Cute Dragon Coloring Book

About this book

It reads a book on a puffy cushion, waters a potted flower, kneads dough at a low wooden table with a rolling pin and bowl, flies a diamond kite on a grassy hill, and sails a wooden boat under a smiling sun. Then it holds a striped umbrella in the rain, sits in a fringed scarf beside a picnic basket and an apple, builds a little castle from toy blocks and paints a flower at an easel. The book ends with the dragon hiking with a backpack past a tree, beating a drum and winking through a telescope at a crescent moon and stars. The same character appears on every page, with spots on its back, a striped belly and a ridge of spines, so a child can give it one signature color scheme and carry it through the whole set. Scenes have light backgrounds (grass tufts, clouds, waves) that add a little more to color without crowding.

Inside the book

• baby dragon
• reading
• gardening
• baking
• kite
• sailing
• rain
• painting
• telescope

Who it is for

• children aged 5 to 9 who like dragons and fantasy
• a series to color one page a day
• kids who enjoy a recurring character

What it practices

• keeping a character's colors the same from page to page
• coloring wings, spines and small props neatly
• adding simple backgrounds like sky, grass and water

Coloring ideas for this book

• Choose one dragon color scheme on page one, for example green body, yellow belly, purple wings, and repeat it.
• Color the wings a lighter shade so the body stays the focus.
• Use the night sky page for dark blues around a bright yellow moon.
• Make the kite, sailboat and umbrella the brightest colors on their 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.