Kurbiskopfe

By Johannes Van Dam, Joost Elffers

Tangram: The Ancient Chinese Shapes Game: The Ancient Chinese Shapes Games

By Joost Elffers

Cat's Cradles, And Other String Figures

By Joost Elffers, Michael Schuyt

Text and photographs give detailed instructions on making a variety of string figures with and without a companion. Also discusses the origins and names of the individual figures and games that can...

How Are You Peeling?

By Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann

Brief text and photographs of carvings made from vegetables introduce the world of emotions by presenting leading questions such as "Are you feeling angry?"

Dr. Pompo's Nose

By Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann

Doctor Pompo believes that he has found a nose lying on the ground, but everyone he meets identifies the mysterious object in a different way.

One Lonely Seahorse

By Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann

One lonely sea horse learns that she has a lot of friends--friends she can really "count" on.

Gus and Button

By Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann

Gus and his dog Button leave their white world to brave the scary forest and discover color.

Dog Food

By Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann

Dog figures carved out of different fruits and vegetables "act out" such phrases as "Bad dog," "Sick as a dog," and "Doggy bag."

Baby Food

By Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann

Food For Thought

By Joost Elffers, Saxton Freymann

Uses bright photographs of fruit and vegetables shaped like animals and simple labels to teach toddlers shapes, colors, numbers, letters, and opposites.