You Deserve Nice Things: Calming Coloring Pages by TheLatestKate (Art for Anxiety, Positive Message Coloring Book, Coloring with TheLatestKate, Self esteem gift)

I am new to Kate Allan’s work, but I was looking for something meditative and creative to do to relax after a challenging day. I absolutely love every page of this coloring book. The pictures are cheery and the messages are inspiring. There really is something impactful about affirmations coming from cute animals. How can you argue with an otter or a cat telling you you are worthy? I am really going to enjoy flipping through this and reflecting on the negative self-talk of the day and finding just the right page to address it.Some important details for coloring enthusiasts: the pages in this book are pretty thin. They are good for colored pencils or crayons, but don’t expect to get out your markers or watercolors. Also, the pages are double sided, so if you are planning to frame your favorites, you will need to be ok with giving up the art on the reverse side. Finally, the artwork goes all the way to the edge, so you will lose part of the page if you try to remove it. The pages are not perforated. The images are interesting and look fun to color, but they don’t have the fine details of a Johanna Basford coloring book. The detail level is closer to a children’s coloring book.So, if you are just in it for the coloring, this book might not be for you. If you are looking for a way to relax and contemplate your mental health, this is perfect! I can’t wait to buy more of Kate Allan’s books.

The paper is a bit thin, but perfectly serviceable. In a coloring book that would be friendly to adults, I would prefer thicker paper.The book doesn’t lie flat, there are drawings on both sides of the page, and no easy way to remove pages. All of these would be great upgrades.Because of the nature of the book’s quality, it’s too thin for markers, but the description at least warns the user ahead of time.If it weren’t for the contents I would actually not give it 5 stars.But the content… 10 out of 5 stars.- Adorable characters- well inked with fairly bold lines. (I am low vision so many books are too thinly lined for me to use them.) This isn’t as bold as those specifically created for low vision users, but the lines are thicker than for most adult coloring books.- Incredibly kind. Each picture comes with a statement. They are gentle reminders for self care and kindness, appreciation of the reader’s uniqueness, and gentleness without being saccharine. They feel real, not cliche. It’s a salve for world weary souls. I have faced some anxiety and depression, and find the pictures and text in the book are healing in a small way.When I received it and read many of the pages I just felt loved. I really did hug the book.I hope further books from the artist can be presented in a nicer format, but I am incredibly glad I bought it, and would recommend it to anyone using crayon or pencil who likes the artwork on the cover.

I love this book! There are so many cute pages with beautiful drawings and affirmations. I love to just flip through it and look at everything. I do like to color with colored pencils so this is nice. I imagine crayons would be a lot of fun too! I have been a fan of Kate for a long time so it's very cool to see her publish a coloring book.

I love Kate's work and designs. I had been so excited to get this book.That said, I'm still happy I got it. The animals and affirmations are still just what you need to see.My biggest complaint (and what knocked off a star) was the double sided pages and how thin they are.I like to color with pens and markers which in this book will unfortunately bleed too much.I do have pencils though, and the main reason for this book for me was to have a positive reinforcement while I colored.Short version: This book is great for your mental health if used for relaxing and coloring. But I wouldn't recommend using markers, pens, or watercolor if you're not ready to sacrifice the pages on opposite sides.

This is an incredible coloring book. I've always loved The Latest Kate but this is so good. The messages are so comforting and day by day I really need them. A family member just passed and I can't tell you how much I needed this

I love the latest Kate anything. This coloring book is motivating and therapeutic. When I have anxiety I color a page.

I love this coloring book, and the affirmations that go with it.

Easy and relaxing. Decent quality paper

It's a lovely colouring book, I find myself smiling when choosing which page to colour and while I'm colouring. Probably not suitable to use anything else than colouring pencils as they are double sided but that doesnt bother me.

I absolutely love Kate Allen's positive affirmations and artwork. The colouring book is great and allows you to take time out from the busy day and spend sometime on yourself.The only down side is the colouring pages are very thin.

Beautiful colouring book and perfect for people recovering from depression. I love all the pictures and the messages but the paper quality is awful. its so thin and very fragile pages.

Ich mag die Bilder von Kate Alan wirklich sehr gern. Auch in diesem Buch gibt es liebevoll gezeichnete Tiere mit Sprüchen, die Mut machen.Aber ich bin total enttäuscht von der Qualität.Das Papier ist so dünn, dass die Linien von der dahinter liegenden Seite durch schimmern. Mut Filzstiften kann man hier leider nicht malen.Ich habe Malbücher, die einen Bruchteil von dem gekostet haben aber qualitativ wesentlich hochwertiger waren.Sehr schade.

My 22 year old daughter loves it so much. It’s calming and affrming.