How to Draw a Chicken

by Jean-Vincent Senac

 

Anyone can draw a chicken, right? Follow Jean-Vincent Sénac’s attempts to draw one as he has to contend with runaway beaks, sleeping eggs, and hungry hens. The entertaining characters and witty text in this book of simple outline drawings, much like a flip-book, will charm readers of all ages and encourage children and adults alike to draw with humor and imagination.

Illustrated throughout in Sénac’s unique style, this little book will encourage drawing while making readers laugh out loud.




<!--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--> Praise for How to Draw a Chicken

"The attractive, square, flip-book format belies the surreal execution of the concept."

--Kirkus Reviews



"Humorous small-format drawing guide."

--Publishers Weekly

Genres: Picture Books, Humor

72 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2012

Reviews

[Shandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly fun, I laughed out loud! I also found it interesting that the text is in cursive. I feel like reading cursive is likely to be a dying art - certainly I myself don't write in cursive anymore! Hmm...

[Kris Dersch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is seriously cute and creative...a great way to turn a "how to draw" book concept on its head.

[Serafina Pevensie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lively stuff. Many a twist in the tale. Yes I am reading my shortest books to reach my annual goal.

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[Sheri Levasseur · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great example of what step-by-step instructions look like, but with a funny twist.

This title begs to be digitally displayed as it is read aloud(on a white board for a class or IPads for one-to-one, possibly concurrently with a drawing program or even good-old-fashioned paper and pencil. I can also see this title being used for one-to-one differentiation. It is written entirely in script (cursive to some of us older librarians), so it might also be used by those still teaching script or those arguing to keep teaching it.

[Kym · Rating 5 out of 5]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This is a sweet book about how to draw a chicken however the artist never gets it quite right. I can see kids (people) writing their own "how-to-draw" books after reading this one. It's a fun book for any collection.

[Yoosong · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a fun book telling how to draw a chicken.
Easy instructions, but more like a funny story.
Don't forget to draw a body and wings!