Easy Origami Animals

Exactly what the book promises!

This is a simple craft book that would be appropriate for children or for someone taking first steps in learning Origami.

The contents are rather cute, using pictures instead of text to indicate where each animal is found. The designs are fairy basic, and include some farmyard animals, several birds and some jungle animals.

One of the nice things about the book is the pictures of whole scenes made with several animals and backgrounds that could be easily cut out of construction paper. It would make great examples for primary school teachers or anyone else who works with children and wants to teach them multiple layer art, but in an uncomplicated way.

There are just a few symbols to remember and easy color diagrams for how to make each fold.

Overall an excellent beginning book.

he title says it all - this is great book that enables people following the instructions to make up to 23 different origami models of animals, none of which require more than 16 steps using basic folds. The book starts by explaining the symbols used and how to make the four basic folds using the correct combination of which enable all the animals to be created. There are a wide range of animal models demonstrated - fish, birds, mammals, tame, farmed and wild all have a place in this collection of instructions which the author suggests “are appropriate for the beginner or teacher.”

The book is well presented with clear instructions that are easy to follow and result in recognisable models!

Easy to follow with attractive illustrations and photographs the origami animals are easy to make with this book. Great fun for all ages.

Will be posted January 16 Easy Origami Animals is an easy to use guide to create 23 different animals using origami. The book starts with the basics, introducing you to the symbols for folding and the basic folds. Then, each of the 23 animals are shown in detail with instructions on how to properly make them. There are a lot of fun animals in the book, a couple of fish I'm going to try to make too.

I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.

I have been having the best kinda time with this book. Who knew?! Love it love it love it!

I always loved making origami, so I was really looking forward to this book. It was a fun book to look through. The diagrams are easy to follow, and the animals are fun to make. The kids especially loved learning to fold a few new creatures. Great fun all around!

I received a copy of this book to peruse through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Easy Origami Animals by John Montroll is a nice colourful book with great basic diagrams and instructions to make many easy animals. Ideal for children and beginners in the art of Origami

I love origami. There is something so relax and fun about making something out of just paper.

I’ve made origami before, so I had an idea what I was doing when I started working through the animals in the book. I like that it has simple diagrams that are easy to read. The only animal I had trouble was the standing crane, and I could not get the legs to work. That one part needed some clarifications, but everything else I could understand.

There was a wide range of animals from very easy to somewhat tricky. I like the variety included as there are animals from almost every type, and very few are created the same way.

My favourite was the elephant, and not just because it’s one of the first 3D style animals. Elephants are my favourite animal ever, and I was super happy to produce a good looking origami version. It’s going on my elephant shelf for sure.

Overall, if you like origami, I’d suggest checking out the book. It has simple creations that are suitable for beginners, with good instructions, but there is enough variety and creativity that even seasoned folders will find an animal or two to enjoy.

A pelican, a standing elephant, and even a rhinoceros are within reach of middle-grade and older students with this well-illustrated origami book, which includes some old favorites like the crane alongside other animals not commonly seen in origami folding guides. Adults learning origami will enjoy this title as well.

This is a great little guide to easy origami animals, set out in colourful and easy to follow sections for 23 different animals. I'm not about to claim that I feel like an origami master now, but I've certainly made something that could be identified as a pig! It's the type of guide that anyone can follow without too much trouble, and I'd go straight for this in the library if someone asked me to find them a book on origami.

This book is very easy to follow with a wide variety of animals to make. This would be great fun for about ages 8 and up and would give hours of fun. This would be great for a school or maybe a daycare/babysitter as these could be made and colored as well.

My 10 year old grandson loves this easy to follow book. The bright pictures and easy diagramggs are fabulous. He liked it so much he has asked me to purchase the paper version of this book for his own "library".

Used this with my daisy scout troop as they made animals for some of their Girl Scout sisters. Easy to read, made it easy to teach the girls.

What a wonderful starter book for Origami. These simple patterns are great for children, beginners and older adults. The animal patterns are fun and children especially like the finished folded animals on their desk and bedside. With so many printed papers available for scrapbooking, it's easy to make lifelike versions.

I enjoy origami on occasion. This book was easy to follow as far as setup. I'd consider it a great first book for anyone wanting to learn origami, especially kids.

Easy Origami Animals by John Montroll is a compilation of twenty-three easy animal origami projects for beginners. Most of the origami animals that can be made from this book can be done in sixteen steps or less!

There are pages in the beginning of the book showing you what the symbols used in the book mean, as well as a guide to the basic folding techniques used in origami.

You should also know that origami paper is white on one side and colored on the opposite side and can be found at arts and crafts stores or online. Shadings in the book refer to the colored side of the origami paper.

Some of the cool origami animals you can make using this book are a dog, parrot, hippopotamus, squirrel, rabbit and pig to name a few. All of the directions are shown in colorful diagrams and there are some scenes depicted with several of the origami animals which is a very nice touch for teachers who would like to make a scene with the animals once the students complete their origami projects.

This book can aid teachers in the classroom at school, community centers providing before or after school care, day camps or for the parent looking for something to keep their child occupied on that rainy or snowy day.

A practical book that provides, many opportunities for children and adults alike to create and develop their origami skills.