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From the bestselling 'Queen of Colouring,' an exquisite collection of imagined and real creatures and their habitats to bring to life with colour. Creatures great and small, both real and imagined, live within the pages of this book. From flying fish to enchanted dragons, delicate dragonflies...
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Description
From the bestselling 'Queen of Colouring,' an exquisite collection of imagined and real creatures and their habitats to bring to life with colour.
Creatures great and small, both real and imagined, live within the pages of this book. From flying fish to enchanted dragons, delicate dragonflies to slumbering sea cows, inky wild things and their habitats are waiting to be brought to life in your colours.
In Wild Things, you'll find a world teeming with extraordinary life, ready for your vibrant touch. Each page invites you to embark on a creative adventure as you add your personal flair to these stunning illustrations.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529961515
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 November 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Ebury Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 350g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Johanna Basford is an illustrator and ink evangelist who prefers pens and pencils to pixels. Her intricate, hand-drawn illustrations are loved the world over by those who have coloured in (sometimes more than once) her bestselling books Small Victories, Rooms of Wonder, 30 Days of Creativity, Worlds of Wonder, How to Draw Inky Wonderlands, World of Flowers, Ivy and the Inky Butterfly, Johanna’s Christmas, Magical Jungle, Lost Ocean, Enchanted Forest, and Secret Garden. An incredible 25 million copies sold. Johanna is a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee, Scotland. She likes sugar mice, floral teacups, peonies, and bumblebees.
Visit her online at johannabasford.com or follow @johannabasford.
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