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Pen, Pad, Play!: Over 50 Amazing Ideas for Drawing and Designing

Series: Pen, Pad, Play!
Brief Description
Open your pad, pick up your pen, and let's PLAY! Whether you've been drawing for years or you're just getting started, let your imagination run wild with this brilliant new activity series. Encouraging every child to get creative, each book features over 50 fun and accessible... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Open your pad, pick up your pen, and let's PLAY! Whether you've been drawing for years or you're just getting started, let your imagination run wild with this brilliant new activity series

Open your pad, pick up your pen, and let's PLAY! Whether you've been drawing for years or you're just getting started, let your imagination run wild with this brilliant new activity series from art teacher Elliot Ryan.

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Open your pad, pick up your pen, and let's PLAY! Whether you've been drawing for years or you're just getting started, let your imagination run wild with this brilliant new activity series.

Encouraging every child to get creative, each book features over 50 fun and accessible design-themed drawing activities in a deluxe drawing pad printed in vibrant, eye-catching pantones, for all daring doodlers to experiment without any pressure to create perfection.

With fantastic prompts which support artistic progression, literacy development and creative thinking, these books will keep kids (as well as teens and adults!) busy for hours on end, with no extra resources needed.

All you need to get started is curiosity, a little creativity... and a pen!

Pen, Pad, Play!: Over 50 Amazing Ideas for Drawing and Designing is your ultimate guide to endless creative exploration.

Series: Pen, Pad, Play!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805136200

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Illustration: Two pantones (one neon)

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Elliot Ryan

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 112

About the Author

Elliot Ryan is an illustrator and art teacher who is currently the Head of Art at Dragon School, Oxford. In his 14-year teaching career, he has created a wealth of art projects for children which encourage them to think creatively and develop their artistic skills while having fun.
The Pen, Pad, Play books are Elliot's first published titles for children.

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