Customer Reviews

Ed Emberley's Picture Pie: A Circle Drawing Book

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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.

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!

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.

I use this book in my classroom as we are working on geometry and fractions with students. They love the connection between math and art!

This is a wonderful book for the kindergarten class I am currently student teaching in. We made the spring flowers while teaching circles, half circles, and quarter circles. It also made a bright spring bulletin board.

If your kids are really into cutting it might be ok but I think that the steps are not clearly defined.

I can't believe that this terrific little art book is still around.I am not a terribly crafty person and this seemed to fit the bill when I purchased my first copy years ago.Who can't draw a circle? If you can trace around a cup or can,you can draw a circle.I like the imaginative way art could be created from something so simple.I used this book when my children were small and purchased a copy for my daughter in law.I expect to see birthday cards coming my way with Picture Pie flowers in the future.I will treasure them.

This is a great rainy day solution if you have restless children around.I remember that I saved colored paper from envelopes and even old birthday cards
to create a good variety of colored paper to have on hand.Its a great way to recycle paper and provide entertainment for children.I have used this book to decorate bulletin boards for our church school and in various art projects over the years.

As a mother,I wished I had thought to use this book to address my daughter's math anxiety over fractions.As a grandmother,I feel better having one more tool in my bag of tricks if this arises in my grandchildren.

If you know someone who likes to do art, this is a great book. You need to have the time to organize the necessary pieces to create these pictures. The end result is always successful for children.

Ed Emberly comes through again with a fun project tool for children of all ages. I've used this in my classroom and with my own children. The ideas are simple and fun, no matter the ability level of the child.

This is a book my daughter will use for years. I bought a circle cutter at Hobby Lobbyour local craft store to make using this book even more fun.