Beautiful book. Every single surface of this book is color-able, even the inside of the dust jacket! The pages are thick enough to prohibit bleeding through. The only thing that would make this book better is if it were bound differently. Several images span both pages, so some of the art is lost in the crack of the spine, rendering those parts inaccessible for coloring. It would also be cool if this book came in hardback so that it could act as a durable coffee table book once you're finished.
TIP: If you are wondering what kind of medium you should use, I strongly suggest Staedtler triplus fineliner marker pens (photo attached). I got my 20 piece set at Target. The colors are vivid (see photo of the first page I've colored), the tip glides over the paper smoothly and easily, and the 0.3 mm point means you can color in the smallest of spaces (this book demands a tiny point!)
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Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015
TIP: If you are wondering what kind of medium you should use, I strongly suggest Staedtler triplus fineliner marker pens (photo attached). I got my 20 piece set at Target. The colors are vivid (see photo of the first page I've colored), the tip glides over the paper smoothly and easily, and the 0.3 mm point means you can color in the smallest of spaces (this book demands a tiny point!)
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Beautiful book. Every single surface of this book is ...
By Bridget Langley on March 29, 2015
Beautiful book. Every single surface of this book is color-able, even the inside of the dust jacket! The pages are thick enough to prohibit bleeding through. The only thing that would make this book better is if it were bound differently. Several images span both pages, so some of the art is lost in the crack of the spine, rendering those parts inaccessible for coloring. It would also be cool if this book came in hardback so that it could act as a durable coffee table book once you're finished.By Bridget Langley on March 29, 2015
TIP: If you are wondering what kind of medium you should use, I strongly suggest Staedtler triplus fineliner marker pens (photo attached). I got my 20 piece set at Target. The colors are vivid (see photo of the first page I've colored), the tip glides over the paper smoothly and easily, and the 0.3 mm point means you can color in the smallest of spaces (this book demands a tiny point!)
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Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2015
It all started 3 weeks ago when I walked into costco and saw this beautiful book sitting on a shelf. After flipping through the book while walking through the store, I decided to put it down and not purchase it, due to just having made a large purchase and couldn't afford something "frivolous." 3 days later and I couldn't stop thinking about this book, so I headed back to Costco, only to find they were completely out of stock. I rush home to order it online, and found it also out of stock. Thus began my search for this book. 2 weeks later, I finally found it, restocked back at costco (yes, I didn't buy it on amazon, it's STILL out of stock)
1 week having this book and the quality of life in my house has plummeted. The children have been feeding themselves on microwave kraft dinner and toast, while wearing their pj's all day and given free range of video games. The husband quietly weeps in the corner as he watches his wife fall deeper and deeper into her addiction. My friends shake their heads in annoyance at me as I yet again, bring up another conversation of my new book, or 172 pencil crayons that I use to colour them with (crayola and craz-art, I'm not fancy enough for prismacolors) My hands have reached early arthritis, but I push through the pain. My thumb pads are permanently indented now and feels really weird to use them on anything other than a pencil crayon. I'm sure as the weeks go by my obsession and addiction will slowly wittle its way back into a more normal stance, perhaps I'll colour only an hr a day, instead of 6.
Alas, I tease. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, and totally understand why it is so difficult to find. It's beautiful. The only complaint I have is as you get into the book, the pictures that span two pages get harder and harder to colour in the middle. I've mostly used pencil crayons, but the markers I have used (stabilo 1mm) haven't leaked through, so it's nice to have the thick pages where many mediums can be used. It can get a bit monotonous at the beginning with aallll the leaves to colour, but if you use your imagination, you can make it fun and exciting with each leaf.
I can't wait to get her new book, and have already added it (and prismacolor pencils) to my birthday list xD
This book may very well ruin my life....
By Tifanie on September 7, 2015
Hello, my name is Tifanie and I belong to colour's anonymous.By Tifanie on September 7, 2015
It all started 3 weeks ago when I walked into costco and saw this beautiful book sitting on a shelf. After flipping through the book while walking through the store, I decided to put it down and not purchase it, due to just having made a large purchase and couldn't afford something "frivolous." 3 days later and I couldn't stop thinking about this book, so I headed back to Costco, only to find they were completely out of stock. I rush home to order it online, and found it also out of stock. Thus began my search for this book. 2 weeks later, I finally found it, restocked back at costco (yes, I didn't buy it on amazon, it's STILL out of stock)
1 week having this book and the quality of life in my house has plummeted. The children have been feeding themselves on microwave kraft dinner and toast, while wearing their pj's all day and given free range of video games. The husband quietly weeps in the corner as he watches his wife fall deeper and deeper into her addiction. My friends shake their heads in annoyance at me as I yet again, bring up another conversation of my new book, or 172 pencil crayons that I use to colour them with (crayola and craz-art, I'm not fancy enough for prismacolors) My hands have reached early arthritis, but I push through the pain. My thumb pads are permanently indented now and feels really weird to use them on anything other than a pencil crayon. I'm sure as the weeks go by my obsession and addiction will slowly wittle its way back into a more normal stance, perhaps I'll colour only an hr a day, instead of 6.
