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How to draw ... penguins

'How to draw... a penguin: Oliver Jeffers' How to draw... a penguin — This month's tutorial is in the safe hands of Oliver Jeffers, one of the best illustrators around and a whizz at drawing penguins. Follow Oliver's ingenious step-by-step guide, then email your own effort to childrens.books@guardian.co.uk. The best entries will appear in a penguin gallery on the site. Pencils, paper, penguins, people! Photograph: Oliver Jeffers

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