With all the pressure for kids to achieve at whatever they try, here is the perfect antidote-a book that simply invites them to enter and play. Nikalas Catlow has made a start on each of the generous-sized pages-a few beginning strokes of pictures and prompts like a boy looking into a bowl and asking what’s in there. Doodlers go off from there on a liberating flight of mindless fancy. There are over 200 pages to complete and create. A book that will be as irresistible to overtaxed adults as it is to kids eager to enjoy its spirit of adventure, imagination, and creativity.
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A summer holiday essential Sunday Express Magazine This book is fantastic. Keeps children entertained for hours, and it is suitable for a huge range of ages who will scribble all over it with varying degrees of artistic talent Yorkshire Post
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About the Author
Nikalas Catlow has been doodling and drawing since childhood, and received his MA in Children’s Book Illustration. He lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information on Nikalas and his work visit www.catlow.biz.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Mrs. Spumoni
Format:Paperback
I picked this up for my daughter during a trip I took to London two years ago. She was a four year old budding artist and this was her new favorite book. It stretched her imagination and prompted her to produce the most wonderful drawings. And no kidding, this kept her busy for hours. The only trouble was (is) sometimes she had to have the few words on the page read to her to help her figure out what to do on each page.
I have been waiting for this to become available in America because she filled in her other one.
I am the daughter of a therapist who was opposed to the concept of coloring books that kept children drawing inside the lines. This is not like that. Catlow puts a half of a drawing on the page and invites the child to draw what is going on on the rest of the page, to provide the explanation of what is already drawn. It's been fabulous to watch her mind work as she comes up with what's going on on each page. Color is optional, what it's doing is encouraging the kid to expand or create. In fact, my daughter now does not at all like the standard coloring books. She asks me to buy blank notebooks and she draws in the "coloring book" outlines, then fills them in or "colors" them or not as she feels like it. In other words, she has continued with what she learned in this book and would rather make her own Catlow book than color in a standard coloring book.
There is another Doodle book with a gray cover, Doodles by Taro Gomi, which we bought for her when she filled up this yellow one, and it's good but probably for an older kid, I'm guessing 8 years or something. In the Gomi one they're asked to fill in word bubbles to indicate what people are saying... it just seems a little more suited for a slightly older kid who already can read and write.
I'm buying two of these Catlow books, one for my six year old daughter who filled in the first book, and one for my four year old. Oh wait, a third one for my five year old niece's birthday next month.
I have been waiting for this to become available in America because she filled in her other one.
I am the daughter of a therapist who was opposed to the concept of coloring books that kept children drawing inside the lines. This is not like that. Catlow puts a half of a drawing on the page and invites the child to draw what is going on on the rest of the page, to provide the explanation of what is already drawn. It's been fabulous to watch her mind work as she comes up with what's going on on each page. Color is optional, what it's doing is encouraging the kid to expand or create. In fact, my daughter now does not at all like the standard coloring books. She asks me to buy blank notebooks and she draws in the "coloring book" outlines, then fills them in or "colors" them or not as she feels like it. In other words, she has continued with what she learned in this book and would rather make her own Catlow book than color in a standard coloring book.
There is another Doodle book with a gray cover, Doodles by Taro Gomi, which we bought for her when she filled up this yellow one, and it's good but probably for an older kid, I'm guessing 8 years or something. In the Gomi one they're asked to fill in word bubbles to indicate what people are saying... it just seems a little more suited for a slightly older kid who already can read and write.
I'm buying two of these Catlow books, one for my six year old daughter who filled in the first book, and one for my four year old. Oh wait, a third one for my five year old niece's birthday next month.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Dee
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you are a fan of the Doodle for Boys and Girls books like me- note that this is a simpler younger version.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has appealed to everyone in our family (ranging in age from 5 to 48) so much that everyone ultimately got their own copy. There are so many ways to enjoy this book - we've done everything from doing the same pages separately and then comparing, to working side by side on a two-page doodle and discussing what should go into the picture next. Neither of our kids has ever liked coloring books or coloring in general, yet both took immediately to this book. They will often swap books and ask each other questions about their drawings and I'm often struck by the level of thought they've put into their drawings. Definitely worth every penny!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book for creative kids!
My children LOVE this book! They are 7 and 9, and have so much fun drawing in this book. Great gift too!
Published 29 days ago by Stephanie Malone
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun ! I
This is a great fun book! I can't wait to spend hours completeing the pictures! I think this is a great gift for any age or sex, and is a great way to pass the time if needed.
Published 3 months ago by LittleEyes
4.0 out of 5 stars
Doodle fun
I purchased and returned this product, not because it's not a great book, but because it is for a younger child or beginner drawing level child. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sonja Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars
my 4 year old can now draw!
my mother-in-law brought a book like this when she was visiting from out of town so i thought i'd buy one for our 12 hour road trip. my 4 year old daughter LOVED it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by krithatsme
4.0 out of 5 stars
My daughter loves it
My 11-year-old daughter bought this with allowance money, and has really enjoyed it. She's kept a sketch book for the past couple of years, and is always drawing on scratch paper... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jonathan Ball
5.0 out of 5 stars
Do you doodle
I have 2 young grandsons and they will have fun working and sharing this book for they do love to doodle
Published 22 months ago by Betsy Young
3.0 out of 5 stars
doodle
The book provides some ideas on doodling if you absolutely have none. For kids who have some creativity it can be a little frustrating and limiting. Read more
Published on March 17, 2011 by Karin Z. Fiedler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Turn off the DS and plug into creativity!
We took two of these on a road trip with our 7 and 9 year old boys (over 13 hours in the car). They had a great time coming up with creative drawings for the captions and then... Read more
Published on July 16, 2010 by dsnow
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected at all
I expected to find a book that taught me more creative ways to doodle better images. What I got what a book that is essentially empty, save a few descriptions on the page that... Read more
Published on April 7, 2010 by Trevor Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun For Almost All Ages
This book (and others in series) is fun and improves creative skills. It is listed for ages 9-12 years; however, it would be appropriate for ages 5+ if child already colors,... Read more
Published on February 7, 2010 by PatriotUSA
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