This stylish adult coloring book includes 46 coloring pages that incorporate sayings from the Bible and quotes from famous people. It honors mothers and motherhood.
There is nice variety in picture design styles in the coloring pages. These include intricately decorated pictures similar to the one on the front cover, square and rectangular pieces where words are in the spotlight, round mandala-like designs, messages enclosed in decorative wreaths, stylized objects familiar to modern North American moms (like take-out coffee cups, camera, sewing machine, ball of yarn, and the teacup pictured on the back cover), and full-page designs. The drawings are detailed, youthful, lighthearted, and whimsical.
Coloring pages are printed on the right-hand side, one side only, making it possible to detach them to frame or give away as gifts (though the spine edges are not perforated to make for easy tear-outs). The reverse (left) side of many of the coloring pages is printed with a Bible verse or quote that coordinates with the picture on its opposite side—not the picture that appears to the right of it in the opened book.
This 96-page volume is printed on heavy white paper. I tried out a variety of media on it—Artist’s Loft Watercolor Duo-tip Markers, Crayola Metallic Markers, Accent Sharpies, and regular Sharpies. The only bleed-through I got was from the regular Sharpies.
This lovely book would make a perfect gift for a new mom, or any mom for that matter, who would enjoy unwinding after a hectic day by beautifying affirming words like, “Thank God for mothers,” “Clothe yourself with tenderhearted mercy, kindness & humility – Col 3:12 NLT,” and “I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me – Abraham Lincoln.”
I received A Giving Heart as a gift from Hachette Book Group for the purpose of writing a review.
Violet Nesdoly 