Using simple shapes, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a variety of animals, including lions, frogs, mice, birds, dragons, and more! This classic book is packed with cool things that kids-and not a few adults-really want to draw. Easy and fun, the book provides hours of art-full entertainment.
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Ed Emberley is the Caldecott Award-winning author of the popular Drawing Book series, as well as the best-selling Go Away, Big Green Monster! He lives in Ipswich, MA.
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Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular "Drawing Book" series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 for One Wide River to Cross and a Caldecott Medal in 1968 for Drummer Hoff. Ed Emberley lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his wife, Barbara. You can visit him online at www.edemberley.com.
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117 of 117 people found the following review helpful
By Blake Watson
Format:Paperback
When I was in first grade, I had an art teacher who tried to show us how to draw using circles, lines, perspective, and so on, and I remember distinctly the experience of knowing that I could draw circles (and to an extent, straight lines) but there was no way I could put them together in a way that would look anything like the teacher's work.
This book was my salvation. Within these pages you'll find instructions on how to draw all kinds of creatures, from the lowly ant to an elaborate dragon, all by adding easy shapes (traingles, circles, linnes) one-at-a-time.
There is considerable truth in this book (and the author's others, which I unfortunately didn't discover until recently). How simplicity can communicate. How you can tackle something big by working in small steps. How you can make something you imagine come to like.
To this day I can take pleasure in drawing pictures, even though they're simple and I've never taken an art class since first grade, and I attribute a lot of that joy to this book. And nothing compares to giving a frustrated five-year-old an Emberly book and watching his face light up as he realizes that maybe he can make his drawings more than just scribbles.
This book (and the others) cannot be recommend too highly.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By C. J. Carter
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is a fantastic gift for a child - or, indeed, anyone who struggles to get started on the road to drawing animals. Emberley takes elementary shapes and shows you how to put them together, step by step, to create stylised but character-filled drawings of animals. His selection is eclectic and the little drawings are great: giraffes, porcupines, raccoons, wolves, dogs, cats, lions, tigers...!
It'll kick-start a budding artist, break the 'I can't draw anything' mood everyone sometimes finds themseleves in, and is a valuable tool to get kids over the initial inability to draw things that 'look good'.
I love it. I use it every now and then when I need to 'get the gist' of an animal I am trying to capture on paper. It's beautifully simple and effective.
It'll kick-start a budding artist, break the 'I can't draw anything' mood everyone sometimes finds themseleves in, and is a valuable tool to get kids over the initial inability to draw things that 'look good'.
I love it. I use it every now and then when I need to 'get the gist' of an animal I am trying to capture on paper. It's beautifully simple and effective.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Ed Emberly's Drawing Book of Animals is a book that crosses age barriers. Whether you are a kindergarten student or an adult who has a phobia about drawing anything, with this book you can achieve success. I have used this book in my kindergarten classroom with great results. All my students thought they could draw anything and I found out by following the simple directions that I could too. I highly recommend this book as a gift to your young friends. Make it a complete gift with a pack of colored pens or pencils and a pad. Will keep them occupied for hours. It is good family fun for all to sit around the table and draw together. Even older kids quit feeling self conscious about their drawing and begin to enjoy creating a picture that looks like what they want it to look like. Now if you don't have any kids in mind don't let that stop you. If you know someone who does crafts, or needlework they will enjoy it too. Many ideas for decoration. Check out Ed Emberly's other titles too. Each book is based on the same principle of reducing all pictures into the basic shapes and lines we all can draw when we doodle. Ed makes your doodles into something else. Art!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
My children love all the Ed Emberley books. They discovered one at our local library and then found several at their school library. By the looks of these well-used library books, many families have shared the joy of drawing with Ed and each other! He makes it so simple that my 5-year-old can readily render this art; I think Ed made these books remembering his love for art when he was about 5. My 9 year old and my 5 year old also enjoy these books; we are getting our own copies today!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I remember owning and using this book constantly when I was a kid. I recently got it for my two young ones and now they are drawing all the time! They would get so frustrated when they couldn't make something look like it was supposed to, but with this book it is easy and teaches them about using basic shapes to draw anything. It is so easy to follow, my two are both five and are doing great! Looking forward to getting some more of his books for my kids to use and enjoy.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Mary Carlson
Format:Paperback
Ed Emberley's book, Make A World, was a big part of my entertainment as a child while spending summers at the cabin. Now that I am a grandmother, I have purchased nearly all of his books, including 'Drawing Book of Animals' and have rediscovered the joy of being able to 'do it myself' right along with them! Having books such as this around the house goes a long way to encouraging kids to step away from the computer and the video games and to create something fun all by themselves. These books make a great gift when given with a doodle pad and a box of colored pencils. Tucked inside of a colorful totebag, they are ready to go anywhere! Keep it up, Ed!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By H. Quick
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is a great way to teach early elementary students a way to make basic (or not so basic) animals. Does not overwhelm them. Perfect for those of us without an art degree.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By K. Fazi
Format:Paperback
I loved this book when I was a kid, and when my mom found my mangled copy, I was so excited to pass it along to my children. My son (5) loved the step by step directions, and was able use them to build confidence.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Love This Book
I had this book when I as a kid, It helped me to decide on being an artist... so I bought it for my kids...
Published 5 days ago by SprayPaint
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for kids or adults
Easy drawings from simple shapes. Bought this for my grandson who loves to draw. Had the same book when my kids were small. All his books are good.
Published 14 days ago by Bev Beatty
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Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals
I like all of Ed Emberley's books immensely. The kids enjoy it, and I do, too. I highly recommend it.
Published 26 days ago by Corine Thomison
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Starter for pre-schoolers!
When children enter kindergarten, they are expected to illustrate in the language arts program. This books gives them confidence and some background when asked to illustrate. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Grandma
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for kids.
My daughter thoroughly enjoys drawing pictures from this book. Her drawing skills have improved dramatically. Good for younger kids starting the drawing experience.
Published 2 months ago by Karen Motley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful
Read previous reviews. Very happy with books and so is my son. I have practiced as well and we are improving.
Published 2 months ago by Elissa Kartune
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great ideas
Great book full of incredible ideas for drawing animals, which the students really enjoy. A new book, packaged well. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. V. T. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect Fun Drawing Book for Kids
This is a great fun little book for kids. It does not teach you how to draw traditional animals, but the fun abstract ones the artist created. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chris Winow
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun!
Had this when I was little. Excited to see my 8 year old loving it as well. Pages and pages of drawings completed by her already.
Published 3 months ago by Sharon Nobel
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great book.
This book makes drawing so simple. It shows you how your basic designs are used to draw. Great for kids or adults.
Published 3 months ago by NC Nana
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