Cute Dog Coloring Book

About this book

A puppy leans on a stack of three patterned cushions, another waters three daisies with a watering can, and a third bakes in an apron beside a tray of bone-shaped cookies. A corgi pulls a little wagon of apples, a poodle admires itself in an oval mirror on a vanity table, and a dachshund buttons up a raincoat. On the later pages a beagle flies a diamond kite under two clouds, two puppies share one long striped scarf, a puppy plays a toy xylophone, another reads a picture book on a round rug, one sleeps in a wooden bed under a patchwork quilt, and the last pats a paper boat in a puddle while rain falls. Patterned areas such as the cushions, the quilt, the scarf and the xylophone bars give older kids plenty of small sections to fill, while the dogs themselves stay soft and simple.

Inside the book

• puppies
• gardening
• baking
• corgi
• poodle
• raincoat
• kite
• xylophone
• patchwork quilt

Who it is for

• children aged 5 to 9 who love dogs
• a set of pages for a sleepover or rainy afternoon
• kids ready to color small patterned areas

What it practices

• coloring repeating patterns like checks, stripes and patches
• staying inside small sections
• choosing a palette for each scene

Coloring ideas for this book

• Use a different color for every xylophone bar, like a real toy.
• Fill the patchwork quilt square by square with a repeating set of three colors.
• Give the two scarf puppies matching coats and a bold two-color striped scarf.
• Choose rainy grays and blues for the raincoat and paper boat pages.

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.