Kit Draws An Idea: Scribbles and Squiggles and Plans (Book 5)

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Book 5 of Kit's Little Sparks, STEM books for ages 2 to 4 that introduce inventor thinking. Written by Chris Kuczynski, an engineer turned patent attorney, preschool co-founder, and dad. Phase 2 Making: drawing ideas and turning scribbles into plans.

Read the complete guide to all 20 books in the series: STEM Books for Toddlers

Every invention starts with a squiggle.

Kit wants to fix Mia's tippy juice but freezes in front of a blank page. Sparks introduces Marco, a joyful boy covered in marker smudges who draws on everything: paper, napkins, even his own shoes. Marco does not teach Kit to draw well. He teaches Kit to draw at all.

Marco's rule is simple: do not worry if it is squiggly. Just draw. Kit picks up a pencil and makes a wobbly, uncertain shape. Marco beams at it like a masterpiece. "PERFECT!" Kit draws another. And another. And another. Each one gets bolder and messier and more fun. By the end, Kit's sketchbook is covered in a beautiful mess of squiggles, blobs, and shapes with legs, and one of them looks like something. "THAT one!" Kit shouts.

This is the first book in the Making phase (Books 5 through 8), where Kit transitions from noticing the world to actively creating in it. The lesson is simple but powerful: drawing is thinking made visible.

What is inside:

• 24 pages of story, activities, and play

• Full color watercolor illustrations

• The Inventor's Playbook: one Activity Page and six Play-Together Games with spot illustrations

• A note for parents and educators

• QR code linking to read aloud video and printable resources

About the series:
Kit's Little Sparks is a 20 book curriculum that builds the emotional and behavioral skills children need to become creative thinkers and problem solvers. Written by Chris Kuczynski, an engineer turned patent attorney, preschool co-founder, and dad.

Details:

• Ages: 2+

• Format:
  Board book, 7 x 7 inches
  Hardcover, 8 x 8 inches
  Paperback, 8 x 8 inches

• Pages: 24

• ISBN 978-1-968470-09-8 (board book)
  ISBN 978-1-968470-43-2 (hardcover)
  ISBN 978-1-968470-83-8 (paperback)
  ISBN 978-1-968470-10-4 (EPUB)
  ISBN 978-1-968470-62-3 (Kindle)