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coloring book

American  

noun

  • coloring books
    plural
  1. a children's book of outline drawings for coloring in crayons, watercolors, etc.


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“I would counsel people to have the conversations from early on,” said Aguirre, who is co-developing a coloring book for parents to help them navigate fears and anxieties related to immigration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025

After the backlash, Hoover publicly apologized and announced the plans for the coloring book were canceled.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024

Instead, kids exchanged the marshmallows they collected for a prize bag containing candy, a coloring book and a one-day pass to a water park.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

Banc has since published two more AI-generated books, including an adult coloring book, with more in the works.

From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2023

I could now see that an older boy was hunched over a coloring book and he was very intently filling in the spaces.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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