Easy Cat Coloring Book

About this book

The book begins with a front-facing cat sitting tall, then a cat lying on its side, a kitten with one paw on a ball of yarn and a long downward stretch with the tail pointing up. Next come a kitten popping out of a cardboard box, a slim cat beside its food bowl, a sleeping cat rolled into a loaf and a cat lifting one paw as if to wave. The last four pages show a striped cat resting its chin on a flat cushion, a cat reaching up for a butterfly, a cat tucked into a woven basket and a cat seen from behind looking back over its shoulder. Faces carry short whisker lines and a few fur strokes, but bodies are open and wide. Only the striped cat and the basket weave add patterned areas, so the book stays easy for young hands.

Inside the book

• cats
• kittens
• ball of yarn
• cardboard box
• basket
• butterfly
• sleeping cat

Who it is for

• cat lovers aged 4 to 8
• children who have a pet cat at home
• a calm after-school or waiting-room activity

What it practices

• coloring large animal bodies evenly
• working around short fur and whisker lines
• noticing different poses of the same animal

Coloring ideas for this book

• Color each cat as a different real coat: ginger, gray, black, calico, cream.
• Use the striped cushion page to try tabby stripes, then repeat them on other cats.
• Keep the eyes green or yellow on every page and leave a small white dot for shine.
• Color the props (yarn, box, bowl, basket) in strong colors so the pale cats stand out.

How to use the PDF

1. 12 pages come in one PDF, one page per sheet, in separate A4 and US Letter files.
2. Download the file that matches your paper size.
3. Print at 100% or “actual size” in portrait orientation.
4. Print one-sided if you use markers, or print only the pages you need.