cover image Bead Girl: 25 Sparkly Beading Projects, from Toe Rings to Tiaras [With Plastic Pockets W/500 Beads, Thread & Findings]

Bead Girl: 25 Sparkly Beading Projects, from Toe Rings to Tiaras [With Plastic Pockets W/500 Beads, Thread & Findings]

Mikyla Bruder. Chronicle Books, $18.95 (68pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-3038-6

For girls interested in learning how to make an ""enchanted choker,"" a ""bijou box"" or a ""spotted scarf,"" Bead Girl: 25 Sparkly Beading Projects from Tiaras to Toe Rings by Mikyla Bruder, photographs by David Magnusson, is the book for them. The covered spiral-bound book includes step-by-step instructions, a color photograph of the end results and over 500 beads and enough material for 10 projects. ( May)