"Drawing Cute with Katie Cook" is a humorous art instruction book for drawing cute, cartoon-like animals and objects. Her text is more about jokes than instruction, but the drawings pretty much speak for themselves. Each page had step-by-step instructions for 2 different animals or objects, with 4 steps shown for each. The end product was simple enough that 3 drawing steps and a final, colored-in product is enough for even kids to follow successfully. Initial efforts ought to look decent, and results after practice should look even better. She covers:

ANIMALS: chicken, cow, duck, horse, llama, pig, sheep, chinchilla, mixed breed dog, pug, poodle, fluffy dog, goldfish, hamster, hedgehog, cat, fluffy cat, cat in box, bird, jellyfish, octopus, turtle, whale, seal, otter, shark, alligator, crab, frog, walrus, dolphin, clam, narwhal, manta ray, seahorse, penguin, snake, fox, owl, bear, beaver, moose, squirrel, bunny, deer, snail, spider, bee, butterfly, firefly, ladybug, lion, tiger, red panda, sloth, hippo, elephant, giraffe, camel, platypus, dragon.

FOOD: cake, cookie, cupcake, donut, ice cream, pie, chocolates, tea, milkshake, tiki drink, teapot, coffee to go, milk, lemonade, pineapple, strawberry, watermelon, pear, cherry grapes, apple, avocado, mushroom, potato, bell pepper, jalapeño pepper, bok choy, broccoli, soup, sandwich, dumpling, sushi, fries, hamburger, lasagna, spaghetti, pizza, bacon and eggs, burrito, taco, banana, cheese, cinnamon roll, hot dog, kiwi, muffin, pancake, peas, popcorn, toast, popsicle, cotton candy.

SPORTS & HOBBIES: yarn, thread, paints, crayons, puzzle, book, ballet shoes, yoga mat, ice skates, basketball & hoop, golf ball, football, hockey stick & puck, skateboard, tennis racket & ball, fishing rod & fish, kayak, surfboard, race car, badminton racket & shuttlecock, hopscotch, croquet mallet & ball, darts & dartboard, guitar, violin, tent, magnifying glass & caterpillar, old style movie projector, video game controller, watering can, whistle,.

HOLIDAYS & SEASONS: snowman, mittens, wreath, holly, Christmas tree, menorah, reindeer, snow globe, gingerbread man, elf, clouds, umbrella, candy hearts, rose, daisy, tulip, chick hatching, birdbath, Easter basket, cactus, sun, grill, hot air balloon, bucket & shovel sand toys, sandcastle, palm tree, sunscreen bottle, sunglasses, mum flower, Jack-O'-Lantern, campfire, bat, acorn, candy corn, ghost, turkey.

OBJECTS: robot, alarm clock, smart phone, headphones, laptop, binoculars, calculator, camera, old style TV, walkman, boombox, record player, polaroid camera, telescope, lamp, file folder, pot, mixer, blender, knife & fork & spoon, toaster, refrigerator, clothes washer, detergent bottle, kite, airplane, mailbox, bathtub, coffee maker, luggage, hammer. And Katie Cook (upper body).

Kids are going to love to get their hands on this book and then get their hands busy creating amazing, fun drawings using pens, pencils (both regular and coloured), crayons, erasers, markers and loads and loads of paper. According to Katie this is ...

"What You Need

A positive attitude and a sense of humor (cannot be bought)
Paper, I guess. Walls Probably are not a good idea unless you are SUPER COMMITTED.
Pencils
An eraser because we all make mistakes.
A good ol' black ink pen or marker
Something to colour with... dealer's choice"

Katie Cook has designed this step-by-step guide book to inspire, encourage, and bring hope to uncreative, but hopeful, artists (or so they start out thinking). "Drawing Cute by Katie Cook" is just bursting with super creative ideas and techniques to get kids engaged in artistic endeavors and to get their imaginations humming with possibilities.

She is the master of cute and kids will fall in love with adorable sweet animals and stuff relating to: food , sports, holidays and seasons and handy dandy every day stuff that she expertly features. She seems to make her drawings come alive by personifying them so they actually look animated and ready to be your friend.

This entertaining how-to guide includes witty quips, fun facts and puns from Katie that will make you groan and smile lots too.


"If you know how to draw a potato, the art world is an open door." Katie tells her readers. "

"Don't worry, there are lots of dog drawings, too!"

Kids will find these drawings easy to clone and give them confidence to branch out and design their very own successful pictures. This book is a perfect catalyst to ignite the creativity of any beginner artist and is sure to be a hit with every age group that just wants to doodle, experiment and explore the beautiful world of drawings. This is a truly awesome book that I highly, highly recommend. Go ahead and unleash your hidden talent and let the drawings begin...........

This book was fun, im not a very good artist but the instructions were easy to follow and I was drawing cute little animals and food within a few minutes! This would be great for kids but as an Adult i love it too!

A purrrfectly adorable introduction to doodling and drawing!

From animals like cats, dogs, otters, and narwhal, to foods like pizza, ice cream, and hot dogs, and random objects like lamps and file folders, illustrator Katie Cook walks you through drawing 200+ different expressions of cuteness, in *squee* worthy anime style. There are five chapters, labelled 'Animals’, 'Food Stuff’s, ‘Hobbies and Games’, 'Seasons’, and 'Handy Objects’, each stuffed with step by step drawings. Throughout the book are humourous little comments, asides, and pop culture references.

