When I Draw a Panda

 

Illustration Style:

Watercolor, gouache, pastel, and colored pencil. I love this style of whimsical drawing. You can see the action as the drawings unfold, and the childlikeness of the room is so fitting. Full of both lovely images and wild scribbles, the pictures help tell this story of drawing however and whatever you want to!

Author Website:

https://www.amyjbates.com/

Publisher Activities:

Educator's Guide

Draw a Panda!

Craft:

http://amyjunebates.blogspot.com/

https://artprojectsforkids.org/how-to-draw-a-panda/

https://www.parentmap.com/article/painted-rocks-treasure-hunt-kid-craze

Videos:

Outdoor Activities:

https://whatmomslove.com/kids/sidewalk-chalk-ideas/

https://www.thegardenglove.com/easy-sidewalk-chalk-art-ideas/

https://www.parentmap.com/article/painted-rocks-treasure-hunt-kid-craze

Food Connections:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/287597126178034294/

Articles/Posts/Activities About the Author/Illustrator/Book:

http://www.letstalkpicturebooks.com/2019/01/lets-talk-illustrators-96-amy- june-bates.html

http://www.kidlit411.com/2019/05/Kidlit411-Illustrator-Amy-June- Bates.html

https://celebratepicturebooks.com/tag/when-i-draw-a-panda-book-review/

(Literature Connections Base on: Theme, topic, characters, setting, curriculum connections)
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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica Brown

Related Poetry Titles:

Wet Cement: A mix of concrete poems by Bob Rack
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Other Books by the Author/Illustrator:

Joey
Loving Hands
My Old Pal, Oscar
Gittel’s Journey
Ketzel the Cat who Composed
The Big Umbrella
The Dog Who Belonged to No One Bear in the Air
Beach House
And more