Canada Doodles

There is no better way to learn about Canada than by sketching from Sea to Sea!
And, that is exactly what you can do in the new book, Canada Doodles, by Vancouver author, Megan Radford.

Canada Doodles is just as it sounds – a place for doodling! It is a 240 paged pocket-sized book that starts out West and works its way across to the Maritimes. On every page there is a partial sketch by Toronto artist Peter Cook, that you are asked to complete.

For example, you might doodle yourself riding a tractor in the Prairies, hugging an old-growth tree in BC, or catching a fish in the Maritimes. The scenes are whacky and funny, and you don’t even realize how much you are learning about our vast country!

When the book arrived in the mail, I immediately turned it over to Daniel (7). Here’s what he has to say about it:

“When the got the book I didn’t know what to think of it, because I didn’t know it was going to be so funny. In the book, on the top of the page, it tells you what to draw on a picture because there are spaces where you draw. Like, spaces on a buffalo’s head for a helmet before it goes off a cliff!

I’ve done about 30 of the pages. I do some at night, secretly! I stick my pencil in it, and in the middle of the night, when no one is looking, I pick it up and I … draw! I don’t really have a favourite page.

I also like it because it teaches me a bit about Canada!

I think other kids would really, really like it because it is really
FUNNY!!!!!!!”

Here is one of Daniel’s pictures.

Want to try it out for yourself? Then grab these 3 activity sheets to try out!

Are you taking a long road trip? Need something to keep kids entertained in a restaurant? Toss this book in your bag, and your kids will thank you for it!

Canada Doodles is perfect for children 7 and older because of some of the language in the descriptions, and a child’s ability to draw by that age. It would also make the perfect gift!

Canada Doodles is available through Amazon:

There is no better way to celebrate Canada Day than with Canada Doodles!

*I received a free copy of this book, and in exchange, I get to give you the free activity pages!*