I took a spin at drawing some of the pictures, mostly animals. I found the step by step easy to follow. Now… my brain translating to paper is a different story 😆 I'd say 90% turned out as they should, though. This book is perfect for children and adults alike, who wish to explore and practise drawing. I absolutely adore Cook’s style!

***Many thanks to Netgalley and F+W Media for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I love this book! It has easy to follow directions for each item to draw. It is broken down into categories of Animals, Food Stuff, Hobbies & Sports, Holidays & Seasons, & Handy Dandy Objects. Thank you so much Katie, for creating a book of so many items that are easy to replicate! I really appreciate that you made it a simple step-by-step process for those of us, who do not understand the basics of drawing, but would love to draw!

First off, I love the concept of this "how to draw.." book. It makes cartooning fun and easy for anyone. It can be used as a kids book or just for fun for anyone who'd like to sketch as a hobby. (I used it for characters on birthday cards made for family.) I do recommend it and hope that people can gain access to it through purchasing a paper copy. It would make a great tool for young elementary art classes.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read and review Drawing Cute with Katie Cook.

I have read and reviewed a lot of doodling books recently and am glad I got another one! I didn't draw all 200+ doodles. Mainly because I didn't really like the look of many of them. However I did enjoy drawing around 90 in my doodling sketchbook. Still pretty good, I think.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes doodling, is interested in learning to draw, or planner addicts. Especially if you like the art style on the cover.

As a new grandmother, I am looking forward to being able to write and illustrate stories for my grand-daughter as she gets older, so this is just the sort of easy-learning guide I was looking for. . The drawings are fun and easy to copy, even for a complete beginner, whilst the amusing commentary by the artist supplies all the encouragement you will need to try out your creativity.

The description of this book made me laugh - Fun fact - a lot of animals are shaped like potatoes. Another fun fact - potatoes are easy to draw. Another another fun fact - if you can draw a potato, you can draw animals.

I'm pretty sure I can draw a potato but I would have been less sure to tell you I could draw an animal. However, Katie's book includes 200+ lessons for drawing super adorable stuff. And while I didn't try out drawing anything while checking this book out, I did find some things I might like to try eventually. Since basically everything in this book is a super, super adorable and oh-so-cute cartoon version of cute animals. And other things. Like vegetables. Because vegetables are totally cute, right?

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

I recieved a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.
This is a cute step by step drawing book. She shows you how to draw food, animals and inanimate objects. One of the cutest from each category: bok choy, giraffe and alarm clock.

This is a sweet little book to help kids (and adults) gain confidence at drawing fun little characters with ease. I did some of the exercises with a young friend and we enjoyed the little creatures we created.

Nice little book.... the drawings are perfectly cute. love the step by steps. Can't wait to play around with them more. Hoping to do more drawing in 2018

This is from an advance review copy for which I thank the publisher.

This book is an awesome introduction to illustrating, aimed at younger children. And even adults for that matter who might want to get into the fun business of creating a cute children's book. I had never heard of Katie Cook, but despite looking barely older than a teen herself, she's a mature illustrator who has worked on a variety of projects for, for example, Marvel comics and on My Little Pony, so she's well-known in the business for her illustration skills.

She should also be known for her writing skills since she's also a writer and her comments throughout this book were hilarious and it was worth reading it just for those. The illustrations are really the cherry on top though, because in a handful of steps she shows how to create a bewildering variety of images of animals (would that be bewilderbeasts?), assorted inanimate objects, sports and hobbies, and food - which seems to be a special favorite of hers despite her trim figure. Maybe Cook isn't just a name?!

The steps are easy. As she says, if you can draw a potato, you can draw anything, and anything and everything populates these pages. The chapters cover Animals, Foodstuff, Hobbies and Sports, Holidays and Seasons, and Handy-Dandy Objects. There's getting on for a hundred thirty pages of illustration, and each page contains about two things to draw, including domestic and wild animals, flying and swimming animals, cute and scary animals, and even fantasy animals. And insects and arachnids are animals, remember, no matter how much you might want to dissociate yourself from that end of the family.

There are cakes and ice creams, teapots and milk cartons, pineapples and avocados. You'll like her grapes a bunch! When you see her apples you'll say "Core!" Drawing peppers will no doubt ring a bell. The broccoli looks very cubby, but it's with the sandwiches that you'll earn your bread. Okay, enough pun-ishment! There are also kayaks and racquets*, knitting and football, jigsaws and books - enough to keep you busy making variations on a theme until before long, you're launching into your own original drawings in short-order Cook style! (Okay, I lied about the puns).

I really liked this, the drawings are good and simple enough for anyone to follow and create your own. The results are very cute, just as the title promises. The supporting text is, well, supportive, and funny, and this book makes for a great gift! If there's one thing we really do need, it's a lot more talented illustrators, especially of cute, and from a diverse background. This book is a great way to encourage that and I recommend it.

*Isn't racquet a weird word? Seriously? Who would even think up a word like that? Just sayin'.