"Understanding how and why children draw is at the heart of this book. To be invited to share this understanding is a gift to all adults whose lives connect with the world of children. Buy several copies of this book because you will never get it back from anyone who borrows it!"
CHRISTINE STEVENS, Art Education Consultant and DIANE DUVALL, Coordinator Resource & Advisory, Lady Gowrie Centre
Read full review from 'Reflections', Autumn 2006.

"I love the title. It opens the reader's awareness to the idea that drawing is a process."
Margaret Brooks, artist and lecturer in early childhood education, University of New England

"The author has listened closely to many children and skillful teachers and caregivers, and gives us a look into the kinds of things knowledgeable grownups do if they want to help children experience the joys of art. This book will refresh teachers long in the classroom, and awe teachers just beginning. But it helps you get past the awe to what to do. It's a practical, inspiring book, and you will be enriched by it.

Kolbe has explained in this lovely book the elements of giving art to children so as to support and encourage them. She shows the reader how to align with children, paying close attention to their interactions and what they do in the creative process. She shows the reader how to provoke the child to thoughtful exploration, using surprising elements or questions. She shows the reader how to supply the children with good materials, and to encourage children to keep them well."
Sydney Gurewitz Clemens, early childhood consultant and writer

"Understanding how and why children draw is at the heart of this book. To be invited to share this understanding is a gift to all grown-ups who enjoy the unique insights embedded in children's drawings. Teachers, parents, indeed anyone whose lives connect with the world of children - cannot fail to be inspired by the wisdom found in It's Not a Bird Yet: The Drama of Drawing."
Christine Stevenson, consultant