The first in domestic practice textbook in the direction of "Art Education" is based on an analysis of the history of the study of children's drawings. It outlines the goals and objectives of the discipline and defines a structure that reflects the role of children's artistic creativity in the personal development of the child. From these points of view, on the basis of the age specifics of the personal development of the child, the children's drawing is considered in the context of its documentary, communication, cognitive and creative functions. For students of humanitarian and pedagogical universities, faculties and departments of art history and museum pedagogy, teachers of art schools and museum workers.