After viewing scary things that might slither, slice, or slide their way out of a creepy black box, the reader is asked to lift the top to reveal its contents.
A little boy who needs some holiday help wishes he had his own elves, but it is Santa who pays the price when his elves abandon him to help the boy and he must get ready for Christmas on his own.
Contains information on artistic design, in simple text with color illustrations, explaining how design is about perception of size, color, and shape and shows that it doesn't have to be complex to be good.
A guide to color theory, designed for young artists, that covers topics such as reasons for selecting specific colors, what the primary and secondary colors are, and how to use colors for different meanings within an illustration.