Drawing Dracula Drawing Frankenstein Drawing Godzilla Drawing King Kong

Gr 3—6—Surefire hits with movie fans and aspiring artists, these volumes trace the cinematic history of their featured creatures and gives step-by-step instructions on how to bring them to life on paper. The instructions and accompanying illustrations explaining how to draw the monsters are fairly standard for children's how-to's, starting with basic shapes such as circles and rectangles and gradually adding more details to complete the images. Each pose comes from a notable cinematic depiction of the monster, such as Bela Lugosi's Count Dracula from the 1931 film or the 1998 American remake of Godzilla, and includes a brief description of the movie with entertaining trivia about its cultural significance, special effects, or popularity over time. The drawing poses are logically organized in chronological order, allowing readers to explore the development of each monster on the big screen through the decades. With text printed in a large, clear font and simply structured sentences, these books provide an accessible introduction to film history, and young artists will undoubtedly enjoy trying their hand at depicting their favorite monsters in a variety of poses.—Allison Tran, Mission Viejo Library, CA