From glistening white unicorns to winged elephants and roaring tigers, this celebration of carousel animals takes a colorful look at an art form that's one part fantasy and two parts exceptional craftsmanship. 100+ photos, some in color.

A fabulous retro pop-up carousel bursting with colo !

Guided by the country?s only professional director of a carousel animal carving school, even the first-time carver can capture the charm and nostalgia of an old-fashioned merry-go-round.

Fifteen lovely, full-color stickers invite merry-go-round fans to surround themselves with prancing horses, a towering giraffe, a regal lion, and other familiar creatures.

Carve your own brilliantly painted and bejeweled prancing horses, tigers, storks, camels, mules, goats and other fabulous carousel animals -- 31 original patterns. Exploded diagrams show how to cut and prepare each project.

Bring boldly outlined illustrations of 16 prancing horses to life with colorful crayons, felt-tip pens, paints, and other media. The lively steeds — magnificently outfitted in medieval gear, florals, tassels, and other ornamental trappings — will glow with color when placed near a source of bright light.

Add a warm and fanciful touch to apparel, household items, wood, leather, other ink-absorbing materials with this delightful menagerie of carousel animals. 43 attractive transfer patterns depict flower-bedecked horses, giraffe, goat, elephant, rabbit, roosters, more. For use in embroidery, fabric painting, other crafts.

Accompanied by over 400 color photographs, a guide to the art of the carousel, or merry-go-round, traces its development by describing style variations and identifiable features of carousel animals produced by the major American carving companies; and includes descriptions and illustrations of restoration techniques; advice on buying, shipping and insuring carousel animals, and a census of operating carousels in the United States and Canada.