Mineola, New York, 7/2015 ? Dover Publications, Inc. (www.doverpublications.com) is proud to publish Creative Haven® coloring books, a popular choice for adults looking to rediscover the simple joys of coloring. The company has recently celebrated a new milestone of success, as the series has now topped over 3 million books sold.
Millions of adults and teenagers have discovered that coloring is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying ways to relax and escape the stress of everyday life. But since the majority of coloring books are targeted to young girls and boys, finding appropriate material has been a challenge.
However, Dover Publications has been creating coloring books specifically designed for more experienced artists for over 45 years, releasing Antique Automobiles Coloring Book in 1970. Dover drew on these decades of experience to launch the bestselling Creative Haven® series in 2012. Since then, more than 3 million copies have been sold, earning more than $18 million in retail sales.
Each title features 31 highly detailed illustrations, spotlighting many of today's most popular coloring themes: mandalas and mosaics, Art Nouveau and Art Deco designs, birds and animals, flowers and folk art, tattoos and abstracts, and much, much more. Since colorists love to display their finished pieces, the images are printed on only one side of high-quality paper that is perforated at the spine for easy removal from the books. Priced as low as $5.99, there are currently over 150 titles in print, many of which are also sold overseas in Russia, Spain, China, Germany, and other countries.
Dover's most popular coloring book illustrators are heavily involved in the series, including the prolific Marty Noble, the Spike TV show Ink Master Season 5 contestant Erik Siuda, Alberta Hutchinson, Miryam Adatto, Angela Porter, Alexandra Cowell, Marjorie Sarnat, Jessica Mazurkiewicz, and others.
Dover has helped build a thriving community of adult colorists through its Facebook, Pinterest, and other social media pages. Thousands of people share their passion for coloring and enter monthly contests to win free coloring books. The publisher will also be sponsoring the first annual National Coloring Book Day on August 2, 2015. A time to relax and color, the celebration will be filled with coloring book parties and other special events.
Since its launch in 2012, Dover has expanded the Creative Haven® line with a variety of new products: Draw and Color, Hidden Picture Twist, Color by Number, Paint by Number, 3-D Designs, and Stained Glass editions.
Plus, with the new series Spark! Activities That Inspire, even young boys and girls can enjoy the special features found in Creative Haven® coloring books. Tailored to children ages 6 to 10, Spark! titles are filled with engaging and enjoyable activities about cats, owls, and other kid-friendly topics that help foster creativity ? and like Creative Haven®, the illustrations are printed on one side of perforated pages for easy removal and display.
Creative Haven® titles can be found wherever books are sold, including such major craft chains as Michaels, A. C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, and Aaron Brothers. They are also on sale at Barnes & Noble, Target, and at select Walmart locations, as well as thousands of independent bookstores, museums, and gift shops. And online ordering is easy at Dover's website, www.doverpublications.com, and Amazon.com.
For a review copy of a Creative Haven® or Spark! title, please contact Ken Katzman at kkatzman@doverpublications.com
Dover Publications, Inc., founded by New Yorkers Hayward and Blanche Cirker in 1941, is headquartered in Mineola, New York. More than 10,000 titles include books on architecture, astronomy, chess, clip art and fine art, crafts, history, literature, and mathematics, as well as music scores, the world's premier paper doll line, value-priced Dover Little Activity Books, and titles by over two dozen Nobel Laureates. Dover also offers eBook versions of thousands of titles, available at a variety of online retailers, including the Apple iBookstore, Google, and Amazon.
The Press, Retailers & Colorists Are Raving About Creative Haven®:
"We're ogling the extensive selection of Creative Haven's adult coloring books, which give grown-ups of any degree of artistic aptitude an outlet to let those creative juices flow. From nature-centric mandalas to steampunk designs, the selection has a coloring book for just about every aesthetic predilection." ? The Huffington Post
"Creative Haven is a big hit here. We sold out of Flower Fashion Fantasies the day after they came in! I always suspected that we were selling coloring books as much to the parents as to the children." ? Nana Cinnater, Manager of the Provincetown Bookshop
"I found this coloring book in a craft store and was instantly intrigued by the designs. I did not know coloring books were made for adults. I bought it and was thrilled to color and let my inner child out with designs that were more sophisticated than children's coloring books." ? Mooze, Pflugerville, TX
Millions of adults and teenagers have discovered that coloring is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying ways to relax and escape the stress of everyday life. But since the majority of coloring books are targeted to young girls and boys, finding appropriate material has been a challenge.
