How to Draw 101 Animals
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Book Reviews of How to Draw 101 Animals
Book Review: excellent how-to guide for simple line drawings of animals
Summary: 4 Stars
The good: This is a fun drawing guide for kids (and adults, too) that shows, step-by-step, how to make simple, stylized outline drawings of 101 animals, everything from armadillos to zebras. It has kept the preschooler and teenager in our household entertained for hours -- and it's the first place I look if I want to figure out how to make a simple line drawing of a horse or panda bear.
The details: For the most part, two animals are featured per page. For each animal, there are six frames showing how to make a simple outline drawing of the animal. The first frame shows the basic outline of the animal, or the animal's head; additional detail is added in each frame, and the sixth frame shows the completed drawing. For ten animals, there are only three frames in the guide (but, honestly, it would be hard to come up with six steps in drawing a starfish or worm, so three frames are plenty).
The drawbacks: the animals appear in the book in random order -- grasshopper and squid share a page, as do peacock and jellyfish. Organizing the animals alphabetically or by type or habitat would be useful. So, you may have to flip through the entire book to find what you're looking for. Second, there is only one drawing for each animal -- so if you like to draw puppies or kittens, the book shows you only one way to do it -- no variety of poses or expressions.
The recommendation: This book won't turn you into a nuanced artist, but it will help you make some cute drawings and fun doodles; this and a pack of markers should provide hours of fun for most kids. Highly recommended. Similar products, also highly recommended are How To Draw 101 Funny People,101 Things That Go (How to Draw), and How to Draw 101 Monsters: Easy Step-by-step Drawing.
Book Review: fantastic fun & creative direction
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great book, and the steps for each drawing are clear. I do wish there was space within the book for practicing, as the format requires that you have a separate page to draw on (there are a few drawings per page in the book).
The instructions do give plenty of room for creativity, and simple directions help little eyes follow the steps to a build skills and confidence in their artwork.
We took it in our travel backpacks on a recent long trip, and it was a great activity to keep everyone happy. I'd recommend it for kids 5+, as younger ones would benefit from "Follow the Directions & Draw It All by Yourself" instead.
Book Review: Awesome "how-to" for kids AND moms!
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot tell you how great this book is for kids who like to draw! My son is nearly 5 and loves to draw on his own...he also likes for me to draw for him at times, but I can only do so with picture help. This is the PERFECT answer for both of us. Each animal (and there are a lot of them in the book) comes with a 6-step guide, which are very doable for the most part. I've only had to help him start a few of them and he takes it from there. And, the price (under $5) is just right too. Knowing how much it will be used now, I would have easily spent double for it. Get this for your kid's Easter basket or special treat. You'll be glad you did!Book Review: This is a great buy!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been looking for a way to get my kids interested in drawing, I ordered the books (101 Monsters, 101 Funny People & 101 Animals) and pretended like I bought them for myself, my 6 year old son saw me drawing and asked what I was doing "oh, just learning to draw monsters" he called up his older brother and they asked me if they could try, "sure" they took the book and spent hours drawing that day.
I gave them one book each week to keep their interested, I started asking them to make their own stories using the books, they usually use all three to make a story.
This was really a great buy!
Book Review: A MUST buy for any artistic child (or wanna be artistic grownup)
Summary: 5 Stars
We own the entire series of How to Draw 101... by Dan Green and I'm so thankful!!! I don't know what we'd do without the step by step pictures, and the overall look of all the animals, things that go, people is really great. A MUST buy for any child who likes to draw but isn't sure exactly how to do it, and an even better buy for the grown ups who have no idea how to draw an appropriate looking squid, chameleon, koala, walrus, etc. WE LOVE IT and give them as gifts all the time! (p.s. There's a reason it's the #1 seller in the category!)