American Girls Art Studio: Kit [With Blending Tool and Watercolor Pencils]

. American Girl Publishing Inc, $14.95 (64pp) ISBN 978-1-58485-725-9

The American Girls Art Studio launches this month with four sets starring Kaya, Kit, Samantha and Molly. Each package contains a drawing tablet featuring 24 line drawings from the specific characters' books plus a set of sharpened watercolor pencils, a special blending tool, basic instructions for artistic techniques and extra pages with decorative borders for framing finished illustrations.

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