Creative Haven Creative Cats Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Pets)

There are few things better in life than a new box of crayons and a superbly excellent coloring book. As an adult, I have traded in my crayons for other artistic media...but I still love a great coloring book - and the Creative Haven series is STUPENDOUS!! The delicious white paper just begs to be colored on. The various drawings of majestic felines will make anyone an instant cat lover...the incredible illustrations of cats, combined with the beautifully simplistic backgrounds, will make anyone an instant Marjorie Sarnat lover. Her style is eclectic and fun, comfortable and familiar, but foreign and interesting at the same time. You will not get bored with this artistic book of black-and-white drawings- quite the contrary. It's difficult to choose which page to start coloring first - the pages suck the viewer into their universe, making it tough to completely finish one page before starting on another. Try it yourself - you'll quickly see what I mean.Bottom Line: Coloring can be a great relaxation activity - something you can do mindlessly, while zoning out. Not with Marjorie Sarnat's Creative Cats! The drawings are hypnotic and interesting - coloring the designs is fulfilling and satisfying. This is one coloring book you want to leave just the way it is so you don't ruin its beauty...but the pull to fill the designs with fantastic color is just too great.(If you deeply dislike cats, don't worry! The Creative Haven line has many other amazing topics by various artists.)

Reviews are very important to me when choosing which coloring books to purchase. So I have decided to begin writing my own. The moment I opened this book, I was in love. The images are fun and whimsical - screaming to be filled with bright, vibrant colors. Yes, the face of the cat is identical throughout - some may be disappointed by this. I see the cat as a secondary element of the drawing. Each page is 'themed', (eg: travel, flowers, cuckoo clocks, writer, fairy, etc), The theme, to me, is the primary element of the image.As for the book itself, paper is not a concern to me, since I copy the pages so I can color them more than once using different implements. Gel pens, color pencils and fine tip markers are the most common implements I use. The paper is thicker than your average copy paper, but I would never color in the book without putting a protective sheet in between pages. Marker will bleed through - Sharpie would bleed the most, Crayola the least. The gel pens don't bleed through, but the color shows through the back (not sure if this will make sense to you - the reader).Most books you would not want the binding to break easily, but with coloring books, most people like the book to lay flat, whether for coloring or copying. This binding 'breaks' open very well. Allowing me to copy pages without removing them from the book. The pages are perforated!!! Coloring books loose at least 1/2 a star, in my opinion, for not having perforated pages. These are also one-sided pages, also important enough to loose 1/2 a star over.Overall, the images in this book are fun, with crisp lines (even the fine lines) and minimal white space. Perhaps not for the youngest of coloring enthusiasts, unless they are a little more advanced in their coloring skills. (I did use these types of books to help hone my daughter's fine motor skills). I am looking forward to bringing out the brightest (and least used) of my pens and pencils for these images. Glitters, metallics and neons - oh my!!!

I love CATS and have recently seen several friends begin adult coloring as a form of relaxation. As such, I bought "Creative Cats" coloring book to see what it would be like. The price is amazing ($3.71 Prime)! This is not really a beginners coloring book as there is a LOT of detail to each of the pages. More than 30 unbacked pages and every page is perforated for display, framing or showing as you desire. Beautiful option for coloring flowers, paisley, music notes, designs and themes to enjoy. New things to discover on every page. The only thing that would have improved this book would have been to include different breeds of cats. I was so hoping to find a Scottish Fold amidst the photos but ALL pages are similar cats to the one displayed on the front cover. Maybe the author Margorie Sarnat will read my review and produce a new book with a variety of pedigree cats. We can always hope! Still, I would recommend this great deal to anyone prepared to take on a challenge. Enjoy!

This is one cool cat coloring book, love the beautiful design all over these stunning pussy cats. I feel in love with these wonderful creations from the first time that I found this book.If you like cats you are going to love coloring in this book.What great about this book is that I can use my marker to color these pretty design, each cat has it own page so there is no worries of messing up the next design in this book. I do use a extra sheet of paper under the design that I am coloring to be on the safe side.The design are on medium weight bright white paper, there are 30 full page to color to your heart desires.I recommend this book to anyone who is into and love coloring. This is a great buy.Coloring has become my favorite hobby, it releases stress, it is a lot of fun. It keeps my mind off of my care. I find myself coloring for hours at a time.