Collecting Coloring Books

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I realised recently when I looked at my stack of coloring books  around my office, that is completely over run with coloring books – that I have started “collecting” coloring books.     A collector is someone “who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby“.     Usually,  someone is classed as a collector if they have at least 5 items in their collection.      I think we can safely say that I satisfy that requirement.

When I filmed my coloring book collection in November 2016 it took over two hours …and a lot more has been added since then!

People often associate collecting as an expensive hobby like collecting stamps, antiques,  original paintings and gold coins.   That certainly does not need to be the case!

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/124482377172395314/

People collect all sorts of things in life.    There used to be a tv show in Australia called “The Collectors”  where they viewed people’s collections each week.   One week they showed a man that collected belly button lint!    A small collection, filling just three jars of lint from his belly button.    He  had been accumulating it and saving that lint for 20 years!

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/368028600782414236/

In Germany,  Petra Engels collects erasers and has over 19000 from 112 countries.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/217861700704685667/

My hubby “collects” his driver licences.    In Australia, you can renew your licence each year and each time get a new photo identity (id) issued.    He does this each year, rather than pay for a number of years like I do.   He likes to see  the change each  year (he looks the same in all of them).    He has a lovely stash of driver’s licences, like a deck of cards.

Unlike most readers,  I don’t actually feel the need to color in my books.  Sometimes, I do.   More often than not, I’m more than happy just to look at the pictures (sounds a bit weird).     There are some books that I would prefer to keep in pristine condition – because they are so pretty I can’t bear to touch them.  Maybe if I had a spare …I would color it.

Collecting Coloring Books

You can form a collection of coloring books in many different ways. You might like to collect coloring books from a favorite artist or a particular style of art. You might like to collect coloring books that are all mandalas or all based on pop culture.

You might like to collect coloring books from a particular country like Sweden for instance.

There’s a colorist that I know of, that likes to collect all of Johanna Basford’s coloring books from every country. So she has the English coloring book, French edition, Russian …etc. All the same book but printed in different countries.

Collecting Coloring Books from Around the World

I realized about a year ago that what I really liked was collecting coloring books from different countries.    I like to see the change in artistic style.   I notice that some European and Swedish artists like to use a lot of pointillism in their work for instance.  I like to see how books are made in different countries and how the culture of the country may shape the artistic work.

So I decided to collect coloring books from different countries.   Here is the current list which will be updated from time to time as I work my way around the globe.

If you know of a book that seems like something I fancy, from a country I have not represented in my collection, let me know in the comments below.

Of course,  there are some countries that are over-represented with artists like the US, UK, Japan, Korea, and Sweden.       As I have so many books I am just going to list a top 5  from those areas. They may well be my favorites today …but I’m so moody that another book may replace it tomorrow.

The other thing that I should mention is that I count the artist nationality or residency in a country, rather than the place of publishing or printing.