However, Dover Publications has been creating coloring books specifically designed for more experienced artists for over 45 years, releasing Antique Automobiles Coloring Book in 1970. Dover drew on these decades of experience to launch the bestselling Creative Haven® series in 2012. Since then, more than 3 million copies have been sold, earning more than $18 million in retail sales.
Each title features 31 highly detailed illustrations, spotlighting many of today's most popular coloring themes: mandalas and mosaics, Art Nouveau and Art Deco designs, birds and animals, flowers and folk art, tattoos and abstracts, and much, much more. Since colorists love to display their finished pieces, the images are printed on only one side of high-quality paper that is perforated at the spine for easy removal from the books. Priced as low as $5.99, there are currently over 150 titles in print, many of which are also sold overseas in Russia, Spain, China, Germany, and other countries.
Dover's most popular coloring book illustrators are heavily involved in the series, including the prolific Marty Noble, the Spike TV show Ink Master Season 5 contestant Erik Siuda, Alberta Hutchinson, Miryam Adatto, Angela Porter, Alexandra Cowell, Marjorie Sarnat, Jessica Mazurkiewicz, and others.
Dover has helped build a thriving community of adult colorists through its Facebook, Pinterest, and other social media pages. Thousands of people share their passion for coloring and enter monthly contests to win free coloring books. The publisher will also be sponsoring the first annual National Coloring Book Day on August 2, 2015. A time to relax and color, the celebration will be filled with coloring book parties and other special events.
Since its launch in 2012, Dover has expanded the Creative Haven® line with a variety of new products: Draw and Color, Hidden Picture Twist, Color by Number, Paint by Number, 3-D Designs, and Stained Glass editions.
Plus, with the new series Spark! Activities That Inspire, even young boys and girls can enjoy the special features found in Creative Haven® coloring books. Tailored to children ages 6 to 10, Spark! titles are filled with engaging and enjoyable activities about cats, owls, and other kid-friendly topics that help foster creativity ? and like Creative Haven®, the illustrations are printed on one side of perforated pages for easy removal and display.
Creative Haven® titles can be found wherever books are sold, including such major craft chains as Michaels, A. C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, and Aaron Brothers. They are also on sale at Barnes & Noble, Target, and at select Walmart locations, as well as thousands of independent bookstores, museums, and gift shops. And online ordering is easy at Dover's website, www.doverpublications.com, and Amazon.com.
For a review copy of a Creative Haven® or Spark! title, please contact Ken Katzman at kkatzman@doverpublications.com
Dover Publications, Inc., founded by New Yorkers Hayward and Blanche Cirker in 1941, is headquartered in Mineola, New York. More than 10,000 titles include books on architecture, astronomy, chess, clip art and fine art, crafts, history, literature, and mathematics, as well as music scores, the world's premier paper doll line, value-priced Dover Little Activity Books, and titles by over two dozen Nobel Laureates. Dover also offers eBook versions of thousands of titles, available at a variety of online retailers, including the Apple iBookstore, Google, and Amazon.
The Press, Retailers & Colorists Are Raving About Creative Haven®:
"We're ogling the extensive selection of Creative Haven's adult coloring books, which give grown-ups of any degree of artistic aptitude an outlet to let those creative juices flow. From nature-centric mandalas to steampunk designs, the selection has a coloring book for just about every aesthetic predilection." ? The Huffington Post
"Creative Haven is a big hit here. We sold out of Flower Fashion Fantasies the day after they came in! I always suspected that we were selling coloring books as much to the parents as to the children." ? Nana Cinnater, Manager of the Provincetown Bookshop
"I found this coloring book in a craft store and was instantly intrigued by the designs. I did not know coloring books were made for adults. I bought it and was thrilled to color and let my inner child out with designs that were more sophisticated than children's coloring books." ? Mooze, Pflugerville, TX
