Celebrating differences, finding courage, and discovering the importance of friendship are the themes of the first book in a charming new series from an award-winning animation director. For our tenth installment of the “Learn to Draw on TCBR” series, teaches us how to draw both Kat and Juju from their namesake picture book Kat and Juju.
Grab a pencil and a sketchbook, and let’s learn to draw together!
We hope you’ll share your drawings with us on Instagram by using #learntodrawonTCBR and #katandjuju. You can tag us, too: @thechildrensbookreview and @katandjuju.
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Kat and Juju
Written and Illustrated by
Publisher’s Synopsis: An unlikely duo star in a charming story about being different, finding courage, and the importance of friendship in the first book in a new series from an award-winning animation director.
Kat likes doing things her very own way, but sometimes she doubts herself. So when a bird named Juju arrives, Kat hopes he’ll be the best friend she’s always wanted. He’s outgoing and silly and doesn’t worry about what others think—the opposite of who she is. Bit by bit, with Juju’s help, Kat discovers her strength, and how to have a friend and be one—while still being true to herself.
“This debut gently encourages personal growth while reinforcing the value of being different.” —Kirkus Reviews
Ages 3-7 | Publisher: Two Lions | July 1, 2020 | ISBN-13: 978-1542043281
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About the Author-Illustrator
Kataneh Vahdani is a children’s book author and illustrator. Kat and Juju is her first picture book series. She is currently directing her original feature animation movie. Kataneh has been a professor for over seventeen years and she also saves fallen baby birds and rescues them. Together with her students, they have raised over 13 fallen injured baby birds and set them free once they were ready to fly away. Sometimes in her classes, birds fly from the head of one student to the other.
Visit Kataneh on Instagram: @KatandJuju.
Book Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Kat and Juju, by Kataneh Vahdani!
Three (3) lucky winners receive:
- A copy of Kat and Juju
Giveaway begins June 30, 2020, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends July 30, 2020, at 11:59 P.M. MT.
This giveaway is now closed.
Thank you to all who entered!
Giveaway Rules
- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN.
- Kat and Juju book giveaway sponsored* by Two Lions.
- Enter between 12:00 AM Mountain Time on June 10, 2020, and 11:59 PM on July 10, 2020.
- Go to https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2020/06/learn-to-draw-with-kataneh-vahdani-illustrator-of-kat-and-juju.html or https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2020/07/illustration-inspiration-kataneh-vahdani-creator-of-kat-and-juju.html on a computer or wireless device and complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions.
- Three (3) winners receive:
- A copy of Kat and Juju
- A copy of Kat and Juju
- Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
- Winners will be selected at random on or about August 4, 2020.
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- Open to the legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are thirteen years of age or older in their state or territory of residence at the time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law.
- The Children’s Book Review is not responsible for prize fulfillment.
- Prizes courtesy of Two Lions.
Discover more books like ‘Kat and Juju,’ written and illustrated by Kataneh Vahdani, by checking out our reviews and articles tagged with Birds, Courage, Friendship, Picture Book, Self-Worth, and Learn to Draw.
1 Comment
Congratulations to the three lucky winners of the KAT AND JUJU giveaway!
Karen K. (WI)
Jennifer C. (CA)
Connie S. (VA)
A copy of the book will be on the way to you very soon! Enjoy!