I Love to Draw

I Love to Draw written and illustrated by Dale Baker (Little Big Sky Books) HB RRP $24.99 ISBN: 9781923514263

Reviewed by Kellie Nissen

Do you love to draw?

Or maybe you love to write?

What if you could hone your skills in both – like Dale Baker demonstrates in I Love to Draw?

This fun concept book is part expository text aimed to convince readers how much fun drawing is, and part instruction manual with some fun (and easy-looking) drawing activities. The simple narrative, told by an unseen narrator who clearly wants to share his love of drawing, explores what is possible when you pick up a piece of paper and a pencil.

Are you sure that what you’re looking at is a penguin? Look at it another way, and maybe it’s a giraffe. What can you do with an ‘H’, a ‘U’ and an upside-down ‘7’?  What might a simple line drawing turn into if you let your imagination run wild?

With fun, encouraging text and simple yet engaging illustrations, children aged 4 – 8 years will surely want to pick up their own pencils and see what they can create after exploring this charming picture book.