Author: rachelhenderson

Ivy and the Inky Butterfly is a storybook by Johanna Basford and has her lovely drawings on every page including many pages with no words at all. The story is about how Ivy discovers a butterfly and follows it to a magical world. There are many leaves and flowers to colour as well as creatures […]

Johanna’s Christmas is a book by Johanna Basford and as expected is full of Christmas themed pictures like sleighs full of gifts and wintery scenes and patterns. The pages in this book are different to her other books as they are single sided and perforated so they can be removed and framed. The designs are […]

Magical Jungle is a book by Johanna Basford and is full of lots of leaves, jungle creatures and houses to colour. The pages tend to have a lot of space around them so it is an opportunity to create inventive backgrounds, go to town with your chalk pastels or just leave them blank. There are […]

Lost Ocean is a book by Johanna Basford and is full of underwater adventures with many sea creatures, plants and other items to discover and colour. There are lots of pictures with small details in this book and lots of people enjoy that as they can get really lost in a picture. You will need […]

Secret Garden was Johanna Basford’s second book and it is a journey through a forest. The pictures will lead you through the forest, with lots of trees, leaves and creatures to colour along the way. It has some pages with scenes and others with pretty patterned spreads. There are double pages with lots of details […]

Secret Garden was Johanna Basford’s first book and it takes the form of an inky treasure hunt. The idea is to look for the creatures as you colour the pages. It is full of designs with flowers and leaves, some with lots of detail and some with less and some of the pages have spaces […]