Ed Emberley's Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book [Paperback]

Edward R Emberley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 1984 | Grade Level: K and up

Shows how to cut a basic circle into arcs and curves and use the pieces to draw birds, animals, snowmen, fish, and many other objects and designs.

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About the Author

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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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: LB Kids (October 30, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316234265
• ISBN-13: 978-0316234269
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 0.2 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,190,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So simple, yet..., June 27, 2001

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Blake Watson "===Blake===" (Winnetka, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ed Emberley's Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book (Paperback)

I bought this rather because I'm a bit of a completist: I have almost all of Emberly's other drawing books, and I really didn't see how something that seemed this simple could be of much interest.

As it turns out, it's amazing. It's not exactly a drawing book but more a book on how to assemble shapes into pictures. These are shapes you would cut out from colored paper. What that means is that even a =very= young child could use shapes that you cut out to assemble the pictures shown here. Older kids can cut out there own shapes, though you'll probably still need to give them the starting circles (pies) until they're confident.

This book is the most colorful of the collection, which itself adds some interest and excitement to the shapes. And because the shapes are simple, the designs could be used in a variety of other crafts. (Quilting, in particular strikes me as a likely candidate.)

I got Picture Pie 2 as well and it may be a better choice for those focussing on drawing skills: it comes with a stencil and is meant more for drawing.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for all ages!, November 21, 2002

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Lynne in CO (Longmont, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ed Emberley's Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book (Paperback)

This is a fun book for toddlers and up! Ed Emberley provides lots of ideas / directions for making flowers, insects, animals, borders etc. using only circles! To make it easier, we bought some circle punches in a variety of sizes. Add some paper and glue and you're set to make all sorts of pretty things! My 4 and 6 yr olds both love it. We also own Picture Pie 2, but find this is the easier book to use just because we can use punches instead of tracing and cutting. Lots of fun!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ed Emberley's Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book, March 27, 2000

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Maria (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ed Emberley's Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book (Paperback)

My son had received this book as a gift when he was five and because his interest and draw developement I bought all the others Ed Emberley's books. Now, I need to buy the first one again because my younger daughter found the Circle Drawing Book and it is a little bit old ( too many trips to school and neighbours houses). My son still like to draw with Ed Emberley's books but this one has a special place on his heart. With this special book, he realized he can draw and now he is the best at school and at home too.