There are a lot of kawaii drawing books out there and it can be tricky to decide which ones are worth your money. If you’re interested in drawing animals, Chibi Animals is a great place to start. Created by kawaii illustrator Bobblejot, it has step by step instructions for 75 cute animals – and not just the usual mammals but birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians too.

It’s great to see more obscure animals included and I especially like the section on colouring, shading and highlighting , which other drawing books often skim over. There’s even tips on adding accessories and some colouring pages. I think this would be a great book for beginners or anyone wanting to improve their skills.

I've been practicing drawing things I haven't drawn before and this book stood out to me. It is adorable and I felt it was worth a try.
The drawings are not as easy as they appear though. Those gradual lines really matter a lot! I mastered the tiny little horse though, and he's my favorite!
I would give this a try if you like drawing cute animals, or you want to try for the first time.
It didn't cooperate well with my tablet, but overall it was worth borrowing!
Thank you NetGalley, Phoebe Im and Quarto Publishing Group for allowing me to read it for free.
All opinions are completely my own.

This book is so cute and helpful! I’m not an artist - I’m an RN but I had a grand time following the directions and sketching these animals. This would be a great book for young and old who wants some additional cuteness in their life.

I plan to review on my Instagram two weeks prior to publication date and will include some sketching.

This is a great title for artists looking for drawing guides. There is not much text to read. Instead, each page has panels of guided lines to copy on your own. The variety of animals is also great, especially an entire category of birds (hello, cockatiel!)

This would appeal to beginner artists with sketchpads including those learning on Procreate!

I adore chibi style animals, so this book was perfect for me. Each step is fairly well laid out, and the shapes are loosely defined in ways that most people can follow along without getting too caught up in trying to get it “just right” (for example, in the hedgehog instructions the head and body tell you to “draw a large jelly-bean shape”, which gives you as the reader/artist a bit of leeway in interpretation based on how you most want your hedgehog to look/what kind of jelly bean you want to use as a model).

**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

I'm the farthest thing from an artist that there is, so any time a book that teaches you to draw things pop ups, I immediately grab a copy.

While this book isn't going to turn you into the most fantastic artist ever, it's a cute way to pass the time. It's also a fun thing to do with those around you. By the time I was done reading it, my drawings were nice, even though they weren't the best thing in the world.

Overall, it's a cute book. It's not earth shattering, but it's a nice addition to a collection of art books.

This book is so cute! It was easy to follow the instructions to create these adorable animals. I loved the fun facts about the animals thrown in here and there.

Keeping this one short and to the point: I would say this is for folks who have, at least, a basic level of drawing experience already. That being said, I'm no artist and I was able to make recreate some incredibly cute chibi animals that had my toddler squeeing in delight.

When held up next to other how-to-draw books, I would say it just blends in. There is nothing inherently bad or wrong but it is not much different than any other chibi drawing book I see on the bookshelves. I will admit, I had no idea that this was a book stemming from a popular Instagram artist (oops) and I will say that this book would certainly appeal the highest to existing fans.

This book is very informative! It sets out the basics of drawing and doesn't skim on anything. The instructions for drawing the animals (which are categorised by birds, sea creatures, etc) are all very clear and no steps are missed. The author is clearly very knowledgeable and I would recommend this book.

Cute Chibi Animals was the cutest how-to-draw book that I have ever read! The book begins with a short description of what Chibi is and what tools and supplies you will need. Then it hops right into the most adorable drawings ever! Seriously, they were cute! Though, I’m partial to sharks so the shark and whale shark were my favorite.

Each drawing is broken down into an easy to follow step by step process. I tried a few of the drawings and they came out pretty awesome! I would highly recommend this book to a beginner artist or to anybody that loves cute animals, which I’m assuming is everybody!

I received a free netgalley arc for review. :-) What a super adorable book! I read through it quickly enough but got distracted following several of the tutorials and looking up the author’s web comic which features a corgi (because I have a corgi currently and three others in the past, so naturally anything corgi based is love.).

I think if you are a beginner or interested in kawaii art this is a great book to browse through. Each animal is simplified cuteness. This isn’t an in depth art tutorial book, it’s pretty much a “draw these circles, connect them together, erase extra lines and add details” type of thing. Some animals stretch to two pages and these ones have a fun animal fact. (I almost wish there had been animal facts for each creature!)

What you might need to color: pen, pencil, maybe some markers. If you’re making computer art, an inexpensive drawing tablet is handy but not required.

I've always wanted to draw cute adorable animals, and this book certainly helped with that. I have doodles of chibi animals in my sketchbook and hope to improve even more with the tips laid out in this book.

An adorable collection of cute animals to brighten up your journal pages.
Easy to follow, intuitive and cohesive as a whole, this is a one stop shop for practicing
cute animal doodles in the endearing chibi style.
You can make these as simple or as elaborate as you want.

Easy to do as a pencil sketch or take it to the next level with colored pens and markers.
Would absolutely want to see more from this artist in this style!

If you want to be clever with your grandchildren as such as my case, learn how to draw. I loved this book and the details with every step of drawing Chibi animals. I am going to purchase the hardback to have as a reference so I will always "on" when any of my 3 granddaughters ask "Gigi can you draw with me."

A special thank you to Quatro Publishing and Netgalley for making me a hero in my granddaughters's eyes with an ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review

Cute Chibi Animals is a tutorial drawing guide for cute chibi animals by Phoebe Im. Due out 26th Jan 2021 from Quarto on their Rock Point imprint, it's 128 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This guide has an all-ages accessible format. A short introduction is followed by tools and supplies, very basic techniques, tips and tricks, suggestions for how to use the book, and then the individual drawing tutorials. The tutorials are arranged thematically: land mammals, aquatic & semi-aquatic mammals, birds, and amphibians fish reptiles & more. The tutorials are divided into panels on each page (4, 6, 9, etc) with each box showing the steps culminating in a finished colored animal. The animals are simple and stylistically cartoonish (see the cover) and all are appealing and whimsical. The steps shown in the tutorials are easy to follow and give good results. All of them are beginner accessible and suitable for all ages.

Great selection for a gift for a young artist, perhaps with some added sketch pads and pencils. This would also make a superlative classroom or library book.I would also recommend this book to babysitters, grandparents, parents, and basically anyone who spends a fair bit of time with small kids in order to improve their 'draw with me' game. I really enjoyed this. I will use these to decorate journals and notes for friends.

Five stars. Fun collection.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Very cute animal drawing/doodles book. Has a few pages of general instruction/tools etc. but then jumps into step by step drawing instruction. One animal per page with 8 steps, the steps show drawing evolution as well as give written tips. There are some very cute animals in here! Would be great for practicing this style of illustration. Thanks to NetGalley for a digital ARC to review!

Simple and easy instruction to draw the cutest animals! The step-by-step pictures actually showed everything neccessary so that even unpractices artists can draw this in no time. did some doodles while reading and they instantly turned out super-cute.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read this book in return for an honest review.

This is some of the cutest art I have ever seen! These were really fun to do and I think a lot of people would love to have this book as it brings some cuteness to their life and they can also experiment with the chibi style!

Rating: 5⭐
Would I Read It Again? Yes
Would I Recommend it? Yes

So cute! Easy to follow and fun to draw, I can see my students loving trying out and drawing these animals. I’d love to pair it with databases research lessons,using these drawings as their illustrations and then adding facts to their illustration to show their learning. #CuteChibiAnimals #NetGalley

This makes drawing chibi animals so fun and easy! I loved practicing my drawings. The steps were super easy to follow and I think my doodles didn't come out that bad!