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Children's Books About Drawing Comics!

Adventures in Cartooning by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, Alexis Frederick-Frost, and the Center for Cartoon Studies (J GRAPHIC 741.51 STURM) "Can you draw simple things like trees, fish, and candy? Then you can be a cartoonist!!! This book will help show you how." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are the other books we have in this series. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • Adventures in Cartooning: Characters in Action! (J GRAPHIC 741.5 STURM)
  • Adventures in Cartooning: Christmas Special (J GRAPHIC 741.5973 STURM)

Maker Comics: Draw a Comic! written and illustrated by J. P. Coovert (J GRAPHIC 741.5697 COOVERT) "Learn to create and print your own comic books! Follow these simple steps to sketch out your story ideas and ink a comic page. Learn which art supplies are best for drawing comics--you can use a pen, a brush, or even a computer. You can even self-publish your own comics and share them with your friends!" Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other children's books we have about drawing comics. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • How to Draw Cute Animals by Angela Nguyen (J 743.6 NGUYEN)
  • How to Draw Cute Beasts by Angela Nguyen (J 741.51 NGUYEN)
  • Kids Draw Angels, Elves, Fairies, and More by Christopher Hart (J 741.5 HART)
  • Kids Draw Manga by Christopher Hart (J 741.5 HART)

Comics: Easy as A-B-C! The Essential Guide to Comics for Kids written and illustrated by Ivan Brunetti, edited by Françoise Mouly (J 741.51 BRUNETTI) "Cartoonist Ivan Brunetti teams up with editor Françoise Mouly to create a comprehensive Comics how-to booklet, geared towards parents, teachers, librarian, and children alike." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other children's books we have about cartooning. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • Cartooning for Kids by Carol Lea Benjamin (J 741.5 BENJAMIN)
  • Disney-Pixar Cars: Draw Your Favorite Characters, Step by Simple Step (J 741.51 DISNEY)
  • Make It Yourself! Comics and Graphic Novels by Christa Schneider (J 741.5 SCHNEIDER)

Creating the X-Men: How Comic Books Come to Life written and illustrated by James Buckley (J 741.5973 BUCKLEY) "Provides information on the artists and writers who create the X-Men comic book series." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other children's books we have about cartooning and manga. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • Drawing Manga Robots by Peter Gray (J 741.5 GRAY)
  • How to Draw Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Niño Navarra (J 741.51 NAVARRA)
  • How to Draw Transformers by Nick Roche (J 741.5 ROCHE)
  • How to Draw Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Other DC Super Heroes by Aaron Sautter (J 741.51 SAUTTER)

Cat Kid Comic Club written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey (J GRAPHIC PILKEY) "Li'l Petey, Flippy, and Molly introduce twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs to the art of comic making. As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progress, mistakes, and improvements that come with practice and persistence." Book one in the series. Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library, or click here to see all children's books we have by this author. Here are the other books we have in the Cat Kid Comic Club series. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives (book two)
  • Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose (book three)

Drawing Manga: Medieval Castles and Knights written and illustrated by Masaki Nishida (J 741.51 NISHIDA) "This book presents step-by-step instructions for drawing manga medieval castles and knights, along with information on writing short stories about a young knight's adventures." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other books we have by this author about manga. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • Drawing Manga: Animals (J 741.51 NISHIDA)
  • Drawing Manga: Insects (J 741.51 NISHIDA)
  • Drawing Manga: Martial Arts Figures (J 741.51 NISHIDA)
  • Drawing Manga: Vehicles (J 741.51 NISHIDA)

Disney Magic Artist: Learn to Draw Princesses by Catherine McCafferty (J 741.5 MCCAFFER) Teaches how to draw Tinkerbell and six Walt Disney princess characters, including Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine. Click here or click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other books we have about drawing princesses. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • Draw Princesses in 4 Easy Steps, Then Write a Story by Stephanie LaBaff (J 743.44 LABAFF)
  • It's Fun to Draw Princesses and Ballerinas by Mark Bergin (J 743.44 BERGIN)
  • Learn to Draw Disney Frozen by Walt Disney Company (J 741.51 LEARN TO)
  • Quick Draw: Fairies and Princesses (J 743.87 QUICK)

Draw Animals in 4 Easy Steps, Then Write a Story written by Stephanie LaBaff, illustrated by Tom LaBaff (J 743.6 LABAFF) "Learn to draw animals and write a story about them, with a story example and story prompts." Click here for this book at the Richland Public Library. Here are some other books we have by this author about drawing comics. Click on the blue text for more information.

  • Draw Aliens and Space Objects in 4 Easy Steps, Then Write a Story (J 743 LABAFF)
  • Draw Cartoon People in 4 Easy Steps, Then Write a Story (J 741.51 LABAFF)
  • Draw Pirates in 4 Easy Steps, Then Write a Story (J 741.2 LABAFF)
  • Draw Superheroes in 4 Easy Steps, Then Write a Story (J 743.4 LABAFF)