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These are nice - and honestly, if anyone is wanting to learn to draw, a good resource for it. I learned to draw animals and people in a similar manner - this is really good for training the eyes to notice where the mass in a subject is.

My favourite one:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/3523832414/sizes/l

This is fun. My first [awful] attempt...

http://www.jaruzel.com/files/Jar-Cat.png

(Everything I draw comes out on a slant, dunno why...)

For a first attempt, that isn't bad at all :)

The slant thing is something that'll correct itself as you practice more. I think it comes from writing - a lot of folks learned to write cursive at a slant (unscientific theory). If you want to speed it along, lightly draw grid lines or try altering the angle of the paper.

It's from moving your wrist in an arc around your elbow. Since it's down and to the side, it makes a diagonal as you move it across the paper.

Keeping your elbow under your wrist helps.

That might be it. I've honestly been doing it so long I no longer pay attention.

Les Animaux tels qu'ils sont" (1930) is an art instruction book, teaching children how to draw various animals. Blog post contains various scans of the original.

How to Draw a Cat (1930)