15 Best Drawing Books for Kids

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Encourage the next generation of creatives by getting them involved early on. Preschoolers’ brains are like a sponge, as we’ve all learned. 

As an alternative, why not offer kids an early start and a chance to pick up some artistic skills? 

At first, glance, finding instructive books for children may appear difficult. As a result, this collection concentrates on picture books and activity books for preschoolers that you may enjoy going through together.

What are the Best Drawing Books for Kids

1. How to Draw 101 Animals by Dan Green

2. The How to Draw Book for Kids: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Cute and Silly Things

3. The Drawing Book for Kids: 365 Daily Things to Draw

4. How to Draw: Easy Techniques and Step-by-Step Drawings for Kids 

5. How to Draw Cool Stuff: The 5-Minute Workbook 

6. Step-By-Step Drawing Book by Fiona Watt

7. How To Draw Super Mario Step By Step For Kids

8. Learn How To Draw For Kids: Easy 6-Step-By-Step Process 

9. My First I Can Draw by Thomas Nelson

10. How to Draw for Kids: How to Draw 101 Cute Things for Kids Ages 5+

11. How to Draw for Kids. More than 100 Pages of How to Draw Animals with Step-by-Step Instructions

12. Learn to Draw All The Things For Kids: 

13. I’m NOT Just a Scribble by Diane Alber

14. How to Draw: Includes Wipe-Clean Pen by Roger Priddy

15. Follow the Directions & Draw It All by Yourself!: 25 Reproducible Lessons That Guide Kids to Draw Adorable Pictures by Kristin Geller1. How to Draw 101 Animals 

1. How to Draw 101 Animals by Dan Green

This little book How to Draw 101 Animals is very flexible as to what you can do with it. The basic and intended use is to follow a sequence of steps whereby you, part by part, draw the animal. 

While fun, it’s a very educational process in which they break up an item into its component parts and follow a sequence of steps that must be followed in order and with attention to detail. 

If they should learn to approach other material in this way it will do good for their problem-solving abilities in other disciplines.

2. The How to Draw Book for Kids: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing Cute and Silly Things- Jacy Corral

This book is ABSOLUTELY DARLING! It s not only fun for children, but for as an artsy adult, it s so fun to get back to the basics of doodling with your children. It perfectly breaks cute designs into tiny, easy-to-digest steps that any toddler and parent can enjoy. It s truly a delight! —

Most kids love this book! With simple pictures of the most sought-after drawings, your kids will be able to learn how to draw a smorgasbord of cuteness!

From the Ballerina Kitty to the plump Gnome, with everything from astronauts, sleeping moons and cupcakes in between!

Every drawing has clear and easy-to-follow steps that don t require reading, making it a great book for even the youngest budding artists! 

I cannot believe a book exists that shows them how to draw both a mermaid and a rocket!

This is a wonderful activity to incorporate into art times, making seemingly difficult drawings so simple and achievable for kids, instilling confidence and independence!

This is a book you will use for many years to come. 

3. How to Draw: Easy Techniques and Step-by-Step Drawings for Kids – By Muso press

Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions help kids of all ages learn how to draw everything from beautiful animals and fascinating cars to plants and food in The How to Draw Book for Kids. You don’t need to have any prior knowledge!

Young painters, homeschool art courses, birthday presents, and primary art classes will enjoy the book’s 101 short drawing tutorials.

Instructions That Are Simple To Follow: Simple flowcharts demonstrate the entire procedure from beginning to end.

101 Projects to Try: Become an expert at drawing various animals and objects such as an octopus and an elephant by studying our drawing tutorials.

8.5 x 11-inch guide gives plenty of room to examine the finer details on the illustrations.
Kids in grades K-8 can use it.

4. The Drawing Book for Kids: 365 Daily Things to Draw- By Woo! Jr. Kids Activities 

I really like to book because it is so visual and this works if your child is a visual learner.

The pictures are very large and easy to follow. I found this helpful for my 11-year-old and her hand and eye coordination.

She really found good drawing “tricks” to make animals or items. I think once he figured out that drawing was about hand coordination and making lines and circles go a certain way to make a shape, she really began to like the book.

I know for us we traced it first and then half drew the pictures using the examples and he filled in the rest.

The only complaint was that some of the figures were too much. I think the eagle and scarecrow had way too many lines to follow. The overall is review was that the book is a really good starter book for kids who want to learn how to draw.

5. How to Draw Cool Stuff: The 5 Minute Workbook – By Catherine V Holmes 

It may not seem like a lot of time to work on a drawing when you consider that some artists take days, months, or even years to complete a single work of art. However, if you give yourself five minutes to work on the drawing, you will have plenty of time.
On the other hand, as the examples in this book will show, you can quickly sketch some really interesting things in under five minutes.
Artists will start to see only the most essential parts of a subject by limiting the amount of time they have to draw it, which will allow them to communicate action, movement, and expression in a single-timed drawing.
This book is crammed to the gills with detailed instructions that walk readers through the process of drawing interesting things in a flash – in five minutes or less! Catherine V. Sullivan is an author, artist, and instructor.