Country	Coloring Book
A
Afghanistan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Albania	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Algeria	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Andorra	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Angola	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Antigua and Barbuda	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Argentina	I do have a coloring book from this country in my "to review" pile.
Armenia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Australia	A Winter's Tale In Bramble Woods Where the Wildflowers Grow Garden of Earthly Delights Percy & the Colouring Adventure Journey Through La La Land Alice in Wonderland
Austria	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Azerbaijan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
B
Bahamas	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Bahrain	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Bangladesh	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Barbados	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Belarus	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Belgium	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Belize	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Benin	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Bhutan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Bolivia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Botswana	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Brazil	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Brunei	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Bulgaria	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Burkina Faso	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Burundi	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
C
Cabo Verde	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Cambodia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Cameroon	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Canada	Fairies Grayscale Coloring Book Review Benny Blue 2 Grayscale Coloring Book Gnomes in the Neighborhood Coloring Book Fairies in Dreamland Mermaids in Paradise Coloring Book Review Colour My Sketchbook Pop Manga Mermaids and other Sea Creatures Benny Blue Grayscale Coloring Book Review
Central African Republic (CAR)	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Chad	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Chile	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
China	Ali the Fox Coloring Book 3D Daydream Coloring Book Coloring Book of Flowers and Sweetgirls Coloring Book Beauty Drunken Flowers 2 Coloring Book Bird and Fish Art and Coloring Book Find Color - Coloring Book Rotuge Lady Coloring Book The Story of the Seed Coloring Book
Colombia	Fuerza Natural Jungla Cosmica
Comoros	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Congo	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Costa Rica	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Cote d'Ivoire	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Croatia	Blaga Hrvatske – Treasures of Croatia Vilin San Coloring Book Review Zemlja Snova
Cuba	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Cyprus	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Czech Republic	Carovne Lahodnosti Vymalovánky - Cesta k sobě Vymalovánky II Cesta životem Coloring Book 13 Kamnata Coloring Book Kapka Stesti Coloring Book Astrolandia Coloring Book Dream Dancers Coloring Book Aventi Omalovanky Coloring Book Magical Delights Coloring Book (Caravone Lahodnostie Tenderful Enchantments Coloring Book Fairy Miracles Coloring Book
D
Denmark	Fantastifull Flora
Djibouti	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Dominica	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Dominican Republic	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
E
Ecuador	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Egypt	Carousel Dreams
El Salvador	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Equatorial Guinea	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Eritrea	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Estonia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Ethiopia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
F
Fiji	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Finland	Min Mandala
France	Disney Coloring Book Les Affiches Mythiques Disney Coloring Book Sakuems Fantasy Coloring Book Sakuems Natural Enchantment Coloring Book Disney Le Petite Mandalas Coloring Book Disney Babies Coloring Book Les Ateliers Coloiages Mysteres Coloring Book
G
Gabon	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Gambia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Georgia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Germany	Mein Fruhlingsspaziergang Mein Sommerspaziergang Mein Winterspaziergang Mein Herbstspaziergang Woodland Animals Coloring Book Fruhlingszauber Coloring Book Romantic Coloring Gluck Ist Ein Wunderding Coloring Book Exotischer Urwald Coloring Book Meine Zauberhafte Coloring Book
Ghana	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Greece	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Grenada	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Guatemala	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Guinea	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Guinea-Bissau	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Guyana	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
H
Haiti	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Honduras	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Hungary	Dream Woods Book of Mandalas  Island of Colors
I
Iceland	Icelandic Coloring Book
India	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Indonesia	Once Upon a Time
Iran	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Iraq	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Ireland	Inklings
Israel	Yonat Katzir Coloring Book
Italy	Romantic Italy Coloring Book Fabiana Attansio
J
Jamaica	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Japan	Fantasy Season Rhapsody in the Forest Menuet de bonheur Waltzes for the Seasons Coloring Book Kimagure Travelling Cat Diary Colors Make You Happy Colors Make You Happy 3 Coloring Book Dream Color Postcards to Color Dream Animal Postcard to Color Melt Magic Cinnamon Coloring Book Erica Ward Illustrations Coloring Book Mizuhos Coloring Book The Mysterious Planets Coloring Book Ruby's Sweet Dream Coloring Book Dream Rooms Coloring Book Monochrome Coloring Book I have so many books from Japan that I love, these are just some of my favorites
Jordan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
K
Kazakhstan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Kiribati	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Kosovo	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Kuwait	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Kyrgyzstan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
L
Laos	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Latvia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Lebanon	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Lesotho	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Liberia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Libya	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Liechtenstein	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Lithuania	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Luxembourg	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
M
Macedonia (FYROM)	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Madagascar	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Malawi	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Malaysia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Maldives	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Mali	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Malta	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Marshall Islands	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Mauritania	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Mauritius	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Mexico	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Micronesia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Moldova	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Monaco	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Mongolia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Montenegro	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Morocco	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Mozambique	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Myanmar (Burma)	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
N
Namibia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Nauru	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Nepal	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Netherlands	100 Creaties 100 Nieuwe Creaties Dikke Dames Franciens Cat Postcards Franciens Kattenkleurboek
New Zealand	All Good - New Zealand Friends of Nature
Nicaragua	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Niger	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Nigeria	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Norway	En Sjelden Fugl Coloring Book
O
Oman	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
P
Pakistan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Palau	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Palestine	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Panama	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Papua New Guinea	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Paraguay	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Peru	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Philippines	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Poland	Wyspy Pestki Koty Kolorowanka Smoki Nad Krakowem Coloring Book Kraina Basni Szczeniaki Antystresowa Coloring Book Straznicy Noky Coloring Book Spirits of Easter Postcards | Imaginary Friends Coloring Book | Ticket to Dreams Coloring Book | Po Drugiej Stronie Snu Coloring Book Krolewna Sniezka Kolorwania Coloring Book Slavic Beauties Cut & Color
Portugal	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Q
Qatar	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
R
Romania	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Russia	to be reviewed
Rwanda	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Saint Lucia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Samoa	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
San Marino	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Sao Tome and Principe	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Saudi Arabia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Senegal	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Serbia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Seychelles	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Sierra Leone	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Singapore	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Slovakia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Slovenia	Nina Stajner
Solomon Islands	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Somalia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
South Africa	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
South Korea	The Night Voyage Rabbit Bennys Coloring Diary Rabbit Girl Coloring Book The Mysterious Library Coloring Book Beautiful Day Coloring Book
South Sudan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Spain	Fuerza Natural Jungla Cosmica Frame Fantasia Hidden Nature
Sri Lanka	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Sudan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Suriname	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Swaziland	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Sweden	Sagor och Sagner Magisk Gryning Faglar and Fjarilar Malarbok bland ugglor och Forgatmige Skymningstimman Coloring Book
Switzerland	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Syria	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
T
Taiwan	Alice Misa - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Tajikistan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Tanzania	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Thailand	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Timor-Leste	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Togo	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Tonga	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Trinidad and Tobago	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Tunisia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Turkey	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Turkmenistan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Tuvalu	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
U
Uganda	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Ukraine	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
United Kingdom (UK)	Enchanted Forest Coloring Book Magical Guinea Pig Coloring Book Magical Journey Coloring Book A Million Bears Curious Creatures
United States of America (USA)	Jasmine Beckett Griffith Halloween Mermaid Burlesque Enchanted Faces Super Cute Animals Coloring Book Beauty of Horror Coloring Book
Uruguay	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Uzbekistan	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
V
Vanuatu	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Vatican City (Holy See)	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Venezuela	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Vietnam	I'm not 100% sure that the artist is from this country Etheria
Y
Yemen	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Z
Zambia	Sadly, no coloring books from this country
Zimbabwe	Sadly, no coloring books from this country

It is funny,  but when I look at my list now ….I feel that I have no coloring books at all 🙁    We all know that is not true.  I have hundreds and hundreds of coloring books – too many to count!   But looking at this list,  I feel a little bit empty 🙂

It could be that I have coloring books from artists in countries that  I have not acknowledged in the list. With so many coloring books I may not have noted their nationality when I wrote my article or may have since forgotten 🙁  Friendly and helpful reminders are welcomed.

I can’t wait to see this list completely filled in.  I have a feeling it’s going to take me a while 🙂

Happy coloring x

Lea

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