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This is a book of 30 different owl designs by Noelle Dahlen. The book appears to be a reprint of an older book by the same title but this one is printed on only one side of the page while the previous book was printed on both sides.

While the book is marketed for older children, I find that the designs are also fun for the adult coloring book enthusiast. The designs are complicated enough for me to enjoy but to do so without straining my eyes or having to use super sharp pencils to reach into the nooks and crannies of the artwork. This reminds me quite a bit of the Creative Haven Owls coloring book that I so enjoy. It would also be a perfect book for anyone who has some issues with fine detail either from eyesight or dexterity.

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This is a cute and fun coloring book with lots of variety in coloring options. There are adorable little animals (some with inspirational sayings), collages, mandalas, pastries, flowers, tea pot and cups, fashions, fun sayings, and so much more. I haven’t purchased Volume 1 as yet, but will certainly do so as this one is so much fun to color.

There are 48 designs in this book and each one is printed on one side of the white page with the back side left blank (except for a short title on the lower right hand side which introduces the following design.)

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This is a cute and fun coloring book with lots of variety in coloring options. I love the way this artist looks at life. After coloring in her books, I always feel more optimistic and happy. The designs are similar to the others in this series – I love the dog and cat samplers! There is an adorable cat, a cute pair of socks, mandalas, inspiring sayings, flowers, and a great to color peace sign.

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This book contains 30 designs which pertain to autumn gardens. There are all sorts of elements that are just right for the season: pumpkins, flowers, oak leafs, owls, pomegranates, acorns, pine cones and more. I like that some of the designs are in a circular fashion and some are rectangular, and then also some are free-form in style.

The designs in this book are printed on one side of the white page with the back side left blank. I’m not sure if it is intentional, is something unusual in my book, or is a very slight flaw in printing for all books, but there are anywhere from one to three thin horizontal lines on most pages. These lines are not part of the designs and do not impact my coloring of them but it is there and I needed to make note of them.

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This book has great coloring opportunities of Art Deco inspired fashions of the 1920’s, 1930’s and even the early 1940’s. The clothing designs have had a lot of detail added that were not probably part of the clothing of the period but which make it even more fun to color. The designs are by artist Ming-Ju Sun who has a number of coloring books on various fashions in the Dover family of product. Some of the designs are have intricate parts but I don’t think I will have to use my magnifying lamp for this book. I’ve included pictures of both fully colored samples that are printed in the coloring book.

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This coloring book includes 32 fun and different designs that speak to the unusual spirit in each of us. Some of the designs have messages such as Stay Weird (something that I, as an ex-Austinite of many years, can appreciate.) From dream catchers to unicorns to magic lanterns, this is a cute and fun new coloring book by Thaneeya McArdle.
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This coloring book is a lovely set of 30 mandalas made up of very pretty flowers. It is one of the newer books in the Coloring is Fun series by Thaneeya McArdle. The designs are really lovely and should be fun to color. Most of the designs are in the traditional round shape, are centered in the middle of the page and have a lot of blank white space surrounding them. Some of the designs are fairly open and easy to color and a few have some intricate details but I don’t think I will need my magnifying lamp for these designs.

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