Wonderful! I bought this for myself and love it! I sent it to "werflour" and her 5 boys who sent these wonderful labels in return! The labels are personalized with my name and darling pictures of the BC logo, a dog (looks like a corgi(!!) and cute little ballerinas. Thank you!!!!

Love it! Love it! Love it!, October 7, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from Texas
I am 33 years old and have absolutely no artistic ability - or so I thought. I've always been interested in learning how to draw, but no matter what books I consulted, I still couldn't get it. The techniques presented there assumed you already knew some basics, but I didn't. My mother even told me that drawing is inherited, and since there is nobody in my family who draws, I felt I had no chance.

Then I found this book. The first thing you are supposed to do before any instruction is to draw a scene a house, person, tree, bushes, etc. My picture looked like a 4 year old drew it. Now less than one week into the book, I am on lesson 3 with 2 more to go, and I am astounded at my progress. It's simply night and day. I get so engrossed in my drawings now that 3 hours will go by in a flash. My husband is now starting the lessons because he's amazed at my drawings. Today I even started sketching my husband's face as he was eating. It took all of 5 minutes and it turned out beautifully, if I do say so myself. Plus, I hadn't yet started the lesson on drawing humans. I sketch everything in sight and just can't seem to get enough.

You may not need this book if if you already know how to draw and need more detailed instruction on technique, but definitely get this book if you need the basics of beginning drawing. You will not be disappointed. Drawing is not inherited, but developed. I am proof of that.
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Wonderful for teachers & homeschoolers, February 29, 2000
Reviewer: Beth Rivera (see more about me) from Prather, CA USA
I decided to teach my children art (ages 5 & 7) during their X-mas break. This book served as the curriculum. It was excellent. I xeroxed the exercises (as instructed in the book), my kids were focused during the lessons. After a total of 6 hours of instruction... they are very good drawers. They have developed their spatial awareness, which was my aim. "Drawing with Children" and its 8 basic shapes methodology is excellent for anyone who wants to teach or learn art in a school or home environment. Especially if the teacher is not a practicing artist.

My son has already tried to take off with this one. (I just opened the package) Thanks so much for the books. PM me with your paypal address so I can paypal you for the shipping.

will be sending to dixidoodle after reading one more time.

Mailing today to dixiedoodlebug. Enjoy

I am so excited to recieve this book!!! I have just become a fan of Mona Brooks! Just browsing through this book has got me excited to use it in teaching my children art. Thank you soooo much!

dixiedoodlebug

I would really rate this book a 10 +++. It is an excellent book to use to teach drawing, and /or to use to learn to draw. I was going to pass this book along to my sister in law who home schools, but she said that she wasn't interested, so I passed it along to my friend Crystal, who is a fellow artist and does daycare, she is excited to use the book to help her daycare student learn to draw. I used this book during the summer to teach my own children, and we had a wonderful time, I was very impressed at their progress!!! Again I say that this is an excellent book for anyone wanting to teach others, or looking to learn to draw themselves.

Thank you for sharing!!! dixiedoodlebug