Forest Friends
Picnic by the River
A sunny day, a plaid blanket, and one very hungry Little Bear.
Shop on EtsyPrintable coloring books · ages 3–10
Chapter & Color
Story-based coloring adventures for little readers.
Every book is a real little story — with the Forest Friends, speech bubbles and a happy ending — for your child to follow and color, page by page.
“Who brought the honey sandwiches?”
Chapter one · The difference
Not clipart.
A real story.
Most coloring books are a pile of unrelated pictures. Ours are storybooks your child colors. Each page moves the tale along, so they meet the characters, follow what happens, and reach the ending with crayon in hand.
- A beginning, middle and endTen pages that build one gentle adventure, start to finish.
- Speech bubbles to read togetherThe Forest Friends talk to each other — perfect for early readers or reading aloud.
- Print at home, again and againInstant PDF download. Print one page or the whole book, whenever you like.
Chapter two · The books
Stories for every season
Forest Friends · Christmas · Coming soon
A Snowy Surprise
Snow falls, cocoa steams, and the friends trim the big oak tree.
Coming soon · Notify meChapter three · The cast
Meet the Forest Friends
Five friends who live at the edge of the woods — and star in every book.
Bunny
Kind, curious, and always first to say “let’s go!”
Fox
A clever planner with a big, swishy tail.
Little Bear
Gentle, cuddly, and never far from a snack.
Squirrel
Quick, giggly, and full of wild ideas.
Owl
Wise and watchful — Owl remembers everything.
Chapter four · The fun part
See it colored
Real pages from our books, brought to life with plain old crayons.
Coming soon
Chapter five · About us
A small studio making quiet, cozy afternoons
Chapter & Color began at a kitchen table, with a stack of paper and a child who kept asking “and then what happened?” We wanted coloring time to feel like story time — screen-free, unhurried, and something to talk about together.
Every book is written and drawn by our little studio, for families, homeschoolers and classrooms who want activities with a bit of heart.
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