Books in Dover Design Coloring Books series

Color a gallery of scintillating styles that made the Twenties roar! Fashion took a dramatic turn during the Jazz Age, and this coloring book recaptures the bobbed hairdos, cloche hats, and other daring and distinctive style hallmarks of the era. Thirty pages of fashion feature sporty and casual outfits as well as glamorous evening gowns and dresses trimmed with fringe, beading, and sequins. Brief captions accompany the pictures.

Dragons have figured prominently in the legends and folk tales of countless cultures. Thirty ready-to-color images of fire-breathing mythical creatures with batlike wings, scaly skin, and a barbed tail — among them a flying dragon with three heads; Quetzalcoatl, a legendary feather-covered serpent; the Leviathan, a sea monster of enormous proportions; the African amphisbaena, a beast with heads on both ends of its body; and a real dragon, the Komodo, one of the world's largest living reptiles.

According to legend, the unicorn was a solitary creature that preferred to live in deep forests or on quiet mountains. A gentle animal that refused to hurt another living thing, it was considered a noble, holy beast, endowed with magical powers.This mythical, horse-like creature with a single horn in the middle of its forehead is featured in this beautifully illustrated coloring book. Thirty lovely illustrations show this fabulous animal carrying a young knight into battle, resting under a night sky in a field of tall grass, with the head of a lion and a scaled body in a Japanese rendering, rearing high on its hind legs before a medieval castle, posing with a beautiful maiden, as sea serpents with fins, and much more. Descriptive captions accompany these charming, ready-to-color illustrations, sure to delight colorists and anyone fascinated by the strange and enduring myth of the unicorn.

These 30 dynamic illustrations feature interlocking repetitive floral designs rendered in the distinctive style of Islamic art. Colorists and crafters alike will be inspired by the original motifs, which exhibit the hypnotic appeal of mandalas as well as quilt and tile patterns. The full-page images offer a wealth of imaginative coloring possibilities.

Now you can re-create the glowing, muted colors and sinuous complexities of Art Nouveau stained glass with this handsome coloring book. Artist A. G. Smith has carefully preserved the familiar swirling, organic forms in 16 boldly outlined designs derived from works by master artisans of the Art Nouveau tradition.Printed on translucent paper, lovely patterns depict motifs of flowing leaves, vines and flowers, graceful birds, mythical creatures, and more. Each exquisite design lends itself especially to coloring with crayons, felt-tip pens, acrylics, watercolors, tempera, and even oil paint. All can be mounted on windows and lampshades or placed near other sources of light to create startling stained glass effects.Not just for young coloring book fans, these handsome designs will captivate colorists of all ages

These 16 full-page illustrations, derived from classic sources, offer realistic portrayals of the best-known and most inspiring incidents from the Savior's life: the wedding at Cana, healing the sick, the Sermon on the Mount, raising Lazarus from the dead, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and many other moving scenes. These beautifully re-created images glow like real stained glass when colored and held up to a light source.

There's more to the Ice Age than saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths! These 44 terrific illustrations showcase the diversity of animal life during the Pleistocene Epoch, better known as the Ice Age. Kids will have fun coloring while learning about flightless birds; giant lizards; ancient horses, lions, and bears; and many other creatures. Descriptive captions offer fascinating details about each animal.

Thirty striking works by noted female artists appear in this eclectic collection. They range from conventional portraits, such as Vanessa Bell's depiction of her sister, Virginia Woolf, to a pioneering abstract painting by Sonia Delaunay. Other landscapes, still lifes, and portraits include works by Frida Kahlo, Grandma Moses, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, and other distinguished artists. Colorists can rely upon their own imaginations or be guided by the original paintings, as shown in the reproductions on the front and back covers.

Youngsters and flower lovers of all ages will delight in this educational, accurately rendered coloring book of blossoming beauties.Each page contains a letter of the alphabet along with a picture of the flower whose name begins with that letter. Graceful, long-stemmed daffodils frame the letter "D," stately echinacea use the letter "E" as a trellis, and roses entwine the letter "R." Additional florals include columbines, hibiscus, tiger lilies, morning glories, pansies, violets, and 17 other lovely varieties.As a special treat, two pages display a magnificent flower garden that can be brought to life with a rainbow of colors — from subtle pastel shades to brilliant hues.