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Three Printable Activities to go along with reading Nubby by Dan Richards and Shanda McCloskey
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Introducing HJ’s Draw Show!
Check out HJ’s awesome new show – she named it :) – that teaches kids how to draw things! HJ loves art and wants to be a teacher when she grows up. So from now on, when I highlight a book (A Picture Book & A Project), HJ will have a drawing lesson to go with it!
Here is HJ’s cousin, Laney! She followed the steps to make her own spook-tacular jack-0-lantern with chalk!
A Picture Book & A Project: “Little Mouse” and drawing a mouse!
Sometimes your mommy might call you her little mouse, but that’s silly because you’re probably nothing like a mouse at all!
“Little Mouse” by Alison Murray
DISNEY HYPERION BOOKS, 2013
SHANDA: I have been hungry for a new book! So, I let myself walk into a bookstore and judge the books by their covers, literally! I didn’t read this before I bought it. I just loved the art, and took it home :) Lucky for me, the writing is lovely too. It’s really a book of comparisons and what animals you might be similar to. I am drawn to the color palette, lines, and shapes this illustrator uses. My favorite page is the precious hug at the end. The simplicity isn’t too simple for me. This is the sweet spot I’d like to find in my own work.
HJ: I like this book because I’m not like a mouse either!
Here’s the project… Learn to draw a mouse on your own! Watch the video below…
How to draw a mouse: tutorial by a 3-year-old from Shanda on Vimeo.
