Abrams January 2027 Solicitations

For Spider-Man, it's time to get ready for bed—but even super heroes have a bedtime routine!First up, it's dinner with a villain—meatballs fly, spaghetti slings, and it's saucy chaos! Next, it's bathtime with a water-dwelling monster—time to blast a bad guy clean off the street! Don't forget to brush your teeth and remind that villain they really need to floss more!When Spider-Man's checklist is complete, it's time for some well–earned rest. After all, even super heroes need to sleep. From pajamas to storytime, this is a bedtime adventure perfect for all Spidey and Marvel fans that no hero-in-training wants to miss!

Learn about the remarkable work of costume designers, toy makers, and architects in award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson's exciting new graphic novel series about some of the most fascinating Black lives in historyAnn Lowe (fashion designer). Ed Welburn (automotive designer). Ruth E. Carter (costume designer). These aren't names that many people learn about in school, but they're some of the greatest designers that people should know about—and they join the ranks of toy designers, architects, and graphic designers celebrated in Icons of Design.Each faced challenges as they rose to the top of their professions, but they didn't back down. They kept creating and experimenting and learning, and they made significant contributions in each of their fields!Black Lives is a new graphic novel series from award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson that celebrates the lives of Black innovators and legends and helps bring lesser-known histories to life. As School Library Journal commented about Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1): "This array of inspiring biographies is presented in an appealing format sure to delight middle graders."

Black Widow: My Mighty Marvel First Book is an introduction to the Super Hero spy for the youngest superfans—featuring art by legendary artist John Buscema!Launch into action with Natasha Romanoff, the super-spy known as Black Widow.Learn all about her abilities, skills, and friends in this bright and bold board book, with art from the classic comics by John Buscema. Vivid colors and three special gatefolds make for a fun-filled read perfect for the youngest kids and long-time Marvel fans alike.

Make your words beautiful and unique with this easy-to-follow hand-lettering how-to.Create your own ornate, hand-lettered alphabets with this easy-to-follow, interactive book. With 26 of her most popular scripts presented through simple exercises, professional hand-lettering artist Kate Forrester shares her steps to lettering perfection. Ranging from fluid calligraphic styles to antique mosaics, there's an alphabet for every occasion.Perfect for Junk-journal keepers, diarists, illustrators, sign-writers—or anyone who just wants their words to stand out. Practice Kate’s steps and you’ll soon be hand lettering like a boss!

With hundreds of sticky curiosities ready to beautify your junk journal or collage, this book is the perfect companion to The Ransom Note Sticker Book.This cute little sticker book is packed with extraordinary images that can be used for scrapbooks, journals, collaging, and many other creative pursuits. The stickers are all vintage illustrations.There are 40 spreads of stickers, over 800 altogether, presented in categories and interspersed with quirky vintage backgrounds.Examples include:Vintage cute things- old stamps- flower fairies- bus tickets- paint swatches- zodiac signs- pointing hands- dancing figures

Spell out anything...and stick it anywhere you like with these sticky graffiti letters.With hundreds of stickers—in forty graffiti lettering styles—The Graffiti Alphabet Sticker Book makes it easy to spell out anything...and stick it anywhere you like!Personalize your junk journal, laptop, skateboard or phone, or simply stick your name on stuff! There are endless uses for these sticky street art letters. With complete alphabets in a variety of graffiti styles—including wildstyle, blockbuster, bubble, throw-up, and stencil—you're free to create any message you want.And for added effect you'll even find paint drips, splats and plenty of sticky extras...from skulls to spray cans and Smilies.Skittledog Sticker Books are loved by junk journallers, collage artists and scrapbookers for their fun and imaginative range.

If this bird can do it, ANYONE can.Meet Bird. Bird may be fit right now, but – like the rest of us – knows the struggle of keeping up with a fitness routine all too well. Enter bestselling illustrator Marion Deuchars who – with just a few brush strokes – coaxes Bird into a workout that even the most reluctant of gym-goers can maintain. So join your surprising new personal trainer, and wave goodbye to exercise anxiety (all with a guaranteed smile on your face!). Includes everything from holistic ten-minute workouts to sessions targeting specific corners of the body.The perfect companion to the bestselling Yoga for Stiff Birds, this delightful sequel makes an ideal gift for anyone who prefers to be charmed, not bossed, into exercising.

