Really nice book of ideas and tips on how to make great little clay animals. These ideas would work with air dry, home oven or polymer clays.. the book focuses on polymer.
This is great for creative kids and ideas for rainy day or summer holiday activities.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This is a fun book with instructions on how to make all your animal favorites out of clay!  There are general animals, birds and sealife! Some of the ones I'd love to try and make are the unicorn, panda, koala, whale and dolphin!  There are even instructions on how to make accessories so your animals can sport hats and scarfs for the winter!  The book includes all the supplies and tools you will need to make your very own menagerie!

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Thank you, NetGalley, for a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. My daughter is 8 years old and just the right target group for the book. I read this book from her perspective. First, let me tell you what I really like about it:

(1) It contains step-by-step images of the projects.
(2) The author also includes really useful tips such as using wax paper, so the polymer clay doesn't stick to the table surface or applying hand cream to keep the clay from sticking to the fingers.
(3) She also provides some cute fun facts about the animals on which her creations are based (e.g., dolphin, koala, etc.)

According to the description, the target group is 6-9 year old kids. I have to say that, even at 8, the instructions are a bit too hard to really understand when just reading the text. The images help a lot. For the younger age group, I recommend that a parent read the instructions and then helps the child.

Overall, a good book with cute creations (in particular unicorn for my girly).

Anyone who enjoys creating handicrafts with clay will be delighted with this book. The projects are very appealing and the step-by-step instructions and photographs are well done. These are great for children's activities with adult guidance.

I really enjoyed this book! It was filled with so many cute and easy projects that I can not wait to try! The pictures and directions are very easy to follow which is great for a beginner.

Clay Play! Animal Favorites is a tutorial project guide for polymer clay animals by Terry Taylor. Due out 15th Jan 2020 from Dover, it's 80 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This is a well illustrated and fun book with lots of appealing and whimsical animal projects. The layout is logical and accessible and proceeds from an introduction which covers tools, materials, safety, and basic techniques, followed by the project tutorials. The projects themselves are grouped thematically: animals, birds, sea creatures. The book also includes cute customization tutorials for a hat, crown, bow, and other cute details which can be used on any of the project tutorials.

These are appealing and quite appropriate for all ages. Very young readers will (probably) benefit from having an older helper, especially for the baking and safety steps. This would make a great book selection for an art class or makers group. It would also make a good present for a youngster possibly bundled with some clay and modeling tools.

Four stars. Lots of fun here.