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I stumbled upon Jane Macau on social before I discovers this book . I have always loved her artistic style and this book does not disappoint. It’s broken down in such easy steps, it even makes the non artistic able to doodle.

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While only a portion of this book is available on NetGalley, ai give this one five stars due to its approachable and simplified instruction. This book teaches how to breakdown drawings and doodles into simple lines and shapes. It contains tutorials and an doodle library, as well as advice about keeping a doodle journal.

I would heartily recommend this book to my students, as well as any person (young or old) who wants to practice doodling or learn more about that style of art.

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Jane Maday gives readers over 100 ideas about doodling and drawing.
This style is awesome, very simple, but could be easily made to be your own.
This is a great book, and Jane is really inspiring. I really enjoyed this!

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A great addition to my art classroom.

For early finishers, I like having an array of art books for students to continue their productivity. This is a great way to practice tracing for young learners/artists, as well as step by step drawings. I do wish there were a few more step by steps to follow but overall a great book for elementary art rooms and young and beginning artists looking for more practice drawing.

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Doodle Days by Jane Maday
5❤️

This book is so cute and informative. The individual whom I message to receive the full book was so nice. As, the name states this book is all about doodling plus other information. The book provides you with steps on doodling basic things such as cats, dogs, or flowers just to name a few. They are very easy and gives you step by step on how to draw these. The author also guides you in knowing the importance o f doodling and different places that it can be done at. For example, you can doodle in your journal, art book and other places. Doodling is not just for those who can draw but anybody can draw since it is a form of expressing yourself and relieving stress. You do not necessary need to be an artist to doodle. All you need is motivation and a little push to do it. Each section of the book gives you different ideas. For example, there is a section regarding journaling and examples on how to set your pages. This is such an inspirational book. Love it and recommend it wether you are beginning to draw or want to improve.

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This book has many examples of various items to doodle. More complicated designs even has step by step instructions. This could be a great book to help jump start a daily doodling practice.

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

I Bullet Journal so I found this really good for inspiration as it holds a plethora of different doodles that I can draw inspiration from while I journal. The reader gets drawn steps for doodles such as; animals, flowers, household items and much more! This book can be for any age.

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

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Simple, fun, and easy to jump right in and start. it's everything I was hoping for in an instruction book to start drawing without feeling intimidated.

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This is a fun book for learning how to doodle different pictures. There are no written instructions. It is all pictures that show the step-by-step process. I look forward to trying out different doodles from this book.

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This book would definately have been better to have as a physical copy then an ebook, unless you are someone who can draw and learn by looking instead of physically tracing over. I enjoyed that the author explained what you needed to use the journal and what to expect. This is an awesome journal.

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This book provides a combinations of how to create some simple images, and suggestions for journal enhancement. I like the playful approach to the journal process.

I received an advanced copy of this from Net Galley in exchange for my unbiased review.

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Doodle Days By Jane Maday

This cute and easy book, allows everyone to explore their creativity! I Rich with adorable designs, it not all teaches the reader how to draw , but offers great colouring opportunities. I highly recommend it, as It is the perfect starting book for aspiring artists of all ages.

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As a creative and art teacher I loved this book! This is the perfect book to have for students who get done early and need just a little inspiration. Would also be awesome to keep kids busy while you're on a phone call or busy making dinner. Instructions are step by step and well laid out. Easy for any age to enjoy! Happy creating!

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Amazing book.. Would love to buy multiple copies and gift it to the kids who are good at learning new stuff Doodling made easy. It is more pictorial and easy to remember and understand, especially for the kids who would love it.

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I absolutely love this book. I’m such a doodler, particularly when I’m on the phone however I am never that confident with actual drawings. For over a year I have been tempted to start a reading journal and haven’t felt sure of where to start in case it looks untidy or I make a mistake. The hints and tips for all of the various drawings have left me feeling much more confident to do this. I think this would be fantastic as a print copy so I am able to put notelets on the pages I want to remember for later. Definitely a firm favourite for me. #doodledays #netgalley #doodles

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What a fun book! I am one of those people who can barely draw a stick figure and depend on stickers to fancy up my day planner when I really want to have some sort of cute handwritten scrapbook/bullet journal planner. This book is perfect for the amateur drawer such as myself, or more advanced artists who may want a few more ideas.

I can happily say with the easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations, I was able to doodle myself a few cute little diddlies that actually looked like the picture. Winning! A nice bonus was the meditation like feel I got when I was drawing.

I plan on purchasing this book to have on hand when I do my weekly spreads in my planner and hopefully someday soon I will have that cute bullet journal I have always dreamed of.

Thank you to NetGalley and North Light Books for the partial ARC of this book in exchange for my review!

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This book is fantastic for anyone who wants to add little doodles in their journals or on notes. There are a lot different drawings to look at and they are all broken down into really easy to follow instructions with basic shapes. This book is great for anyone who wants to start doodling or journaling and would also be great for younger teens/kids who want to learn some basic.

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This is a great book for those who want to try to learn new ways to draw or want to get inspiration, the book has a wide variety of drawings, that are all very cute and easy to follow. Something that I loved is that at the end it has a section with different types of spreads for journals, where you can follow or imprint them. I definitely recommend it if you want to get inspiration or want to learn something new.

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This is such a cute book. It has tons of doodles you can learn to draw. The instructions are easy to follow. This book is just a lot of fun. There is something in this book for everyone. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to draw/doodle.

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This is the doodle-drawing instruction book everyone is longing for when they see blogs for bullet journals planners. "How do you draw those cute little things? they wonder.

From each group of drawings, a few are broken down and shown from simple shapes to finished drawing. The drawings are also grouped so learning to do a couple in the group will help you draw the others.

With some practice, anyone can make a decent copy of these simple and adorable items!

I have seen many books that teach drawing, but none are so basic and simple to follow. Plus, you can use them in a planning journal, greeting cards, party decorations, or a multitude of other crafts!

This book is for artists of any age, although I suggest using tracing paper or scrap paper, not drawing in the book itself, so it can be used over and over! The book is well organized, and well worth the investment.

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the free preview of this ebook!

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5/5 Stars

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