A New York Times bestselling team—Dean Hale and Douglas Holgate—pair Iron Man with his friendly neighbor, Spider-Man, in this brand-new early reader graphic novelWatch out for doppelgänger danger!While on a mission to stop a Skrull pirate from invading Earth, Iron Man is distressed to find out that Skrulls can shape-shift into anything . . . including the hero himself!Returning to Avengers Tower tired and unsettled by the alien's threat to catch him off guard, Tony Stark begins having trouble distinguishing aliens from everything else.Hoping to bring Iron Man back to reality, Spider-Man swings in and convinces Stark to leave the Tower and go patrolling with him. As the pair engage in acts of small-town heroics across the city, Iron Man thinks the danger may be all in his head after all.But when Mysterio appears, using his mystic effects to terrify and confuse innocent civilians, the two heroes must demystify which threat is real and which is not. Can Iron Man trust his gut and not his fears? Or will his paranoia get the best of him?

Unbelievably cute and easy-to-follow kawaii drawing, broken down into step-by-step exercises that anyone can master.A completely immediate and straight-ahead guide to drawing Japanese people and places in an appealing kawaii style. “Kawaii” means cute in Japanese, and often refers to a delightful range of drawing styles that Western audiences have come to love.Annelore Parot, an experienced illustrator and art teacher, has her own distinctive kawaii style based on cute objects, inviting places, and expressive people. Her fans have long demanded a guide to drawing Japan and Japanese things, so she put together the work-throughs in Kawaii!: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Cute Japanese Drawing. Each spread shows, in six or seven steps, how to build up a cute picture with just a few strokes of the pencil: and on the right page of the spread, there’s space for you to practice them yourself. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to create lively people, expressive faces, and evocative scenes.Parot traveled around Japan to choose the best subjects, and invites the reader to join her in experimenting with buildings, movements, and memorable aspects of Japanese culture. Myths, animals, and food are all included.

Award-winning graphic designer and author Luke Herriott invites you to create uniquely idiosyncratic messages or decorate your stuff with these fun alphabets.Everyone loves the cool graphic look of the classic ransom note, and letters cut from newspapers make any message a little edgy yet playful. The Ransom Note Sticker Book makes it easy to spell out anything you like and capture that unique look.Thousands of stickers—A-to-Z, plus accents, numerals, and punctuation—in a host of fonts and typefaces are ready for your messages. You can use them to add color to your journals, you can name your stuff, or you can give a Valentine's Day card a mysterious anonymous touch. . . .Stationery, wrapping paper, and collages will all benefit from these alphabets, and they make the perfect gift for the crafter, journal-keeper, or scrapbooker.Skittledog Sticker Books are loved by junk journallers, collage artists, and scrapbookers for their fun and imaginative range.

A fun, must-have introduction to Spider-Man, packed with essential terms for fans of all ages and featuring vibrant illustrations by Peski Studios! As one of the world's best-known superheroes, Spider-Man has a rich and exciting history filled with heroic allies and infamous villains. This next title in the Abrams Block Book series has everything fans needs to know and is a great introduction to the world of Spider-Man for the youngest readers. Fans new and old will enjoy Spider-Man Block.This book puts the spotlight on some of Spider-Man's most well-known characters, both friends and foes, and showcases some of Spider-Man's most iconic encounters, introducing important terms that every Spider-Man fan should know.As in previous Block Book titles, Spider-Man Block includes die-cut shapes on almost every spread and the gorgeous art of British design team Peski Studio.

The only hyper-realistic drawing book with the humor and taste that today's audience demands. You’ll never look at a fried egg the in same way again!Pick up your pencils and get ready to draw like you never knew that you could. Transforming the banal into the beautiful, Sarah’s hyper-real colored-pencil drawings highlight the fascinating detail and harmony in the everyday world around us. Simple items that seemed dull and unappealing gain a fresh and playful aspect—and an immediate, Instagram–friendly appeal. With this book, you’ll learn how to draw your own super-real artworks. Thirty step-by-step tutorials show you each stage on the way to an impressive finished effect. From a simple spoon to appetizing avocado and beautiful rosebuds, you’ll discover the confidence to have a go, as Sarah Evans expertly guides you through the materials and techniques you’ll need.