Book Synopsis
If you rush to Starbucks at the first hint of cool weather . . . If Pumpkin Spice Latte is your fall drink of choice . . . If you need a way to recover from a busy summer and take a breath before a busy holiday season, this book is for you. Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Coloring Book includes gorgeous illustrations featuring your favorite images of autumn. This one-of-a-kind adult coloring book has classic fall quotes, fun sayings, and Bible verses featured alongside detailed coloring pages.
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice Coloring Book offers hours of enjoyment and reflection and makes the perfect gift for anyone who loves fall.
So settle in by a crackling fire for an evening of relaxation, rest, and pumpkin spice!
My Review
I was interested in this adult coloring book from just hearing the title alone. I love fall, love all things pumpkin spice, and find coloring very relaxing!
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice surpassed my expectations. This is a big book (10" x 10"). The pages are thick and suitable for coloring with pencil or markers. I colored a page with markers and there was no "bleed through" on the other side of the page.
The pages are also perforated so you can remove them to frame or display.
The illustrations in this book are by Julianne St. Clair and her designs are really lovely. There are 90 designs to color. Some are quotes or Bible verses. There are some very intricate patterns to color and there are also some simple pages to color. I really like the variety of coloring patterns in this book, as it gives a lot of variety. The quotes and simpler designs are nice to color when time is short.
My favorite quote about fall is included: "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers" (Lucy Maud Montgomery). Designs in this book include: pumpkins, fall leaves, Thanksgiving dinner, fresh baked pies, harvest corn, mittens, campfire, farm, hayride, fireplace, apples, warm mugs with cocoa (or maybe pumpkin spice latte!), and more.
As always, I find coloring to be very relaxing and pleasant. I especially enjoy coloring while listening to favorite music. Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice is an very well made coloring book, and I look forward to enjoying more coloring in this book through this fall!
I received a copy of this book from Booklook Bloggers.
Book Synopsis
Based on Maja Säfström’s delightful book The Illustrated Compendium of
Amazing Animal Facts, this collection of 50 collectible postcards is the
perfect way for animal lovers and art lovers to share and collect
Maja’s charming illustrations.
Housed in a keepsake box and
arranged, much like a recipe box or card catalog, in tabbed sections
(air, forest, sea, etc) this postcard box lets the user share all the
curious knowledge and amazing artwork that makes Maja’s book so special.
From the Otters (they hold hands when they sleep in the water so they
don’t float away from each other!) to the elephant (mother elephant
pregnanices last two years!) each postcard presents a unique look at the
animal kingdom that will delight and astound. 50 postcards; 25 designs
repeating, printed on toothy uncoated stock, with the animal’s
biological classifcation on the back.
My Review
Amazing Animal Facts Postcards is such a lovely and unique box of animal postcards to color! I loved this postcard set from first look. It is a well made box, designed with a top that opens up like an old fashioned recipe box. Inside there are dividers: Sea, Forest, Field, Jungle, and Sky. There are animal postcards in each section (50 postcards in 25 designs). The postcards are a nice heavy cardstock, with a charming illustration and information about the animal on the front, and place to write a message and address the card on the back. For instance, the Sea section includes: Blue Whales, Penguins, Starfish, Turtles and Tortoises, Sharks.
I love the the beauty of the illustrations by Maja Säfström. The only thing I wish is that there was less black in the illustrations and more open spaces for coloring. Some of the cards have quite a bit to color, and others have very little because of the heavy amounts of black shading.
The little animal facts are informative and fun as well. For instance, I had no idea that Blue Whales have belly buttons!
This would make a fun set for a child or classroom as well as for an adult to color, stamp, and send. I also think it would be a fun and creative gift.
Author Bio
MAJA SÄFSTRÖM is a Stockholm-based illustrator and architect, and the
author of The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts. Follow her
on Instagram at @majasbok.
I received this postcard set from Blogging for Books.
Book Description
The NIV Wonders of Creation Holy Bible explores the wonders of our
created world though detailed black-and-white illustrations—each one
ready to be filled with the hues of your imagination. From amazing
Eden-esque gardens to the creatures God made, this Bible features over
50 ready-to-color pages alongside the full text of the New International
Version (NIV) translation.
My Review
The Wonders of Creation Holy Bible is a beautiful book. It is a lovely hardcover Bible with the New International Version translation. I really love the cover art, which features both black and white patterns and bold splashes of color.
What makes this Bible very unique are 50 pages of illustrations to be colored. Each page features a key Bible verse. The illustrations are detailed, and anyone who enjoys coloring will find them both relaxing and a good way to meditate on the featured Bible verses.
The book opens flat, for ease of reading and for coloring. It also has a presentation page, and would make a great gift! It has a ribbon bookmark.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to combine Bible reading and creativity!
I received this book from BookLook Bloggers.
