Animal Coloring Books

Animal coloring books with dogs, foxes, parrots, crocodiles and axolotls, one animal per book, in an easy version with big shapes and a cute version with little scenes.

14 books168 pageseasy, mediumA4 & US Letter PDF

About these animal coloring books

This shelf of animal books is built in pairs. For each animal there is an easy book, where the animal sits or stands alone in big, open shapes, and a cute book, where the same kind of animal gets a hobby and a small scene. The first pages shown here make the difference clear. The easy axolotl is a round face ringed by feathery gills, while its cute partner pours tea on a lily pad. The easy crocodile sits grinning, and the cute one reads a book on a braided mat. The plain puppy has a ball; the cute one leans on a pile of patterned cushions. The fox pair goes from a fox sitting with its bushy tail curled round to a fox sewing a patchwork scarf, and the parrot pair from a parrot on a branch to one threading a string of beads. The cats move from a single cat sitting tall to a striped kitten on a window sill beside a flowerpot. The horses differ a little more: the easy book uses clean, realistic outlines, while the cute book puts a horse in a flower meadow with a butterfly. Choose the animal first, then the level.

Tips

  • Look at a photo of the real animal before starting: wild axolotls are dark olive or brown, while pet ones are often pale pink with red gills.
  • Red foxes are orange-red with a white tail tip and chest, and both fox books keep those markings, so the same two colors carry through.
  • Macaw-type parrots often show red, blue and yellow in bands across the wings, and the large wing sections in the parrot books take one color each.
  • Real crocodiles are olive, gray-green or brown with a paler belly, a nice surprise for kids who reach for bright green straight away.
  • Print the easy and cute book of one animal together and let a child move on to the scene pages once the single-animal pages feel quick.

What you will find

Easy single-animal books

One animal per page with thick outlines and no background, for preschoolers and a first book.

  • Easy Cat Coloring Book
  • Easy Axolotl Coloring Book
  • Easy Crocodile Coloring Book
  • Easy Dog Coloring Book
  • Easy Fox Coloring Book
  • Easy Parrot Coloring Book

Cute books with hobbies

The same animals baking, reading, sewing or having tea, with props that bring smaller areas to fill.

  • Cute Axolotl Coloring Book
  • Cute Crocodile Coloring Book
  • Cute Dog Coloring Book
  • Cute Fox Coloring Book
  • Cute Parrot Coloring Book
  • Cute Cat Coloring Book

Horse books

A realistic easy horse book and a cute horse book with meadows, fences and a barn, for young riders and horse fans.

  • Easy Horse Coloring Book
  • Cute Horse Coloring Book

Where to start

How to pick a book

Each book keeps to one theme and one level. Pick the theme the child is excited about, then check the level on the cover: easy books have thick outlines and big spaces, cute and medium books add more shapes, detailed books have fine lines for older colorers.

Single pages or a whole book

A book is one PDF to print as a stack for a party, a trip or a theme week. To print just a page or two, browse the animal coloring pages instead.

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Questions about animal coloring books

What colors is a real axolotl?

Wild axolotls are dark brown, olive or nearly black with speckles. Pets come in more colors, most famously leucistic ones that are pale pink with red gills, plus golden and albino forms, and kids can use either look in the axolotl books.

Which animals have both an easy and a cute book?

Cats, axolotls, crocodiles, dogs, foxes, parrots and horses each have one of each. The easy book shows the animal alone in big shapes; the cute book puts it into small scenes with props.

Are crocodiles and alligators the same?

They are related but different: crocodiles usually have a narrower, pointed snout and show lower teeth when the mouth is shut, while alligators have a broad, rounded snout. The crocodile books here use a friendly cartoon crocodile with a toothy grin.

Are these animal coloring books free?

Yes. Each book downloads as one PDF in A4 or US Letter size with a free account (one book a day), and every page in it can also be printed on its own from the coloring page library without an account.

How many pages does each book have?

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How should I print a coloring book?

Print at 100% or "actual size" in portrait orientation. Print one-sided if you use markers, so ink does not bleed onto the next page.

Animal Coloring Books: 14 Free Printable PDF Books