Emily Reid

Handmade holiday gifts are a wonderful way to show people you care about them. Readers learn to make a variety of holiday gifts themselves as they follow along with step-by-step instructions and helpful photographs. The creative gifts readers can make include photo coasters, journals, backpacks, and birdhouses. They learn the basic techniques needed to make these gifts, and then they're able to practice those techniques in many fun ways. Each project...

Learn how to create your very own jewelry easily following these step-by-step instructions. Each step is presented alongside a helpful photograph, allowing readers to visualize the process of making many different pieces of jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, and even a tiara! Bright colors and eye-catching designs engage readers as they work on various projects. Readers will have fun creating their own beautiful jewelry to keep or give as gifts....

Making music is fun, but it's even more fun when you make the musical instruments, too! Readers follow a series of step-by-step instructions to create their own musical instruments, such as bongo drums, tambourines, and guitars. Each step is presented to readers through clear text and detailed photographs. Accessible language and a colorful design help replicate the feeling of a makerspace, a place of creativity where people learn together. Learning...

Maggie Cole is the self-appointed oracle of Thurlbury, a close-knit town. When a radio journalist interviews Maggie, she gives him far more detail and embellishment about the locals and their personal lives than he was counting on. When the interview is played in full, all the guarded secrets, indiscretions and gossip are broadcast for the whole county to hear, changing life in Thurlbury forever.