Kawaii, chibi, now mochi! How to Draw Cute Mochi Animals teaches readers to transform simple mochi shapes into adorable animals with just a few strokes of a pencil or marker. This beginner-friendly guide features over 500 step-by-step illustrations to create more than 100 super cute animals—from lovable beasties like hippos, pandas, armadillos,and tigers to charming critters like koalas, sloths, puppies, kittens, and baby bears. The book kicks off with a quick tutorial on the mochi drawing technique, then guides young artists through a menagerie of creatures to master. Each animal includes a final coloring step to up the cuteness factor. Printed on quality paper with a durable sewn binding and decorative spot varnish on the cover, this book is perfect for creative expression without screen time.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
Christopher Hart is the world's leading author of art instruction books. Based in Westport, CT,
he has written over 100 books translated into 20 languages, selling more than 8 million copies worldwide. His highly illustrated books offer clearly written, step-by-step instructions on a wide variety of learn-how-to-draw subjects, including animals, cartoons, and manga and anime, making them perfect for beginners and younger readers. His Master Guide to Drawing Anime series has sold over 900,000 copies, and his Drawing Shape by Shape series has sold over 300,000 copies. His latest book, How to Draw Cute Mochi Animals, brings the trending world of mochi squishies to aspiring young artists everywhere.
AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Christopher Hart - It may be counterintuitive, but in my experience, younger artists are more interested in "getting it right" than adult artists. You see, adults often want a creative experience, but younger artists are fans of whatever subject they want to draw, whether it's anime or cartoons, for example. And they look at it as almost a magic trick! They love to learn the secret so they can do it.
Life Is What It's Called - What do you think kids will like most about the How to Draw Cute Mochi Animals book?
Christopher Hart - The characters are tremendously cute. Everything about them is crying out for a hug, and to be able to draw something that conveys that much personality gives you the feeling that you can really do it. Also, the characters are drawn in the popular manga genre, but it's also something different and new that they can discover.
Life Is What It's Called - What other drawing books have you created?
Christopher Hart - "The Master Guide to Drawing Anime," and "Drawing Cute Animals Shape by Shape," to name a few. I've had over 100 drawing books published.
Life Is What It's Called - What's your favorite mochi animal?
Christopher Hart - Dogs and cats. I love to draw them in poses with human expressions.
Life Is What It's Called - What can you tell us about yourself?
Christopher Hart - I've got a dog named Spencer who is very cute, but under the impression that he runs the household. Unfortunately, he's right!
BOOK REVIEW
How to Draw Cute Mochi Animals shares step-by-step instructions on how to draw cute mochi animals. This kid-friendly drawing book provides easy to follow instructions and examples that help children gain confidence and master a new drawing technique. The subjects are easy for beginning artists to draw and follow along. My daughter tried out this book and loved following along with the steps and drawing the animals. She daughter found it easy to do, relaxing and fun. Learning to draw can help stimulate creativity, improve pencil control for writing, provide stress relief and more. It also helps that learning to draw (especially with this cute book) is a screen free activity. This book also has many different options of animals to draw. This book would be a great addition for your home library.
Please note this post is in cooperation with the author. I received a free copy of this book, however all opinions are my own.
