My oldest son has shown some interest in drawing and it has taken me a while to tap into his interest. I borrowed several Draw Write Now books from the library to see if they are suitable for him. I was pleasantly surprised that Matthew demonstrated some drawing abilities right off the bat. Here are some samples of his drawings from his very first lesson:

After perusing through the books, I think these are great drawing courses for young children. There are eight books in the series with various themes such farm animals, Christopher Columbus, Native Americans, The Polar Regions, The United States, Animals & Habitats, Animals of the World. The drawing lessons are very appealing to the young children and their interests are most certainly peaked as shown by my son who kept asking for more drawing sessions. Each lesson is designed to teach both drawing and writing. The child follows a easy step by step drawing method, and after he finishes the drawing, he is to write a short paragraph about the picture. As an example, the writing lesson for the blue whale is as follows:

Whales live all over the world. In summer, something happens. Whales swim toward the poles. We call it migration.

If you wish to study the topic/theme of each book further, the last three pages of the book contain some information and recommendations.