My First Painting: Colorful Christmas! Format: Paperback

Whether at home or on-the-go, this toddler coloring book will keep little ones entertained with festive fun minus the mess. Just add water!

• MESS-FREE WATER COLORING BOOK: All you need to do is wet the included jumbo paintbrush with water and brush it across each page. The pre-printed paint dots will spread, brighten, and combine to form new colors.
• FESTIVE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR KIDS AGES 3-5: Magical paint with water book with more than 90 pages of cute designs to color, including sloths, axolotls, llamas, bears, and other animals.
• BUILDS FOUNDATIONAL AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS: Water coloring books help young children develop their hand-eye coordination, strengthen grip, learn decision-making, and more through play-based learning.
• SCREEN-FREE ACTIVITY THAT PROMOTES COGNITIVE GROWTH: Toddler activity books offer a low-stakes, screen-free opportunity to practice patience, color recognition, and spatial awareness, while fostering creativity and self-expression offline.
• WIND-DOWN PRACTICE TO REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY: If a child is feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or overstimulated, the repetitive, rhythmic motion of coloring can have a calming effect on the brain and soothe the nervous system.
• PERFECT GIFT FOR LITTLE ARTISTS: Great for Christmas activity, stocking stuffers, advent gifts, or holiday gifts for kids aged 3 to 5.

For nearly 20 years, Silver Dolphin Books has published award-winning activity, novelty, and educational nonfiction books for preschoolers to 12-year-olds. Our focus is to create books that engage and inspire children to learn more about the world around them while fostering a love of reading, exploration, and creative expression. From adorably illustrated board books for toddlers, to interactive play and building sets, to sound books made for story time, we develop innovative books that both enlighten and entertain.

Madison LaRose is an award-winning illustrator specializing in children’s books, stationary, and products for children. Her work is developed digitally in order to create whimsical and friendly illustrations. She usually works in Adobe Photoshop or Procreate, depending on what the project requires. Madison received her BFA in 2018 at Massachusetts College Of Art majoring in Illustration. In 2020 she received her MFA in Illustration with distinction at Edinburgh College Of Art. Madison is originally from Rhode Island, U.S., and currently lives in London, UK. Apart from illustrating and designing, she also enjoy traveling, hiking, and she recently started a new hobby—rock climbing!