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BAD DRAWER is a cute picture book about collaboration and sharing strengths. The story is told from the perspective of the author, who has a great idea for a story, but laments being unable to draw it well. They talk about their friends who are so talented and could really bring the story to life with their own special skills. At the end, they have a great idea to bring them all together and bring the story to life. It's so great that they want it to have a song, but they are a bad singer...

What I loved: This is such a cute story about sharing your strengths, accepting your weaknesses, and working together. The author knows that they are not the best drawer, but luckily, they know a bunch of other fantastic artists. Together, they can create something really amazing and bring their vision to life. The story that they want to bring to life becomes imaginable as bits and pieces are recreated throughout, adding a small story overlay the main plot.

The illustrations show the varied styles of the contributors as well as the art stylings of the author. This will inspire children to try their own hand at art, while also respecting those who are so talented throughout and in the other books they love. The text is easy to read throughout and very conversational, as though the author were speaking directly to the reader - a style that little ones will enjoy.

Final verdict: BAD DRAWER is a clever and cute picture book about working together and sharing talents that will endear itself to young readers. This will work well for preschoolers and elementary school aged children.