See sample pages from this book at Wink. Back in the 1970s, a 14-year-old boy walking down a residential street in Springfield, Missouri found a cool-looking handmade, hand-bound book in… Read the rest of the article: The Electric Pencil – A man draws for 37 years from the State Lunatic Asylum No. 3

See sample pages from this book at Wink. I got my hands on a copy of The Art of Zootopia last week, days before the movie opened, and was so… Read the rest of the article: The Art of Zootopia – A fantastic companion book to a fantastic movie

See sample pages from this book at Wink. Neil Gaiman's stirring narrative of Hansel and Gretel combined with artist Lorenzo Mattotti's oppressively black illustrations give the Brothers Grimm fairytale a… Read the rest of the article: Hansel and Gretel – a thrilling grim version by Neil Gaiman

See sample pages at Wink. Unfamiliar with sci-fi artist Simon Stålenhag, I was sucked into his eerie dystopian history the instant I cracked open Tales from the Loop. His hyper-real… Read the rest of the article: Tales from the Loop – An eerie account of a physics research facility gone awry

See sample pages from this book at Wink. If you are a serious (and I mean serious) fan of the frog, you are in for a real treat. The Book… Read the rest of the article: The Book of Frogs – A meticulous field guide for the serious fan of the frog

See sample pages from this book at Wink. Yay! Another captivating DK book for children has just come out today. 100 Events that Made History is an encyclopedia of ideas,… Read the rest of the article: An inviting encyclopedia of historical happenings that shaped our world

See sample pages at Wink. Nick Drnaso's Beverly, released today, is a brilliant set of six intertwined stories that show the underside of suburban life. Each story starts off with… Read the rest of the article: Released today! Beverly – Six intertwined stories that show the underside of suburban life

See sample pages from this book at Wink. If you're like me when it comes to speaking Japanese – extremely clunky with with a limited conversational vocabulary but can read… Read the rest of the article: Japanese in Mangaland – Study the language with manga

This incredible photo, shot from a plane at 30,000 feet, captures what looks like a silhouette of the Iron Giant strutting across a cloud. When passenger Nick O'Donoghue, who was… Read the rest of the article: Plane passenger snaps photo of shadowy humanoid walking on cloud

They say that flying is safer than driving. In fact, according to travel statistics, the odds of dying in a car crash is 1 in 98 in a lifetime, while… Read the rest of the article: Airlines with the highest –and lowest – safety ratings

Why anyone would want to keep a wild animal like a tiger, monkey or bear as a pet is beyond me. But in the U.S. it's not a federal crime… Read the rest of the article: U.S. states that allow you to keep tigers, monkeys and bears as pets

See sample pages from this book at Wink. I've already reviewed a few adult coloring books for Wink and thought I had moved on, but then Patterns of the Universe… Read the rest of the article: Patterns of the Universe: A Coloring Adventure in Math and Beauty

Here's some great music from David Bowie that I didn't know about until today. Even though it was created over 15 years ago it would fit in perfectly alongside his… Read the rest of the article: Listen: David Bowie's little known video game soundtrack

IKEA isn't just the largest furniture store in the world. It's also the amusement park of shopping malls – or a claustrophobic shoppers' hell, depending on both your mood and… Read the rest of the article: IKEA's secret passageways and other behind-the-scenes surprises

Terminix has just released its annual list of the top 15 U.S. cities most infested with bedbugs, determined by the most S.O.S. phone calls the company receives about the stealthy… Read the rest of the article: Top 15 bedbug-infested cities in the U.S.

You'd think hitting the defrost button in your car on a chilly morning would be the quickest way to defrost your windshield. But not necessarily so, according to ex-Nasa engineer… Read the rest of the article: Defrost your windshield in half the time with a science-backed method

Tomorrow, buying a puff pastry in a French boulangerie will be as exciting as buying a chocolate Wonka Bar. Almost. But rather than looking for a golden ticket to win… Read the rest of the article: Bite into a pastry, find a diamond

See sample pages from this book at Wink. Picturepedia is a highly visual, engaging reference book for kids. Broken up into six sections (Science and technology, Nature, Geography, Culture, Sports… Read the rest of the article: Picturepedia – Fun facts, trivia and eye candy on every page

It's mid-December folks. Like a bullet train. White knuckle time. With parties in motion and merry children abound, it's time to jump on the fast track with those holiday gifts.… Read the rest of the article: Wink 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: What Kids Want

Already into our first week of December, the holiday month flies by about as fast as the bills spill out of our wallets. But fear not! Wink Books and Wink… Read the rest of the article: Wink 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Cheapies but goodies under $20