The BUNS
By: Dea Lenihan
Rating: 5 of 5
“The Buns” is the first coloring book I have by artist Dea Lenihan. I’m certainly going to look at some of her other books as I think this one is very cute and fun to color.
The Buns are little tiny creatures, easily able to fit inside of the bowl of a teaspoon. They seem to be equally at home in a forest, a garden or even inside a house. The first design in the book shows the Buns next to a regular size rabbit so you can get a sense of their size.
All in all, there are twenty full page coloring designs with two copies of each page. In addition, there are two pages which tell what the Buns love and what they are afraid of. There are also two pages of labels which you can color and cut out for use with gifts.
The designs are detailed as there are full backgrounds and there are a few spots with intricate and smaller areas to color. It is not what I consider a difficult book to color but will provide hours of fun for each design.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
20 miniature rabbit (Bun) Designs in the book. There are two copies of each design plus some bonus content as described above.
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical inexpensive quality by CreateSpace printing: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding. There are framing lines on the outer edges of each design.
Glue Binding
Create Space Paper/Media Quality
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page quickly.
Water-based markers bleed through in spots.
Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows on back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you apply heavily or multiple coats.
Coloring Pencils work fairly well with this publisher’s paper provided you don’t press extremely hard while coloring. I find that I can layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and blended easily with a pencil style blending stick. This is true of both oil and wax based pencils. I have also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
I like to use a blotter when working in this type of book. I use a page of card stock or several sheets of heavyweight paper under my working page. It keeps seeping ink and marring dents from ruining the pages below.
Here are some sample designs from the book:
“The Buns” is the first coloring book I have by artist Dea Lenihan. I’m certainly going to look at some of her other books as I think this one is very cute and fun to color. 
