Coloring Zine Celebrates Thanksliving

How many times have we thought, "Gosh, it would be great if someone would create x" and then gone on about our business? Artist and author, Nathalie VanBalen, thought it was time for a more compassionate and fun take on Thanksgiving, but instead of just wishing for it, she created a coloring zine for all ages.

Combining a catchy rhyme, creative illustrations, a compassionate message and the fun of coloring, Happy Thanksliving! offers a sweet alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving story and an opportunity to create new traditions and gently explore assumptions about current ones. The rhyming story highlights a joyful, compassionate Thanksgiving feast, emphasizing gratitude --  “give thanks for all that is living — on the ground, in the sea, in the sky” -- and the deliciousness of a veggie feast.

The back cover highlights a few factoids and suggested titles for further reading about turkeys, indigenous people, and Thanksgiving. Here are a couple of screenshots from the zine:

























Parents and educators looking for something fun and fresh for Thanksgiving will want to snatch up a copy of Happy Thanksliving! 

The zine is available for purchase here for $5 (which includes shipping within the U.S.). It consists of 20 black and white pages, is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper, and is bound with thread “for the safety of little ones."

Nathalie has also written and illustrated the children's book Garlic-Onion-Beet-Spinach-Mango-Carrot-Grapefruit Juice.

~ Marsha

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