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Charlotte Voake

How to draw… your very own unsuitable pet

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Do you just go crazy over little fluffy kittens, cute plumpy puppies and delectably sweet bunnies? Ah dear, you might find this lesson on pet drawing slightly creepy. It's big and it's bad but your art teacher today Charlotte Voake wants you to consider its cute side. So get your pencils and pens read for How to draw… a most unsuitable pet.

Charlotte Voake is the illustrator of books including Ginger, Ginger and the Mystery Visitor and most recently Melissa's Octopus and Other Suitable Pets. She does like drawing animals! Photograph: Charlotte Voake
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Charlotte Voake will be talking about drawing for children’s books and sharing secrets of her techniques along with Kate Greenaway Medal winning Jon Klassen, Laura Carlin and Chris Haughton in a special illustration event at Waterstones Piccadilly in London on 9 September 2014. Photograph: Charlotte Voake
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