What Did You Draw? Ruth Chorney. Illustrated by Nicolas Chorney. Regina, SK: Your Nickel's Worth Publishing, 2013. 32 pp., pbk., $14.95. ISBN 978-1-894432-91-0. Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 2-6. Review by Linda Ludke. *** /4

excerpt:

Big sister and Danny like to draw.
Sister draws many things.
Danny draws things too.
Sister is drawing an animal. "What is it?" asks Danny.

Two siblings share a love of art and a sense of humour in this entertaining picture book. Big sis draws a camel and a llama. Danny takes a turn and draws an animal too. His sister looks at the brown-spotted, pink-four-legged, blue-tailed creature and guesses, "Maybe it's a camellama." Danny delights in the game and goes on to create a green-snouted, antlered "hippopotamoose" and a multi-coloured, bushy-furred "chipalo".

      Nicholas Chorney's illustrations show the contrast between Danny's scribbly, child-like drawings and his sister's more sophisticated pencil crayon pictures that stay skilfully within the lines. The children also look just like their drawings - Danny has floppy, out of proportion arms and one big eye that is sometimes green and sometimes blue while his sister is neatly presented with a tidy red bow in her hair.

      Preschoolers will enjoy the fun word play and clever illustrations. Pair this book with the Kenyon Cox and Wallace Edwards collaboration Mixed Beasts for a giggle-filled art activity.

Recommended.

Linda Ludke is a librarian in London, ON.

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