6.Step-By-Step Drawing Book by Fiona Watt

This book is absolutely brilliant. Lovely books – all three of the Usborne step-by-step drawing books. 

Very easy to follow, breaks down pictures into drawing mostly simple known shapes, and puts them together to get the picture, which my 6-year-old could do. Ended up with something which looked like the thing it was supposed to resemble, and a fun light hearted version of it, which gives kids who think they can’t draw well. It’s indeed a great sense of achievement for preschoolers.

7. How To Draw Super Mario Step By Step For Kids

Is it difficult for your children to draw despite their desire?

This Super Mario Step-by-Step Activity Book teaches you how to sketch the iconic video game character. In this book, your children will learn how to sketch Super Mario, their favorite video game character.

Kids will be able to create their own masterpieces if they just follow the step-by-step instructions in this wonderful book. In addition, this book will provide hours of entertainment for children, allowing them to relax and enjoy time with their loved ones and friends.

8. How to Draw Unicorns, Mermaids, and Other Magical Friends-Modern Kid Press 

Fun entertainment for your kids! I purchased the magical friends or the animal version for this author and they have both been made for some hands-on entertainment. 

Both books contain a page with an outline of each of the animals which is intended for tracing but also great for coloring! You may have also used a few of the pages to learn to draw yourself also….

9. My First I Can Draw-
by Thomas Nelson

Thomas Nelson is a world-leading publisher and provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational products for more than 200 years. 

As part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., the publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, curriculum, and digital content, with the distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information visit www.thomasnelson.com.

Great book! If your Kid thinks they are bad at drawing animals, this book will give them some ideas and reassure them about their artistic skills without taking out their creativity. It seems it does work!

10. How to Draw for Kids: How to Draw 101 Cute Th By-ings for Kids Ages 5+ – Jennifer L. Trace

This book is divided into 4 sections: animals, food, things that go, and mythical creatures. It does have cute things in it, as the title says. This is one of the cutest learn-to-draw books I’ve seen! And the price is great, especially since it has 101 things to draw. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow. I like that it is sectioned off by what type of item there is to draw whether it is food, cars, animals, etc.

With so many items to pick from, they won’t get bored of having to draw the same things over and over again. They can practice through the whole book and then start over again to keep improving their drawing skills.

Overall, I think this is a great workbook with endless amounts of fun!

11. How to Draw for Kids. More than 100 Pages of How to Draw Animals with Step-by-Step Instructions-Speedy Kids

With a collection of how-to activities, this sketching book helps your youngster become more interested in science and the natural world.

This drawing tutorial is geared toward children. More than 100 pages of step-by-step instructions on how to draw animals.

Imagination-Stopping Activities for Young Hands These are the themes that (Drawing Books for 8-12-year-olds) put their money into Self-expression is possible through drawing.

Drawing lessons for your youngster might begin with the production of well-known images.

Children are exposed to animals in two ways: in person and through the media. As an example, kids already have a general idea of what bears look like.

This book on the drawing will only instruct children on how to create drawings of bears using pen and paper. Animals – Since this sketching book has an animal theme, it makes sense to utilize it to help your youngster learn more about the flora and fauna. Animalia

12. Learn to Draw All The Things For Kids by -Andrea Holden 

Welcoming children to an exciting new world of magic!

The Grid Drawing Method described in this book is a simple but effective method for improving your drawing accuracy while yet allowing you to continue developing your freehand skills. It has been in use from the period of ancient Egypt for many millennia.

The following are some highlights of How to Draw Everything for Kids:

Fifty adorable drawings of Princesses and other fantasy characters to help you improve your drawing skills
well crafted paper
108 sheets of 8.5″ x 11″ paper – ideal for sketching
Ages 4 and above are acceptable.

13. I’m NOT Just a Scribble by Diane Alber

One is about kindness and acceptance. A tale.

Until he encountered Scribble’s first sketch, the book’s protagonist, who never believed he was unique. Later, after being excluded because he did not have the same physical appearance as the other students. 

To accept one another for who they are, the drawings learn to accept Scribble. As a result, they’re able to produce some very remarkable works of art.

This book features images that every kid would know, as well as a theme of inclusion without limitations, making it accessible to a wide audience. With the help of the 100 stickers included in each book, kids may design their own unique Scribble.

In a fun and creative approach, they’ll be able to learn about many emotions (covered in the book) as well as colors and sensations.

14. How to Draw: Includes Wipe-Clean Pen by Roger Priddy

A fun activity book by Roger Priddy teaches kids how to copy, draw, trace and more.

The step-by-step instructions and helpful hints teach young painters to use simple shapes and outlines to sketch a variety of well-known objects and animals. This book is ideal for children who want to learn the basics of sketching.

To stimulate individual creativity, this set includes 24 pull-out sheets of tracing paper and 32 pull-out pages of colored art paper.

15. Follow the Directions & Draw It All by Yourself!: by Kristin Geller

These simple step-by-step illustrations, featuring everything from teddy bears to dinosaurs, are perfect for toddlers to draw on their own! 

Lessons that can be duplicated over and over again allow children to improve their hand-eye coordination, learn about shapes, and practice following directions.

 Includes writing prompts as well as creative exercises to help students continue their creativity.

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