Draw it! Colour it! Creatures

Draw it! Colour it!

by Alex T. Smith, David Mackintosh, Nikki Dyson

Draw and colour creatures with over forty top artists and illustrators from across the world in this exciting artistic collaboration.

Join award-winning Axel Scheffler, Emily Gravett, Chris Riddell, Benji Davies, Marta Altés, Sara Ogilvie, Tim Hopgood and many more bestselling illustrators in this brilliant, bumper drawing and colouring book - a unique collaboration featuring work from some of the most amazing - and most loved - illustrators currently working in children's books.

The theme of the book is creatures and each page is packed with monkeys and monsters, dinosaurs and dragons, big cats and little cats - and everything in-between! Jump from scary to silly to simply stunning with every page you turn, then sharpen your pencils and join in to complete the pictures.

Draw it! Colour it! Creatures is perfect for aspiring artists and fans of children's illustration. It's the ideal gift for children - and adults - that love drawing, colouring-in and children's books. With 120 fun-filled pages it's also great for rainy days and school holidays, making it the perfect Christmas gift. Children will NEVER be bored again.

Put simply: A brilliant book for children who love to draw, made by people who love to draw.

Genres: Art

120 pages, Hardcover

First published September 24, 2015

About the author

Alex T. Smith is the creator of the much-loved and bestselling Claude fiction series for early readers. He was the official World Book Day illustrator in 2014, and other recent accolades include the UKLA Picture Book Award for Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion and the Children’s Book of the World Illustration Award for illustrating Dodie Smith’s The Hundred and One Dalmatians. When not working, Alex enjoys doodling in his sketchbook, reading, people-watching, and eavesdropping. He lives under the watchful eye of his small canine companions, who are a constant source of inspiration to him.

Reviews

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I heard about this book, I just knew I had to have it. It features all my favourite illustrators and more!


Now I have another confession, I got this book mostly for that, I am not sure if I would want to draw or colour in the illustrations. I know, that is what the book is for, but for me it is mostly a collection of wonderful illustrations by my favourite illustrators.

And what a beautiful collection it is, some artists really did a big thing, while a few just drew practically nothing, which I think was a shame. I know, it is probably meant to motivate people to draw, but it is a shame when you expect artist A and get only a square and a triangle and a simple message to turn these into some animal. Everyone else is doing their best to make something epic out of this book, and maybe those who just drew practically nothing also did their best, that is OK, but for me it felt like they just didn't care.

But in general the art is delightful and very detailed (especially that one with all the mice and the houses, wow, that must have taken ages to draw).

I also love that this book encourages not only colouring (as with most colouring books), but also encourages people to draw, to help out the creatures or humans in the book. Draw them hats, draw them wigs or hair, and we even have a few animals with stomach problems who could use a hand. It is all fantastically brilliant, and I truly enjoyed this book, though again, I will probably keep this as it is and not draw or colour in it. Maybe one day I will, but for now I don’t want to ruin the art with my ugly drawings. :)

All in all, this book is something I would highly recommend to all. Young and old will love this book, and as for me? I hope that we will have more books in the future with other illustrators/artists, as there are still a lot in the world that would deserve a place in a book like this!

Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/

[Jennifer B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good for getting the creative juices flowing.