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I spent a couple of FANTASTIC days this past week at Austin Academy for Excellence, a magnet middle school in…
Sounds like a lot of fun! I have to say I’ve never given up colouring for good.. my Mom loves colouring so we’ve always had colouring books around, and a few years ago my best friend and I (we would’ve been about 22 and 24) coloured in a Harry Potter colouring book together. But now I seriously want to go pick out a really super cool themed colouring book like the ones you mentioned. =)
Rosie Flo’s Travel Coloring Book put out by Chronicle Books in 2006 is a really cute book of color-and-send postcards. I’m always on the lookout for good coloring books, and I’m also a paper-and-pen-and-stationery whore. And don’t get me started on colored pencils.
I will never give it up.
Tanita, this is just one of the many reasons you are fabulous. I love your comment so much I’m eating it.
Ashley, now I want to go find the Harry Potter coloring book! I never even thought of that!
I print out pictures of faeries to colour! I don’t mean tinkerbell and all that stuff. I mean real faeries, as in goblins and trolls and fire salamanders that live in lava pits! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for 96 packs of colours. Colour on, Robin Brande!
Thanks for coming to Austin and challenging us to think (and live) outside the box. I will be ordering some coloring books shortly.
Robin, what a joy to read your e-mail about Austin Academy and coloring. You are right; our kids are remarkably wonderful as are you. We enjoyed every minute of your two days with us. Smart, weird, and original have been the “go to” words when we have talked about your visit. All over the school, I see kids carrying your books, reading them at every chance. Hopefully, your presentations will encourage more of our kids to take their writing seriously and help more to publish. Sincerely, Mary Nelson (teacher at Austin).
This is perhaps the biggest reason why I’ve been rubber stamping for over 30 years. The stamp images give me the opportunity to, in effect, create my own coloring books, while opening avenues for additional creativity via paper crafting and adding other embellishments. I make all of my own greeting cards and have a ball while doing so.
Freya, what a great idea! Hey, if you like faeries, I hope you’ve read Laini Taylor’s FAERIES OF DREAMDARK series. Oh, my gosh, you’ll love it!!!
Sherry, I’m so happy to hear about the coloring books! I hope those are for you, and not just for the school!
Mary, thanks for this really nice update about the kids. Every part of it makes me happy!
Colleen, thanks for reminding me about rubber stamping! I haven’t done that in decades! So glad to hear you’re still using that art! Hope others will be inspired by reading your comment.
At the risk of sounding braggy, I have a deluxe-sized Harry Potter coloring book. Just saying.
We have coloring sheets and crayons available in the Children’s Room at the library at all times, and they are very frequently used by teenagers and adults–even my fellow employees. The best is when I see a kid sitting on the couch reading while his or her parent is sitting at one of our teeny tiny tables coloring in a picture of Lilly from Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse or whatever we have out that day.