Doodle All Year is four seasons' worth of doodling pages. “Doodle art,” I've heard it called. What's that, you say? Rather than blank pages meant for aimless doodling, Doodle All Year contains pages of simple line art in black and white; unfinished art, I guess you'd call it. These are pages begging for interaction.
The reader is prompted, for example, to draw sparks flying from sparklers on the Fourth of July, or people camping and picnicking on a landscape of empty mountains, or a group of children following the leader (the leader is provided to get you started). The drawings are child-friendly and inviting. You don't have to be a great artist to use this book. You just have to have an imagination. (“It's time for a walk.” The picture shows an adult and a child holding taut leashes. “What kind of dogs are these people walking?”)
“Draw a train crossing this bridge.”
“Draw funny faces on these snowmen.”
“Color as many strawberries as you can eat.”
The book is designed to appeal to a child's senses and emotions: wonder (“Color each bird so beautifully that no one will be able to decide which bird is prettier”), mischief (“Light this mosquito coil. It will create a lot of smoke!”), helpfulness (“This girl's best friend has moved away. Draw her some new friends”), and creativity (“This polar bear and snow owl are tired of being white. Quick! Color them!”).
Doodle All Year is presented with a simplicity and playfulness that's catching. You just might find yourself doodling a few pages right along with your young artist.
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