Books in Dover Stained Glass Coloring Book series

Bring Hans Christian Andersen's beloved story of a marvelous little sea creature to life with this delightful coloring book. Eight ready-to-color scenes recall memorable moments in the charming tale, among them the little mermaid's discovery of a shipwrecked young prince, her pact with the evil Sea Witch, and her transformation into a human being.The pictures are printed on special paper that allows light to shine through it. First cut the pages from the book as neatly as you can. Then color the pictures, using crayons, felt-tip pens, or paints. You'll get particularly interesting effects if you color both sides, using different colors on the backs than on the fronts. When the pictures are taped to a window, the sunlight shines through them, the way it shines through colored glass!Please refer to the inside back cover for coloring hints and identifications for the scenes. The order of the pages is your key to the identifications, so make a record of them before removing the pages from the book.

The studios of Louis Comfort Tiffany produced the finest examples of stained glass art, specializing in richly ornamented window designs. This coloring book features 16 gorgeous Tiffany window motifs, faithfully re-created from the master's own designs of flowers, birds, and landscapes. Boldly outlined on translucent paper, the patterns can be colored with crayons, felt-tipped pens, acrylics, and watercolors. Place them near a window or other light source to recapture the glorious effect of Tiffany windows.

Introduce little hands and lively young minds to a splendid assortment of wild animals in this ready-to-be-colored collection of animal illustrations. Boldly outlined drawings printed on translucent paper depict a polar bear, rhinoceros, kangaroo, lion, camel, giraffe, elephant, and gorilla. Use crayons, felt-tip pens, colored pencils, or other materials to create a menagerie of creatures that come alive with color when hung in windows, on lampshades, or near any source of light.

From the Book of Psalms come these inspiring quotations, rendered in ornate lettering and framed with flowers, birds, stars, and other motifs. Sixteen stained glass interpretations include "The Lord is my shepherd," "The meek shall inherit the Earth," and other poetic words of wisdom. After coloring, place the pages near a light source for luminous stained glass effects.

Here's a volume that lets youngsters share in the holiday festivities by creating their own inexpensive collection of "stained glass" artwork. Eight familiar, ready-to-be-colored images — each boldly outlined in black — include a toy soldier, jack-in-the-box, Santa's face, Christmas tree, snowman, stocking, full-length Santa, and a large beribboned bell. Perfect for hanging in windows, on lampshades, and on Christmas trees, these delightful motifs can be colored with a variety of materials (crayons, felt-tip pens, paints) to create translucent designs that produce a lovely stained glass effect when hung near light.

With colored pens, crayons, paints, or pencils, young stargazers can create beautiful renderings of celestial bodies by coloring eight drawings printed on translucent paper. Included are boldly outlined images of the sun, a comet, Saturn, a crescent moon, the Big Dipper, and three more. Hang the colored drawings in a window or near light source for heavenly stained glass effects.

Snowflakes are the six-sided wonders of the winter world — out of billions no two are exactly alike. These miniature stars are so delicate that they vanish with a warm breath. Now with this collection of eight colorable snowflakes you can have them around all year round!The pictures are printed on special paper that allows light to shine through it. First cut the pages from the book as neatly as you can. Then color the pictures, using crayons, felt-tip pens, or paints. You'll get particularly interesting effects if you color both sides, using different colors on the backs than on the fronts. When the pictures are taped to a window, the sunlight shines through them the same way it shines through colored glass!