Crusty Goobers drawing books: step by step or grid?

Two books, one cast of Crusty Goobers characters by cartoonist Kevin Coulston. Best for fans of gross-out humour. The Crusty Goobers are wonderfully weird.

Ages 5+
By Kevin Coulston
2 books

Step by step · a great first book

How to Draw: Crusty Goobers

Crusty Goobers are original characters with a deliberately silly, weird, and slightly gross sense of humor. This book shows kids how to draw 50 of them in steps instead of asking for a perfect copy.

Intended for ages 5 and up, it gives an aspiring cartoonist a framework for making oddball characters. Once the Goober is finished, a child can invent another name, expression, or wonderfully strange detail.

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Grid · for careful, puzzle-loving kids

Draw by Grid: Crusty Goobers

Crusty Goobers brings a collection of 50 oddball cartoon creatures to the grid method. Kids can focus on one square at a time as they work through funny silhouettes and faces.

This book is intended for ages 5 and up. It suits children who enjoy weird, original characters and want to see how the small parts of a drawing add up to a complete Goober.

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Meet the whole cast at CrustyGoobers.com.

Which one should you get?

Same characters, different kinds of practice. Pick step by step for a first drawing book. Pick grid for a kid who likes puzzles, or who already has the step-by-step book.

	Step by step (How to Draw)	Grid (Draw by Grid)
What your kid does	Adds one new line or shape at a time, in six steps, then draws the whole character again.	Copies the picture one lettered square at a time onto a matching blank grid.
Feels like	Learning how a cartoonist builds a character.	A calm drawing puzzle.
Best for	A first drawing book, ages 5 and up.	Careful, patient kids and anyone who likes accuracy.
Builds	Seeing shapes inside characters, following directions, confidence.	Observation, proportion and pencil control.

Getting both? Many families start with the step-by-step book, then add the grid book when their kid wants a calmer challenge with the same characters.