I Heard You Can Draw: A Story for Class Artists Everywhere

by M.D. Savran

Sarah loves to draw. When Mrs. Earl catches her drawing a picture in math class, the entire second grade discovers her talent! Suddenly, everyone asks her to draw pictures for them (strange ones, like porcupines driving race cars and unicorns with wings) and that is where her journey begins. This is a story about being true to yourself. This is a must-have book for any elementary classroom library.

50 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 2013

About the author

M.D. Savran is an American children's book author. Her first book, I Heard You Can Draw, is a humorous story about a girl who loves to draw.

Reviews

[Zsofi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won a copy of this book through a goodreads giveaway.
A great encouragement for any young artist who may feel categorised and pushed to creating art that does not reflect their own personality.
I would like to thank M.D. Saravan (not only for sending me a copy of her book, but for) dealing with the heart and soul of the youngster artists for making this for them, for harbouring these sometimes fragile but terribly intelligent individuals.

A little personal story here: I will definitely be passing this book on to my younger sister, although she is older than the target audience, which I would say may be approximately from first grade up to fourth, this might be a useful read for her too. She is currently in a school where Art classes are about copying already existing images instead of highlighting the importance of individuality in Art, she however has a very distinct personal style already (which has been nurtured by the motivation of a wonderful past art teacher), so she suffers from being unable to (photo)copy(draw) and because this book points out how important it is to put onto paper what is in our heart, instead of what everybody else pushes, I think she too could benefit from a read.

[Aleesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book from Goodreads First Reads.

This is a very sweet book for kids who love to draw and everyone wants them to draw a picture for them. It gives a child some good advice at the end of the story.

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book that teaches one to be yourself, and that one's passion should never be hindered by others. I gave the book to my seven years old cousin, and she seems to enjoy it very much. She is currently having fun drawing on the blank pages in the book.

[Mariana Farcas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most important lesson of all for an artist: Be true to yourself!
I recommend it to all the parents who have talented kids!