Ed Emberley's Great Thumbprint Drawing Book (1977)

OMG I LOVED THESE BOOKS I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT ABOUT THEM.

Yes, that. ( )

This is a book of how to make drawings using just your thumbs, a stamp pad, and a pen or marker. I did it with my students and they loved it. It was a fun way for them to make different drawings so simply. Even if you have no artistic ability you can do the drawings in this book. ( )

Great fun on its own terms, suffers only by being kind of a nichey or selfcontained thing in comparison with Emberley's broader project of drawing everything in the world using little lines and circles and u's. ( )

45 months - Lots of great ideas in this book and a couple weekends ago I came down to find O and Dadda busy making thumbprint creatures at the breakfast table. Totally worth the 50 cents at Goodwill. :) ( )

I really enjoyed this book. I know I would have especially loved it when I was younger. I loved how it gave step by step directions to make each "creature." This made the book easy to follow and suitable for many age ranges. Since it is so easy, it will inspire children to give it a try! ( )