Mary Engelbreit's Color ME Coloring Book: Coloring Book for Adults and Kids to Share

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. I have long been a fan of Mary Engelbreit. I remember first seeing her “Life is just a Chair of Bowlies” and falling in love with her whimsical and fun design style (I even once cross stitched that design.) Yes, “Bowlies” is included in this coloring book. While not all of my favorites made the cut, I am hoping that means that there will be a follow-on book or two in the future. Once I saw that “Bowlies” and “The Queen of Everything” were in this book, I knew that it was going to be a great coloring experience for me. I must admit I was a little disappointed that “Snap Out of It” was missing. Most of the 48 designs (which includes the title page) are easily recognizable for anyone who has seen Ms. Engelbreit's work over the years.A few of the designs are a little on the simpler side and might be pages I tear out for my grandchildren to color. For the most part, though, this is a coloring book that I will enjoy and which will give me an opportunity to think back to when I first saw the work. While a few of the designs have intricate details, these are not designs that will be difficult to color.The great news is that the designs are printed on one side of perforated heavyweight paper. The binding is glued rather than sewn but this is not an issue as you can easily remove the page at the perforations. The designs all stop well before the perforations, so you won't lose any part of it if you remove it from the book.All of my markers (water and alcohol-based – fine point, ultra-fine, and brush tips) either bled through this paper or left color “shadows” on the back of the page that were noticeable. My gel pens (Fiskars and Tekwriter) did not leak through and did not require extra drying time. My coloring pencils worked well and performed as expected for the type of lead I used (hard or soft.) I am sure to use a variety of coloring mediums with this book, so I will keep a piece of chipboard with the book and put it below the page I am working on. That way, it will keep the ink from leaking through. You can also simply remove your working page from the book as well.

It's not overly detailed & all pages are printed on one side & the paper is high quality & thick. I would still put paper between the pages in case of marker bleeding. The pages are not perforated but could be removed with an exacto knife or blade.There are so many cute characters, along with uplifting, funny quotes. You get cat's in a Christmas tree, Mary Antoinette eating cake and whimsical cute quotes to color. Some pages are just quotes that to me are still fun to color especially with gel pens. If you are a fan of Mary's work you will love this book.I cannot wait to start coloring. This is adult enough for adults but older kids could color as well.

I'm officially addicted to adult coloring books so I have many other books to compare the quality of this book with. Overall, the quality of the book is pretty good because it has many features that I appreciate. The paper is smooth, thick, & white. The pages have been perforated (but I suspect the edge would be pretty rough & need to be trimmed to make a smooth edge) and printed on one side only so you could remove your work & display it. The book's binding is flexible enough to enable the pages to be nearly flat so it is easy to color the left side of the page. I have to admit I have been a big fan of Mary Engelbreit's for 20 plus years so I am happy with the artwork. I'm not a fan of the overly intricate drawings in many coloring books so I am really looking forward to using this book though I wish that some of the drawings were a bit more than just the outline of the original (and that is why I gave the book four instead of five stars). I'm looking forward to another book in the future because I would buy it even though I need another coloring book like I need a hole in my head.

I will definitely enjoy coloring in this book! I am a serious fan of M.E.This book has designs of varying complexity (some possibly a little to simple, but great if you want to share your book with small children).The paper is heavier than most coloring books but markers still bleed through sometimes. This can certainly be dealt with as the designs are printed on one side of the page. The pages are perforated so you can easily remove them if you wish.My biggest criticism is that there are 11 designs that are basically just sayings or quotes with a little bit of background detail to color. I was a bit surprised by this as ME has so many wonderful designs out that it shouldn't be hard to make a dozen (or more) great coloring books.That said, I will thoroughly enjoy coloring in this book as ME designs make me happy and enjoyment is what this is all about!

I just received my order for two of these books. I would love to give it a five star rating however some of the pages are stuck together near the binding. When I try to separate the pages they actually pull the paper off of the sheet. Other than that I love the pictures but I would definitely consider the pages sticking together a flaw.Update - The publisher is replacing the defective books. Great customer service.

Maybe it is me. I have some teeny tiny ornaments by her and they are lovely. Thought this book would be fun, but, for me not so much. The pictures have little or no detail, the sayings are nice but, I could have printed those myself. The most expensive coloring book that I have bought to date, sending it back. The cover is very deceptive, the sister page in the book is missing details that are on the cover.

Fans of Mary Englebreit's artwork will enjoy coloring the pictures immediately recognizable to them. The artwork is on the right-hand side of the opened book; the pages do not have other work on the other sides. They can be easily removed and then used for whatever your heart desires (a Mary Englebreit thought!).

Lovely designs to colour. Good quality paper.

I ordered this on April 1, 2020, it arrived today May 29, 2020. YES we are all dealing with COVID-19 but with no useful tracking # and no response to each email I wrote (3) it is very frustrating to say the least.That being said, this book was for my sister, and she LOVES it. Excellent quality paper, thick, perforated edges so you can rip out the page to hang or give away.....a lovely book.Wish customer service was better.

Bought both books so with shipping the order came to close to $50. Had I been able to review them personally at a store I would not have bought them.Given the wealth of illustrations there is to choose from I found the contents disappointing. I am real fan of hers and have been for years and have purchased many of her products. I expected so much more of her memorable artwork to be included in the books.

Very disappointing. Simplistic illustrations. Not at all what I expected in this book. Returned it.

big fan of mary engelbreit, love it, lots to color