My Very Favorite Art Book: I Love to Draw!

By Jennifer Lipsey

Celebrate kids and their special talents.
Theres nothing kids like more than putting pencil, crayon, or chalk to paper and drawing their favorite things. But mastering technical skills isnt always easy for them. So visual artist and instructor Jennifer Lipsey has created an appealing new series that gently takes youngsters 4-to-8 beyond what they know--and this first entry introduces them to some very simple drawing basics. On the left page are hand-drawn how-tos, all in bright purple. On the right is the finished piece, with even more entertaining things to do. And the minimal text allows even pre-readers to follow the instructions easily. While children happily create great pictures of ice cream, dinosaurs, and bicycles, theyre learning how to turn basic lines into shapes, construct accurately proportioned people and objects, capture silhouettes, and produce realistic three-dimensional effects.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157990629X
• ISBN13: 9781579906290
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Deaf Mom

My six year son, who has mildly autism, got a birthday book from his grandmother. This is an excellent book for him because he still needs to work on drawing a picture. With this book, he is able to follow the directions easily. After he finished a picture for me from the book, I felt that he did one of his drawing pictures. In fact, it was a perfect timing before he needs to include his picture for his Direct Writing Assessment next week. I highly would recommend for any children who needs to work on creating the pictures. Even better, any kids can surprise their teacher with their homework project. I surely hope on the next book II would include: pictures of classroom supplies (pencils, books, board, desk, chairs), house furnitures and zoo animals.

I Love to Draw!

Excellent book!! Both my five and nine year old daughters love it! It's the favorite in my eldest daughters class and it has increased their artistic skills tremendously! It's so easy to learn from that I can even draw!

Perfect First Drawing Book

This book teaches fundamental drawing skills in a fun, instructive, and engaging style. It is the book I would have loved to have as a child learning to draw. The illustrations are great!

Terrific & Entertaining

Ms Lipseys "I Love to" series is exceptional and should be in every library and school. She has a gift for explaining that even the most untalented child or adult can benefit and be creative. Highly recommend.

A "Must Have" book

The artist/author did an excellent job creating an instructional and fun book to learn how to draw. My children love this book and have gained confidence in their artistic skills by using this guide. I highly recommend this book to all you parents who are looking for a way to make art easy and exciting for your kids.