Ed Emberley

Ed Emberley

Todd Oldham and Caleb Neelon 2014

We just got this art book of Ed Emberley and it is wonderful!  (Apparently Todd Oldham and I have similar tastes as he published this one and the Charley Harper ones that I also love!).  Emberley's work is downright delightful!  It's neat to see in this collection the variety of his style and I love all of it!

Ed Emberley's Complete Funprint Drawing Book 

2002

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals

1970

These drawing guides are pure fun.  When the kids were little we made the fingerprint artwork and had fun recreating the steps to draw monsters and animals.  

These two are part of our collection but we've checked out others from our local library which has a plethora of his books.

Look at this wonderful dedication!

Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle

Dr. Richard Shackburg

woodcuts by Ed Emberley 1965

Another Yankee Doodle book but this time with fantastic wood cut illustrations by Ed Emberley. I like how in one of the verses of this version "Jemima" is a girl and in Kellogg's it's a dog! There's also a recipe for Hasty Pudding which we may or may not try to make this year. And yes, when I read this I lapse into singing!

If you like Emberley's artwork, check out this blog post which shows some of his other books.  (Drummer Hoff is the only other book of his that we have).