Original art, made for creative kids
Best Drawing Books brings together the How to Draw, Trace Then Color, and Draw by Grid collections by cartoonist Kevin Coulston.
Find a format they enjoy
Some kids love following a sequence of simple steps. Others enjoy tracing a character and choosing colors, or working square by square on a grid. These collections offer different ways to build confidence and enjoy time making art.
The books feature original cartoon characters across animals, dinosaurs, robots, monsters, fantasy, and more. Browse by method or theme to find a good match.
Explore all booksStart with How to Draw: Cute Cartoon Animals.
What this drawing catalog helps you decide
Best Drawing Books is a catalog and activity-guide site for families comparing ways to make cartoon characters. The central question here is how a child wants to draw: construct a picture through illustrated stages, follow a supplied outline, or copy it using corresponding grid squares. The book pages and collections keep those tasks distinct instead of presenting every title as the same kind of coloring activity.
The parent articles extend that comparison into practical sessions: noticing a new feature, leaving room on the page, setting a small drawing goal, or inventing a story afterward. Their activities are suggestions rather than promises of developmental results. Recommendations come from Kevin Coulston’s catalog, and purchase links lead to Amazon. Shared book facts remain consistent across the publisher’s sites; each site uses those facts to answer a different shopping or activity question.
The original cartoon artwork
Kevin Coulston is the author and illustrator of more than 100 books, a member of the National Cartoonists Society, and the creator of these children’s drawing and activity series. His experience creating cartoon characters and teaching children to draw informs the books.
The educational articles are attributed to Best Drawing Books. They offer editorial activity suggestions alongside Kevin’s books; they are not presented as clinical advice or personally authored research by Kevin.