Hamster, squirrel, flamingo, octopus or crocodile - this drawing school for children aged 4 and over offers over 100 animal motifs to trace. It's very easy: first the basic shapes of the figure are drawn step by step, followed by the details. For example, a dog is created from a circle and an oval at the end. The advantage: when designing with surfaces, not quite as much planning and precision is required as when drawing outlines.

This increases the little drawing artists' sense of achievement and fun. "Every child is an artist" according to Joseph Beuys. Quickly draw a horse, a dinosaur or whatever. Easier done than said. Easy as pie: draw and colour 100 animals in 3 to 6 steps. From the perennial bestselling author Nico Sternbaum (over 1.5 million books sold). Features: colour illustrations throughout.