Dog Loves Drawing

Louise Yates grew up in Farnborough, Hampshire where she began drawing pictures to go with the stories she wrote for school and, at a young age, began telling people that she wanted to be a children's book illustrator. She studied English at Oxford University, and currently attends The Prince's Drawing School. She lives in London.

"A delightful story with a funny end. This is a delightful book that shoots off on a captivating adventure. In much the same way young children's play takes fast, imaginative and sometimes bizarre twists, this book does the same as dog creates a cast of crazy characters and sets off on a journey. The illustrations are fab and duck's final creation at the end a laugh out loud moment." -- Chopsy Baby http://chopsybaby.com/magazine/?p=16005 20120202 "Even in a golden age for illustrated children's books, Louise Yates stands out as a superb artist and storyteller" -- A. N. Wilson Reader's Digest 20121206 "A fun and suspenseful story in itself. But the real joy of this picture book is that it is so inspiring. It is illustrated in pencil crayon (with a touch of watercolour) and every image is a work in progress, suggesting the potential for any reader to follow suit. And there is comedy in the pictures" -- Nicolette Jones The Sunday Times 20120212 "Dog Loves Drawing shows a much-loved character in a whole new light." Maternity and Infant magazine "...a well produced book on a classic theme...the simple line-drawings may provide inspiration to try their own hand at following Dog's example." -- Martin Axford School Librarian Magazine