Over the years, I've found these DK books to give really great value and to have really great illustrations. "The Drawing Book" is no exception. It has a wealth of beautifully reproduced illustrations and covers ...pretty much....the entire gamut of drawing. Sarah Simblet deals with pencil, pen and ink, crayon, chalk, brush silver point ...and probably other media that I can't recall at the moment. She gives examples from both well known artists plus her own work to demonstrate the possibilities with drawing. Unfortunately, I find that her own style of drawing doesn't greatly appeal to me. Maybe I prefer something a bit more finished than her 2 min sketches and rough outlines. I think there are other, better books around which actually teach one to draw but as an overview of the possibilities with drawing, the book is pretty good. Before actually reading it from cover to cover, I had the impression that it was a definite "keeper" in my collection. Now, I'm not so sure. I will keep it for the moment but not sure that I will refer to it very often. However, four stars from me.....(the quality and quantity of the illustrations lift it out of the ordinary). ( )