Alas, I tease. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, and totally understand why it is so difficult to find. It's beautiful. The only complaint I have is as you get into the book, the pictures that span two pages get harder and harder to colour in the middle. I've mostly used pencil crayons, but the markers I have used (stabilo 1mm) haven't leaked through, so it's nice to have the thick pages where many mediums can be used. It can get a bit monotonous at the beginning with aallll the leaves to colour, but if you use your imagination, you can make it fun and exciting with each leaf.
I can't wait to get her new book, and have already added it (and prismacolor pencils) to my birthday list xD
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016
So...why not 5 stars? I wanted to leave a review here as a warning to be CAREFUL when ordering this book! I was ordering one for my friend since I already have this exact one. And when I got it in today, the quality and feel of the one I received was COMPLETELY different than what I have.
First off, the slip cover was slick, shiny, and had no texture to it at all. It's almost a shiny white, not the typical ivory and cardboard feel that all of her other books have. I have honestly never felt any of her slip covers feel like this. (Note the glare in the photo I took...no flash either) Secondly, the pages are noticeably thinner. You can even see the lines of the drawing on the other side through the page! The pages in the book I already have feels like thick card stock, but this new one feels much thinner, not much heavier than good printing paper.
The version I have says "Reprinted 2015 (seven times)" with an ISBN # of 13:978 1 78067 488 9 and says it was printed in The Netherlands. The one I received has "Reprinted 2015 (five times), ISBN # 978 1 78067 487 2 and was printed in Italy. I don't know if just this reprinting was different (which is weird since the one I have is newer), but it is remarkably different than what I already have. I even went into a couple stores to see if that's how they were all being printed now, but everything I saw felt like the version I already have.
So, in closing...I LOVE her books - get them all and have fun coloring! But I'd be very careful about ordering when you can't feel and see exactly what you are getting.
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LOVE her books, be careful buying a good copy!
By Rachel_Emily on November 15, 2016
I am a HUGE fan of Johanna's coloring books - I truly feel like they are the best out there in terms of the quality of drawings, ease (and sometimes not haha) of coloring, and overall enjoyment. I have all of her books (The Lost Ocean is my favorite since I am a HUGE fan of all things nautical) and I love how she mixes in hidden objects and fun, quirky things within the pages.By Rachel_Emily on November 15, 2016
So...why not 5 stars? I wanted to leave a review here as a warning to be CAREFUL when ordering this book! I was ordering one for my friend since I already have this exact one. And when I got it in today, the quality and feel of the one I received was COMPLETELY different than what I have.
First off, the slip cover was slick, shiny, and had no texture to it at all. It's almost a shiny white, not the typical ivory and cardboard feel that all of her other books have. I have honestly never felt any of her slip covers feel like this. (Note the glare in the photo I took...no flash either) Secondly, the pages are noticeably thinner. You can even see the lines of the drawing on the other side through the page! The pages in the book I already have feels like thick card stock, but this new one feels much thinner, not much heavier than good printing paper.
The version I have says "Reprinted 2015 (seven times)" with an ISBN # of 13:978 1 78067 488 9 and says it was printed in The Netherlands. The one I received has "Reprinted 2015 (five times), ISBN # 978 1 78067 487 2 and was printed in Italy. I don't know if just this reprinting was different (which is weird since the one I have is newer), but it is remarkably different than what I already have. I even went into a couple stores to see if that's how they were all being printed now, but everything I saw felt like the version I already have.
So, in closing...I LOVE her books - get them all and have fun coloring! But I'd be very careful about ordering when you can't feel and see exactly what you are getting.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2019
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Will not buy again
By Destiny Williamson on November 8, 2019
I am actually super upset and will never be purchasing these books again. I have owned every Johanna Basford coloring book, and most of them I’ve purchased twice now and the quality is horrible. I use papermate markers and colored pencils to color in them and they work great. But the quality of the books I received today are unbelievable. The pages are now super yellow and waxy feeling so the markers are not vibrant AT ALL and you can see the stopping point of where you end your marker lines. In the books that the pages are white and feel more cardstock, no matter what you use to color, the colors turn out beautifully. I am extremely disappointed because there aren’t any other coloring books like these on the market and now one of my favorite past times has been practically ruined because I don’t even want to color in these, it’s a waste of time. Plus, I can’t even find them in store anymore so I can’t look through to find a “good one.” It’s not just one book either. I own all of her coloring books and I also ordered “secret garden” which is perfect quality, and my old one is the crappy, waxy feeling paper. But the Enchanted Forest is bad and my old one wasn’t. Makes absolutely NO SENSE.
By Destiny Williamson on November 8, 2019
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