Nice book. This book shows photos on the cover of children doing the beadwork, however, as an adult, I found the directions to be children AND adult friendly. There are patterns for some intricate beading that make doing it very simple. The directions are clear and consice. Seed beads DO come WITH the book. I find this book to be very enjoyable. This is a book to keep to refer back to when wanting to make another project. It is easy to forget how to do certain patterns in beading, and if you keep this book, it is helpful for your 'next' project, unless you have the memory of a PC! I do not, and find I MUST refer back to directions when going ahead to make another project. I do give this very clear, consise book a high opinion.