Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Colouring Book: 1

I am pretty new to colouring, and Johanna's name pops up everywhere, so I thought I would give her books a try. I have a little thin taster thing of hers which I got free with something which which was fine for what it was but it did not prepare me for the this book, which I only paid £5.99 for on Amazon. It comes in a really nice gatefold sleeve, with embossed gold highlights, underneath a very sturdy, thick brown cover with an intricate design. There's a title and a "this book belongs to" pages, with with a "wrap-around" designs. There's also a quest to solve as you progress through the book. The paper is a lovely creamy tone, which I think complements colours so much better than brighter white shades which beside your colours create too stark a contrast. The paper is thick, and has a very nice feel to it, a sheet of paper will be plenty underneath, but I always opt for a thin bit of card. The designs are on both sides of the page, and they're very good with lots of variety. There are so many little features and touches that Johanna could get away with not including for the price and I'm sure they'd still sell like hot cakes, however they make so much difference to the overall look and feel of the product. Overall I was blown away by it and I'm not easily impressed as so much you buy these days is disapointing. A beautiful, high quality product, and also great value for money. A rare thing indeed...

I originally ordered Secret Garden, thinking that I would prefer it, but after waiting ages for it (it was out of print) i was sent a few sample pages of this one and ordered this one instead. Enchanted Forest is full of gorgeous designs on every page. It takes you on a journey through the forest, discovering animals and hidden objects along the way, until you unlock the key to the castle at the end, and unfold the final hidden pages. This would make a gorgeous present for your granddaughter, daughter, or for yourself, and I'm really surprised by how much I'm thoroughly enjoying colouring in these beautiful pages. Anyone creative will enjoy the choice and freedom of expression, bringing these designs to life and making them your own. Colouring is incredibly relaxing and calming. I am using the colouring pencils that pop up as the suggested ones here - the Staedtler pack of 24, which are high quality, yet affordable, with a great range of colours. The pages are thick and of high quality and have a slight waxy feel, so I imagine, judging by the reviews, that this would be the safer choice over Secret Garden if you wanted to use pens, as some of the reviewers of Secret Garden were disappointed by the quality and thickness of the paper. If you are wondering which of the two to buy, some reviewers who have purchased both, have suggested that they slightly prefer this one. I would thoroughly recommend this buy to anyone. Even If you are just slightly interested by colouring, definitely give this one a try. It's full of beautiful designs and you'll be surprised how much you enjoy colouring as an adult!

Wonderful, very peaceful time

Firstly I really enjoyed the actual content. Not to 'junior' for an ol' codger like me. The pictures are full of easy & more difficult content. If I have one gripe it's the quality of the paper. I use gel pens for the most part although I also use pencils... the gel pens have a very slight bleed on occasion & the pencils are just hard work to use in this book... I have had colouring books recently where the paper is much thicker and certainly more white. This book is just too off white for me. A pity the content isn't printed on a whiter thicker art paper.

I am so pleased with this book! The designs are simply beautiful and there are plenty of double page spreads to colour in, theres also an amazing fold out section towards the back of the book with a very large detailed drawing to colour in. I was somewhat disappointed with "the secret garden" as I love to use both felts and colouring pencils within designs and with the secret garden you were limited to colouring pencils as felts would simply bleed straight through, NOT with this book, the paper is an excellent thick quality and ive been happily using felts and colouring pencils with no bleed through at all! I also hated being "told" what to do with the secret garden, "colour this in like this" "add your own detail to that" it just ruined the designs for me having speech dotted around the pages!! But thankfully there is none of that in this book!! There are some very detailed designs that cover entire pages, if not two, and lovely simple designs with nice space around them. Animals, plants, castles, flowers, secrets this book holds it all and I am so glad it is part of my colouring book collection, I have been working on nothing but this book for two weeks now as I just love it! Ive also ordered myself some fine point felt tips for some trickier sections. If you love colouring away the hours then I really cant recommend this book enough.

Thanks again for my order brilliant coloring book

Beautiful book highly recommend

Bought as a Christmas present. Absolutely gorgeous book. Beautiful paper and well presented. Highly recommended.

Each page is a delight and the detailed artwork allows for my creativity in my coloring.

Per gli amanti dei mandala consiglio decisamente questo prodotto! Ho cominciato ieri a colorarlo con i pantoni (pennarelli ad alcol) in combinazione con i pennarelli classici stabilo pen 68. Disegni bellissimi, accurati, bella carta. Con i pennarelli classici il colore non passa, mentre con i pantoni purtroppo sì, ma non credo esista carta resistente a tale strumento. Devo ancora provare con le matite ma non credo che mi deluderà. Unica nota negativa è che amando i pantoni probabilmente dovrò comprare un altro libro dal momento che i disegni sono su entrambe le facciate delle pagine. Detto ciò sicuro riprenderò un libro di questo editore.

Magnifique livre de johanna basford de superbes illustrations

Love this book.

I have the full collection of Johanna Basfords books and really love this one its so pretty! love the castles and fantasy theme <3