children love to make up stories, and these 40 creative projects and activities encourage them to free their storytelling instincts. Younger children will love making story stones and a storytelling jar, and then will love using them to create stories of their own, while older kids will enjoy word grab bags, story walks, and journaling exercises. For everyone ages 5 to 12, whatever their reading level, this book has everything needed to spark an infinite number of child-created stories. 144 pages. Launch date: September 2012.

Families can build their own clubhouses with these illustrated step-by-step instructions, even with no prior building experience. With advice from this charming author, anyone can learn how to make their clubhouse just the way they want it by customizing for their needs. Launch date: March 2013.

For kids who want to imagine life on the farm, this second Pop-Out & Paint book lets them recreate farm scenes stocked with all the barnyard animal favorites: cows, sheep, pigs, goats, ducks, chickens, even a barn cat and a border collie. Kids 8-12 will enjoy hours of fun painting both familiar and heritage breeds. Launch date: August 2013.

With Sewing School 2, kids 7 and up will use techniques and projects to build their skills with sewing machines. With step-by-step text and photographs designed for kids to understand and 20 projects that appeal to both boys and girls, little adult help is needed as kids learn such things as how to thread a machine, how to change a needle, why and when to use a particular stitch, how to use the pressure foot as a guide, and how to use a pattern. Launch date: June 2013.