Naoko Sakamoto

I received this e-book ARC through Net Galley from Quarto Publishing Group - Quarry in exchange for a truthful review.

A how-to book for kids who want to draw a variety of items in a clean, simplified, cartoon-y style.

This short book (98 pages) comes with loads of examples. Each example (faces, people, clothing, animals, flowers, food, everyday objects, etc.) comes with a panel showing the finished product, then a few tracing areas to practice drawing by tracing, followed by a few areas to practice drawing freehand and to add embellishments. Interspersed with the examples are several more in-depth step-by-step examples with tips on how to achieve the finished product.

I found the drawing examples to be really cute and pleasing to the eye.
I would recommend for any child who is interested in learning/practicing drawing/cartooning.

While the authors are both Japanese, the only illustrations which a non-Japanese child might not be familiar with were the Japanese toy, Kendama and Japanese Chess.… (mer)