The next animal I’ve chosen is the Yellow Throated Marten. There are many mammals that have yellow in their names, but most of them are disappointingly brown. Not so with the Yellow-Throated Marten. It’s bright colors caught my eye. It is truly yellow. The Yellow-Throated Marten is native to Southeast Asia, and is an omnivore.Continue reading “August 16 update”
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April 4 Book Update
I decided to get some of the more difficult animals out of the way first, So I set out to find a blue mammal. I found nothing with blue fur, however two species of monkey have blue on their faces: mandrills and golden snub-nosed monkeys. The golden snub-nosed monkey has an extremely blue face inContinue reading “April 4 Book Update”
How to draw a Zebra
The Zebra is very similar to the horse, but just a bit more bony and a lot more stripy. Here’s how to draw that sassy zebra that hangs out on the last main page of the book! Step 1: Start by drawing a circle. This will be the chest. Make sure you know the diameterContinue reading “How to draw a Zebra”
How to draw a Weasel
Weasels are beautiful animals. There’s a reason I chose this animal to be the cover of the book! If you’d like to draw one of your own, here’s how! Step 1: Draw a circle. Make sure you know the diameter of this circle, we will call this length one unit. Make another one unit diameterContinue reading “How to draw a Weasel”
How to draw a Vole
As I mentioned in the poem, voles are often confused with mice. Where I live they are both common pests, however there are a few key differences. Voles are rounder and fatter than mice, because mice like to squeeze through tight spaces while voles only dig shallow burrows and do not tend to need toContinue reading “How to draw a Vole”
How to draw a Racoon
If you live in North America you’ve probably seen a racoon before, whether you wanted to or not. These intelligent creatures may be common, but that doesn’t mean they’re uninteresting in the slightest. If you’re not from North America, you might be surprised that they can grow to the size of a medium-sized dog. WithoutContinue reading “How to draw a Racoon”
How to draw an Okapi
The okapi has been my favorite animal since I was learning to talk and was a no brainier to put in this book. Anatomically speaking, this creature is built like a long necked horse with big shoulders (or more accurately: a short necked giraffe), so if you know how to draw a horse it isContinue reading “How to draw an Okapi”
How to draw a Honey-Badger
Honey-badgers look a little bit different from actual badgers. Here’s how to draw a honey badger for our little honey-guide friend we drew last week! Step 1 Draw a circle, make sure you know the length of the diameter as we will be using it to determine the sizes of everything else. We will callContinue reading “How to draw a Honey-Badger”
Zany Zebras
Zebras may be a common animal in children’s ABC books, but for good reason. While many other animals start with a Z the only other pretty one that doesn’t have zebra in the name is a type of spotted skunk known as a zorrilla. I had too many similar body type animals to the zorillaContinue reading “Zany Zebras”
Winsome Weasels
The story about why I chose weasels is a rather complicated one. As a matter of fact this is the very first animal I had an idea for in the book, though it was not the first picture I drew or first poem created. In the months before I had the idea for making aContinue reading “Winsome Weasels”
My Favorite Animals ABC 