Guelph cartoonist Pablo Suarez is drawing caricatures of visitors and offering cartooning classes for children at this weekend's Rotary Ribfest in Riverside Park.

He is currently reading:

CARTOONING: THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER DESIGN BOOK

by Chris Hart (Chris Hart Books,

144 pages, $21.95 softcover)

"My desire to read this book was mainly to get more knowledge on different techniques in drawing cartoon characters and to help me to share that with my young students in their weekly art lessons.

"I was surprised because it not only gave me the knowledge that I needed, but Chris Hart also illustrated one thing that we have in common, a passion for drawing cartoons . . . The author clearly revealed his secret about where he was getting his inspiration -- looking at the neighbourhood, he stated that each neighbourhood is unique."

Guelph cartoonist Pablo Suarez teaches cartooning to children. To reach him, visit his website at www.guelpharts.ca/pablo

Presented by the Rotary Club of Guelph-Trillium, Ribfest continues from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow. For details: www.ribfestguelph.com