Monster Reading a Bedtime Story Coloring Page

A big furry monster has settled into an armchair with a book. This is the calm sheet of the set, and it is the one to hand a child at the end of the day rather than the start. The book is held open in both hands and both pages are completely blank. That is deliberate. Draw your own story in there, write a title across the top, or leave the pages white so the book reads as paper against a colored monster. Blank space inside a drawing is a tool, not an omission. The armchair gives you the largest area on the page. Upholstery is forgiving, so this is a good place to practice a pattern you would not risk on the monster himself: checks, florals, wide stripes running over the rolled arms. Keep the chair back a plain contrasting tone so the whole seat does not turn into one busy mass. The monster is drawn in short scallop strokes of fur and grins over the top edge of the book, and he suits a warm, muted shade. This sheet sits alongside our reading coloring pages if a young reader wants more of the same. Print the free PDF on US Letter.