Coloring books for adults — a genre once considered little more than a novelty — are suddenly a big business, a bright spot in the financial results of publishers and retailers alike.

Here and top, a page spread from Johanna Basford's adult coloring book Enchanted Forest. Basford said she finds vector artwork too precise and almost clinical, whereas something “created by the ...

Not Crayola. The crayon company just launched its first coloring books for adults, something unprecedented in its 112-year history. "Why can't adults have fun coloring?" said Crayola spokeswoman ...

If there’s a sign the bubble in adult coloring books is about to burst, it might be found at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art. The museum’s gift shop is selling a set of colored pencils ...

No longer regarded as a gag gift, adult coloring books have slowly been gaining in popularity. Crayola now offers a full line of products for adults. Thinking Outside the Crayon Box, Adults Use ...

But now the doodling dreams of grown-ups worldwide have come true with coloring books for adults. We can unwind with our very own coloring books tailored for an older crowd, containing countless ...

Borland says coloring books can be an inexpensive tool to help adults relax. It's so easy to get caught up in social media and being on *** phones and the 24 hour news cycle that when we can take ...

“Crayons ready?” she croons, “Begin to color me.” The first adult coloring book, published in late 1961, mocked the conformism that dominated the post-war corporate workplace. Created by ...

WASHINGTON — The amateur artists can be found coloring in airport lounges, doctor’s office waiting rooms and while they watch TV shows at home. They are forming coloring meetup groups at ...