Make Your Own Coloring Book

Printables featuring my daughter’s favorite book characters?! Perfect for this little girl.

Lilly, Chester, Angelina, Little Bear, Winnie the Pooh, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, Frances…

Every day when we read their stories, we visit with them. To my daughter, these storybook characters are dear friends.

I’m thrilled she loves and admires these wonderful characters instead of drooling over Disney characters or Princesses. (Although that stage is probably just around the corner, knock on wood.)

The best part about these printables? They are free. So many children’s illustrators have wonderful websites and many of them contain fantastic games and coloring pages to download and print to share.

Here are some of our favorites:

+ Kevin Henkes, author/illustrator of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse and Chester’s Way

+ Jan Brett, author/illustrator of The Mitten and The Owl and the Pussycat

+ Eric Carle, author/illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar (more Eric Carle printables here)

+ Laura Numeroff, author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

+ Tomie dePaola, author and illustrator of Strega Nona

3 thoughts on “Make Your Own Coloring Book”

  1. How wonderful! Love how she’s colored Lily’s purse purple! Exactly like the story!! ;b You and David have given her a lifelong love of reading and story ~ bravo!! Lucky, happy girl!

  2. Search a character on google and add “coloring pages” or “printables” for others. Check out Mo Willem’s site for Knuffle Bunny!

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