Ed Emberley's Big Red Drawing Book [Paperback]

Rebecca Emberley (Author), Edward R Emberley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1987 | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Ed Emberley's Big Red Drawing Book (Book 1)

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing people, animals, and objects using a minimum of line and circle combinations.

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About the Author

Ed Emberley is the author of the popular Drawing Book series. He lives in Ipswich, MA.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: LB Kids (November 30, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316234354
• ISBN-13: 978-0316234351
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 0.4 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Crafts & Music > Architecture

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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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL OF ED EMBERLEY'S DRAWING BOOKS!, October 14, 1998

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This review is from: Ed Emberley's Big Red Drawing Book (Paperback)

Every year as the holidays approached my daughter requested this book from the library. Ed Emberley's books are still the best books for easy step-by-step drawing instructions - simple lines and shapes accumulate into a satisfying whole. My son rarely picked up a drawing utensil, but he'd be down on the floor, right beside his sister drawing away - satisfied and rarely frustrated. Emberley's "Big Orange Book" also recieved a lot of use in our house around Halloween.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Watch out! Harder!, March 5, 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 Big Red Drawing Book (Paperback)

I think now we have all the Emberly drawing books and this one is far-and-away the toughest. Ed's son Michael, in particular, favors more complex drawings that will be harder for the youngsters to emulate, though older kids will probably appreciate the step-up after mastering the other books. (Even Ed's stuff largely seems tougher.)

Also, just so you know, this isn't a "red" drawing book like the green and orange: a wider variety of colors is used, and more subtly than in any of the other books, even the Animals book (which also uses color, but not to this degree).

I'd still recommend it, but more for 7 - 10 year olds.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn to draw the fun way, December 2, 2002

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This review is from: Ed Emberley's Big Red Drawing Book (Paperback)

This book is from a series of 4 books from Emberly are the easiest books on drawing there are, period. Anyone young or old can learn to draw some great critters and vehicles from these books. ANYONE! All of his Big Color books are great, (They are a series, each named after a color). This one is famous for the easy way it shows you how to draw step by step, what appears to be a complex fire engine, but it is simple when you do it his way. THis book includes a number of fun ideas including Uncle Sam, police cars, ships and boats, Christmas holiday drawings. He even shows you how to make yours unique rather than a copy of his drawings. You can be the doodle hero of your classroom or office after using this book. He does it simply using very simple steps, lines, and basic shapes to start you off. My favorite in the series would be the Purple Book or the Green Book, then Orange, then the Red Book.

If you want to move up from here and learn the terminology of what you are doing, and really become an accomplished artist, the next step after these are the terrific books by Jack Hamm. If you just want to have some fun, get this book!