This is book in a series of crafting books from Lerner. The books are library bound, so they should hold up to wear and tear of little hands creating the fun projects inside. There are some terrific craft ideas for PreK–elementary-aged kids. The book boasts over 20 activities, and there are, but  it really walks a reader through hosting a themed party with and through these activities, from costumes to invitations to crafts and games and food for the party. The book is also peppered with facts about characters and story lines from familiar fairy tales. This reviewer found this one more gender-specific in the illustrations than the medieval craft book with boys as knights, dragons, wizards, and trolls, and girls as mermaids and fairies. But the illustrations are cartoonlike and if these are solely reflective of the stories from which the craft originates, it makes sense (i.e. the little mermaid is a female and Merlin is a male, etc.). Seems like when showing a craft to a modern-day audience, the child in the illustration associated with the craft could have been more neutral. If you have a large craft section and crafters who enjoy checking out themed books, these would be great for your library. They are not inexpensive, so it might be best to just get the titles that would resonate most with your patrons. The other themes are dinosaurs, medieval, pirates, robots and aliens, and animals.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth

This is book in a series of crafting books from Lerner. The books are library bound, so they should hold up to wear and tear of little hands creating the fun projects inside. There are some terrific craft ideas for PreK–elementary-aged kids. The book boasts over 20 activities, and there are, but  it really walks a reader through hosting a themed party with and through these activities, from costumes to invitations to crafts and games and food for the party. The book is also peppered with facts about characters from medieval times, knights, jesters, royals as well as activities like jousting and archery. If you have a large craft section and crafters who enjoy checking out themed books, these would be great for your library. They are not inexpensive, so it might be best to just get the titles that would resonate most with your patrons. The other themes are dinosaurs, fairy tales, pirates, robots and aliens, and animals.

Reviewed by Jill O’Connor, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth