I Climbed Aboard a London Bus: A Poetry and Colouring Adventure by Squidoodle
By: Ben Riley
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a coloring book aimed at children. It includes some silly poems which should strike the funny bone of a child just right. The poems are original as is the artwork. I found that some of the words and concepts were definitely more geared towards the British rather than the US but was able to explain a bit to the child I read them to. Once he understood what was going on, he thought it was hugely funny.
I usually test coloring books with my coloring medium but this time I also added in some of the types my grandson uses (namely crayons and crayon brand washable markers.) Those worked as expected with the crayons giving a decent coverage and the markers bleeding through.
This is an overview of what I found in this coloring book:
23 Pages of Hand-drawn designs with cute poems
Printed on one side of CreateSpace white, thin, slightly rough, non-perforated paper
Glue Binding
Designs do not merge into the binding area and you will not lose portions of the designs if you cut pages out of the book
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through this paper
Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page.
Coloring pencils work well with this paper. Soft lead goes on well though I find that to get heavier pigment, I have to layer color on in thin coats. Hard lead pencils dent the back of the page.
Crayons covered as expected (kind of grainy) but definitely acceptable for a child’s coloring project.
I recommend a blotter page of card stock or heavy weight paper be used beneath your working page to keep ink and dents from marring the pages below.
I received a free sample of this coloring book for test and review purposes.