One of the school libraries I worked at owned probably 25 of the drawing books from this series and they were all wildly popular. Mike Lowery has done a TON of activity and drawing books for kids, and this one is a fun combo of story and drawing book set in space where the reader/artist draws themselves into the story and then gets to follow prompts along the way, adding more doodles as the story progresses.ĭraw 50 Animals: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Elephants, Tigers, Dogs, Fish, Birds, and Many More by Lee J. This is the perfect road trip drawing book, since it’s self-contained and you won’t end up with 243 pieces of loose paper floating around your backseat.įor your littlest artist, this step-by-step drawing book is the perfect place to start, with very simple animals created from shapes.ĭoodle Adventures 1: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! by Mike Lowery I always feel a little (fine, a lot) intimidated by a blank sheet of paper, so this kind of book, that gives you somewhere to start and then lets you take artistic control, is perfect. Oodles of Doodles: Over 200 Pictures to Complete and Create by Nikalas Catlow There is a whole series of these drawing books now, including a Christmas version.
Fortunately a magical elf comes to her rescue, showing her how to draw her way out of one disaster after another. Part drawing book, part comic book, it begins with a princess who wants to make a comic but doesn’t know how to draw. I got a copy of this for my school libraries right when it was released and I pretty much never saw it again. We also love Ed Emberley’s Complete Funprint Drawing Bookwhere you make animals and other art out of your thumbprints.Īdventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics by James Sturm and Andrew Arnold They have easy to follow step-by-step instructions for drawing fun animals or faces or monsters (he has books for all of them!). My sister-in-law gave us several of Ed Emberley’s drawing books for Christmas a few years ago and they’ve been staples in our house ever since.
They’re perfect for winter days at home or road trips or activities during daily quiet time.Īlso, if you do the “something to read” in your family for holiday gifts, but you have a child who won’t be thrilled about getting a traditional book, this is a great alternative!Įd Emberley’s Drawing Book of Animals by Ed Emberley These are some of our favorite drawing books and if you have some little artists in your house, I hope they’ll love these how to draw books books too. Both of my schools had large drawing book collections and there were never any of them on the shelf until the last week of school when all books had to be returned to the library.
We’ve used many over the years, some from our own drawing book collection and others checked out from the library.ĭrawing books for kids were also the #1 most popular books when I was a school librarian. My girls, on the other hand, LOVE to draw, and one of their favorite activities is drawing, which means a good drawing book is in HIGH demand at our house. I am possibly the least artistic person on the face of the planet. There is something you should know about me and that is that I cannot draw to save my life. Do your kids also love I Spy books? If so, pop in your email address and I’ll send you a list of our favorite I Spy books!