Cute Cartoon Animals drawing books: step by step or grid?

Two books, one cast of Cute Cartoon Animals characters by cartoonist Kevin Coulston. Best for a very first drawing book: round, friendly animals that still look right when the lines wobble.

Ages 5+
By Kevin Coulston
2 books

Step by step · a great first book

How to Draw: Cute Cartoon Animals

Cute Cartoon Animals gives kids 50 original creature lessons in a friendly cartoon style. It is an animal drawing book for beginners who want to make a character rather than only color a finished picture.

Each animal is shown in six steps for ages 5 and up. Children can follow the sequence, practice on the drawing page, and then change a pose, face, or marking to make their own version.

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Grid · for careful, puzzle-loving kids

Draw by Grid: Cute Cartoon Animals

Cute Cartoon Animals offers 50 friendly subjects to copy through the grid method. The squares give kids a way to notice where each ear, face, and body line belongs.

Intended for ages 5 and up, this animal grid drawing book works for children who enjoy observing details. It gives a familiar creature theme a more focused visual challenge than a six-step lesson.

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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.