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Johanna Basford

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 colored in (sometimes more than once) her bestselling books World of Flowers, Ivy and the Inky Butterfly, Johanna’s Christmas, Magical Jungle, Lost Ocean, Enchanted Forest, and Secret Garden. Johanna is a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee. She likes sugar mice, floral teacups, peonies, and bumblebees.

Books

Adult Coloring Books – Still Selling!

Last week’s New York Magazine continued to tout the trend that gave a major boost to the industry several years ago. These merchy items are still great for beating back to school and holiday stress, for self-soothing, art therapy, alternatives to meditation, and just a little retro fun! PRH and distributed clients have more than 50 great titles on our backlist, perfect for stores now and into the holiday season.

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