Good morning everyone and happy Friday. I’m featuring these three fantastic how to draw books by Erin Hunting today.
Book Synopsis:
Unleash your child’s creative side with this super-cool drawing activity book.
Inside you’ll find over 100 pages of step-by-step drawing lessons, perfect for ages 4 years and up, each one featuring a very cool thing. New lines are added at each step, so a child can gradually build up an impressive sketch, and all the drawing is done on separate paper, meaning the book can be kept for years to come. Featuring awesome illustrations and invaluable tips from professional artist Erin Hunting, this book is the perfect starting point for a child’s journey into art.
The child will learn to add up simple shapes and lines to create something recognizable and most importantly, super cool. Children’s love for art will be sparked and their confidence boosted as they realise they can make marks on a page that mean something, and start to imagine their own cool creations. The only tools they will need are pens or pencils, paper, and this book.
My Review:
My two youngest kids (age 6 and 8) received these through school along with everyone in reception to Year 4. This made their day and they were so excited to come out with them. I’m not joking when I say that the books have not left their sides as they have been carrying them everywhere with them.
The books feature simple step by step instructions on how to draw a variety of different things from animals, rainbow and animated burgers. My 6 year old followed them with ease and they have helped provide me with some quiet moments while all three of my kids have been occupied trying out the drawings in the book.
As most people know as well as being lots of fun, drawing can help with pen control which can help with writing. My youngest is struggling to learn to write and I’m pleased to see him being enthusiastic with doing these drawings as they could him with his school work.
My only slight niggle is that I wish there was space in the book for the kids to practice the drawings. We didn’t have any paper so I had to buy some for them but the enjoyment they’ve had from them has made it well worth it.
If you’re looking for a great Christmas present idea for your kids then I highly recommend this book and who knows you might get a few quiet moments on Christmas Day!
Huge thanks to the author for kindly gifting these books to my kids and the other kids at their primary school.
About The Author:
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