Author Description

A Girl Called Ana Teaches Kittens How To Draw is the first in a series of oversized, full color, all-ages graphic novels by Sequential Art Professor Bob Pendarvis.Ana, a young girl who self-publishes her own mini-comics, is approached by envious kittens who wish they could make their own mini-comics. The kittens explain that they don't know how to draw anything at all, much less comics. Ana argues that since the kittens have learned how to read and write (and this is the kind of neighborhood where kittens do tend to learn how to read and write), they are equally capable of learning how to draw. An obnoxious robot boy overhears this and argues that girls can't draw comics, can't teach anyone how to draw comics, and likely don't even read comics. When Ana offers to set up an art class in her backyard, the robot insists that he be allowed to join them, so he can prove that Ana is all talk.Additional books in the series will have Ana teaching the kittens about the elements and principles of design, observational life drawing, illustration, visual storytelling, and sequential art. Each book tells a complete story, with many subplots and adventures, but they can also be seen as individual chapters of a much larger story, with an emphasis not just on educating, but also entertaining.This first book in the series also features a "bonus art gallery" showcasing the work of a baker's dozen of Bob's female former students.