I Can Draw Animals

Usborne Playtime

by Ray Gibson, Amanda Barlow (Illustrator), Howard Allman (Illustrator)

Using large colorful photographs and step-by-step instructions, presents young children with ideas for drawing animals.

Genres: Art, Childrens, Crafts, Animals, Drawing, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1995

Reviews

[Rod Brown]

Simple instructions to draw some very simplified animals. I don't think I've ever seen the word "crayon" used so much as a verb before.

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: I can draw . . . -- . . . a lion -- . . . a cat -- . . . a dolphin -- . . . a lizard -- . . . a rabbit -- . . . a hen -- . . . a teddy -- . . . a tiger -- . . . a fish -- . . . a monkey -- . . . a frog -- . . . a horse -- . . . a turtle -- . . . a flamingo -- . . . a reindeer -- . . . a bee

[Krista]

I do really like this book and am finding it a fun addition to elementary art classes. I did the lion face drawing with kindergarten and they didn’t find it overwhelming! So fun to see young children being able to follow these step by step drawing guides and end up with a recognizable picture!
The animals featured in this book are VERY basic but a really great place to start! I found some of the pages engaging for up to 4th grade.

[Hailey Forbes]

Genre: Informational
Reading Level: elementary

This book is a fun one if you like art! I for example, love art so I find this to be a very neat book. I️t isn’t exactly a lot of reading. There are steps to creating drawings. There are about 10 different animals and the book teaches you to draw them so if you have a student who enjoys art then I would have this book in your classroom. You might even learn a few things.

[Kristi]

This book is pretty cute and my 5-year-old and I had fun drawing with it. The images are almost a little too cartoony, but it was appropriate for my kindergartner and we had fun with it.

[Ace]

Lots of critters! Excellent for a beginner if any age!

[Alexandra Beckett]

This is a great beginner’s drawing book for K-2. My six year old drew every sketch in this book. The step by step instructions were perfect for his age.

[Jacqui Ainsworth]

I have never seen a drawing book so easy to understand at such a young age. A great way to get confidence in drawing!

[Ronna]

When my daughter was three she drew beautiful pictures using this book.

[Analee]

This is definitely a begining book. I bought this thinking of my 6 and 8 year old boys who already love to draw and it was just not advanced enough. My 4 year old loves it though.

[Chad]

A good basic book on drawing simple animals.

[Amie]

My daughter LOVES this book... all the things a kid would love to draw are easily laid out so that any aged child can learn to draw them!!

[winda]

Learn how to draw:
1. teddy bear
2. cat
3. fish
4. frog
5. horse
6. flamingo
7. lion
8. monkey
9. rabbit
10. turtles
11. reindee
12. bee

[Ingrid]

This book is great for young kids who are just starting out learning how to draw. The directions are very easy to follow.

[Boston]

When I was little I use to draw from this book, I think this book was helpful.