This book shows how a circle, divided like a pie, can be used to make pictures of all kinds. Using just 4 simple shapes, Ed Emberley shows would-be artists how to draw a variety of patterns, animals, people, and more! This 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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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
By Blake Watson
Format: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.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Lynne in CO
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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!
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Maria
Format: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.
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Classroom Use
I used this book with my 2nd grade class for the first time today. I demonstrated how to fold the circles to get the different shapes and they realized right away that they were... Read more
Published 1 month ago by candance
5.0 out of 5 stars
A hit
This is what kids collage should be. fun and easy to succeed. My grand kids use it a lot and then take the knowledge and run with it.
Published 3 months ago by glenda
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love it
this is an amazing author and book. my 8 year old is having a blast. i have passed the love for this book on to other Mom's that also say they are going to order the book for their... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Carla
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Love it
My 8 year old is crazy about this book! I will get the rest of the collection, for him and for myself.
Published 4 months ago by Cindy Ng
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
I love anything from Ed Emberly!!! I have all his other books. I am using this with my kindergarten class. They love cute craft projects.
Published 4 months ago by michelle huffer
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Wish it came with stencils
This a great book, but the setup takes forever! Having to find and trace various-sized circles and then cut them out for my kids takes far too long. Read more
Published 5 months ago by timothy m benford
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected
This book is not at all what I expected it would be. My fault for being a first-time Ed Emberely "customer" and for not reading the product reviews before purchasing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by amazoncustomer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun & Easy:)
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. Read more
Published on January 12, 2011 by wartha
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great book from Ed Emberly
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.
Published on October 4, 2010 by T. Gunnell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pie is not square
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. Read more
Published on August 31, 2010 by Linda R. Selvia
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