Johanna BasfordJohanna Basford 2020 Coloring Wall Calendar

I purchased this calendar with the intention of everyone in my family picking 2 months to color: their birth month and an extra... a fun family project if you will. We are lucky that in our family of 6, nobody shares a birth month.The 2 boys in the family, my husband and son, did not care much to participate, so they've only colored their birth months, somewhat.So if you purchase this with delusions that everyone will pitch in, make sure you are ready to color more than you expected to!I like the thick, smooth texture of the paper throughout the calendar. It makes for smooth writing whether you wish to use a pencil, pen, marker, etc on not just the pictures, but also on the date squares.Some calendars have slippery/glossy paper where you write in the date squares that makes it difficult to write with certain pens, and impossible to write in pencil, but not this one.The date squares are generous sizes. I am able to write in my monthly obligations with plenty of room for schedules, birthdays, etc. Each square is approximately 1.5" wide, by 1.75" tall. (Or if you like fractions: 1½"w x 1¾"h)The pictures are lovely, and have been easy to color with colored pencils. I don't use anything fancy- just your regular ol' crayola colored pencils you can purchase anywhere. I will say that if you are coloring all at once so you can hang it and forget it, the colored pencil does rub off on the page it is touching. Just something to think about.I recommend this calendar for anyone who loves to color! Or as a gift to someone who loves coloring.(*I purchased this with my own money. All opinions are my own. Thanks for reading!)

I LOVE this calendar. I can color the pictures ahead of next year and then hang it on the wall above my desk. I can either keep the book on my desk or hang each month's picture and calendar above the desk to enjoy every day. After finishing this calendar, I went back and bought the one for 2018, and 2019. I love the pictures and besides the fun of coloring them, I am framing some of my favorites to hang on the wall in my sewing room. I really hope that she is working on yet another book. I would love to see a whole book of Sugar Skulls and one of the Bell Jars as well.

I think Johanna is as cute as a bug!! This is my second wall calendar that she drew and they are just too cute! She has websites, one is her "Inky Art School Free 10 Day Drawing Course." She teaches us her techniques to create our own masterpieces. The calendars come in several forms as well as her coloring books that are filled with her gigantic imagination! If you have an imagination and any sort of colored pencils you will definitely enjoy her creations. Talent is not needed, just have fun!"(She) grew up on a fish farm in rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland where my little sister and I had a very ‘free range’ childhood. We played outdoors; buildings dens, creating secret gardens and paddling in the little stream behind our house. This kind of play cultivated in me a wild imagination and a love of nature from an early age. I always loved to draw. I can’t ever remember a time when I didn’t want to pursue a creative career (except for a brief stint when I thought I wanted to be an astronaut – this quickly wore off)." That's why her coloring books and calendars are quirky and enjoyable!

I love the selected photos for the calendar and am excited about coloring it.

This came with the last page (December) sliced, making tat page unusable unless taped. The pages can still be colored however.

Picked it up this morning. Have January finished. Can’t wait to finish it and have it hanging for the new year. Is a very nice calendar

I have all of Johanna Basfords coloring books and this is my 3rd calendar.

Beautiful coloring calendar. My granddaughters love coloring it.

Great quality paper, this is the second year we have purchased one for our daughter who loves them

I lobe every book by Johanna Basford and this met my expectations!

Really happy with my purchase took longer than originally said due to the pandemic

Just what I wanted

Bought for mum - nice calendar