Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book

by Ed Emberley

Book Overview

Press you finger on an inkpad, then use it to mark paper - presto You have the start of an intriguing picture. Ed Emberley shows you how by using his vocabulary of a few letters, shapes and squiggles into something unique.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316233196
• ISBN13: 9780316233194
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: LB Kids
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.8" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

Fun and Easy

My kids have had a ball with these. Only thing...be sure you spend the extra $ for kids washable stamp pads! I used regular cheapo dollar stamp pads....uh uh. Won't wash off very easy! Great for kids of all artistic levels.

I LOVE this book!!!

A friend of mine gave me this book, along with some stamp pads and markers for my 39th birthday. I am having so much fun with it! I use the ideas in the book for decorating letters, envelopes and packages, and everyone loves them! I recently taught my 4 1/2 year old niece to make "thumbies" as my friends and I call them, and she was able to follow along easily. She made a balloon-carrying mouse, a butterfly, a "frog with no legs" and a clown. I was really surprised! So, now I'm ordering a copy to give to my sister for her.

Second generation of Ed Emberley artists!

We own four of Emberley's Drawing books and my kids loved them... they are now adults and I plan to use this newest book with my two grandchildren. Kids love to draw, but often get frustrated because the results "don't look right!". These books turn "I can draw??" into "I CAN DRAW!!" with smiles and laughter all around. The directions are very simple and the results satisfying... I recommend this book for all the budding artists you know.

I can finally draw!

I purchased this book for my five year old and I have spent all afternoon creating. I am all thumbs when it comes to art and drawing. I have never been able to reproduce drawings--but now I can. Mine look just like Ed's. WOW! There is no need to purchase ink pads- I just used my son's washable markers and colored my finger with them. What a great book!

Don't I Have This One Already?

That's the feeling I had when I received this as a present but, nope, I was wrong: I had the THUMBprint drawing book. And there's very little duplicatioin between this book and the thumb book!Same premise and target audience, though: If your kids have fingers, they can draw! If they're very young, you can draw the details, but if they can hold a pencil, they can probably add the simple shapes and forms to make their own pictures. The more drawing I do with kids, the more I realize how these books develop skills. They're a perfect gradient for youngsters just sitting down to draw. The books tell them what shapes to add, and it's a matter of duplicating those shapes in the right places--a skill one needs for more realistic drawing. This is a great starter for a series of books that your kids will enjoy for years and will give them a comfort level and basic skill set they can use to make more sophisticated drawings later, if they want.