This book has a "new look." The step-by-step illustrations and instructions show simply and clearly how each directed art lesson is done. The Books to Read section suggests literature to introduce or follow up the lessons. The Extending the Lesson section gives activities to do to incorporate the lessons into other curriculum areas. The 12 directed art lessons are arranged in order of difficulty, starting with the very simple cut and paste lessons and introducing "new" cutting skills with each additional lesson. The 12 lessons are: Rainbow Squares, Lollipops, Caterpillar, Turtle, Ice Cream Sundae, Tree, House, Penguin, Kite, Dinosaur, Apple Core, and Teddy Bear.