Monthly Archives: October 2018

“Creative Christmas” is the first Christmas theme coloring book by Marjorie Sarnat. I enjoy her design work and I really enjoy Christmas coloring designs, so I am very happy with the book. While I do like Christian theme images to color, this coloring book does not really contain much that I would consider religious.

There are a couple of angel designs and a possible one of the three wise men that reads a little more like three Green Men to me.

Apart from that, the designs are fun to color and evoke the festive time of year. There are Santas and sleigh rides and snowmen, and of course, Ms. Sarnat’s signature cat and dog designs.

The designs are detailed but not really intricate or too difficult to color. There are full backgrounds and framing lines for a nice, fully finished look.

I’ve noticed that the paper quality seems to change quite frequently on the Creative Haven line. Because of that, if you buy one of these books, it may be slightly smooth or slightly rough depending on when and where it was printed. I’ve found that coloring medium, including pencils, work similarly with both slightly rough and slightly smooth paper from Creative Haven. In this case, my coloring book pages are slightly rough.

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This is Kerby Rosanes latest and, perhaps according to the buzz, his last coloring book. It is another thinner book, like Fantomorphia. This time, when I pre-ordered this book, I was aware of the number of pages it included. Thus, the fact that it was only one quarter the number of designs as in, for instance, Mythomorphia, didn’t surprise me.

The designs are full images (no animals cut in half in this one!) They are what I have come to expect from Mr. Rosanes: beautiful and imaginative. One of my favorites is of giraffes with trees sprouting out of their heads.

I really like the book but wish it were bigger. I must say, having pre-ordered it, I got it for under $10. If I had to pay the printed list of $16.00, I would not necessarily think it worth that much. However, I have purchased CreateSpace books with fairly mediocre paper for around the same price as what I paid for this book and for the same number of images, so I can’t complain about that.

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I am a huge Disney fan but when it comes to Winnie-the-Pooh, my heart belongs to the classic version. I was thrilled to find a coloring book (English publication) that has images from the classic Pooh versions of the book.

The designs are lovely and so much fun to color. All of my favorite characters are well represented. There is a very heavy use of black in the book but apart from being careful not to use my pencils on it, I don’t mind it at all.

The designs are open and fairly easy to color. If you want to add elements, most designs have open space for you to do so. I think this is a great book for a pre-teen child (maybe eight an up) to color as well as an adult. If a child younger is good at coloring, they may well enjoy the book, too.

At the time that I am writing this review, you can order this book directly from Book Depository or from a third-party seller on Amazon.

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