Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book

Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book is a 2013 colouring book for adults by Johanna Basford. The book has 40 foreign versions and has sold over 8 million copies,[1] becoming one of the best-selling books on Amazon.[2]

Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book
AuthorJohanna Basford
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Published2013
PublisherLaurence King Publishing
Media typePrint
Pages96
ISBN978-1780671062

Basford had been approached by Laurence King Publishing in 2011 after the publisher had seen Basford's work online. While the publisher originally wanted a colouring book for children, Basford proposed one for adults.[2] Basford was inspired by several of her clients joking with her that they would enjoy colouring in her work, which was frequently done in black and white.[3] Initially the publisher was reluctant to release such an unorthodox book. However they eventually relented and the first run quickly sold out.[3] The book's success is frequently cited as starting the adult coloring book trend.[2][3] The book is modelled after the Brodick Castle Gardens on the Isle of Arran where Basford played as a child.[4] By August 2015, Secret Garden had sold 6.8 million copies worldwide[5] and launched the colouring trend for adults. In February 2015, Basford released a second book: Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Colouring Book,[6] and a third, Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Colouring Book in October 2015.[7]

References
  1. Fraser, Douglas (27 October 2015). "Ink evangelist Johanna Basford makes it big". BBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. Herman, Barbara (30 March 2015). "'Secret Garden' Colouring Book Outsells Harper Lee As Adults Seek 'Digital Detox'". International Business Times. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. Boztaz, Senay; Freeman, Colin (19 March 2016). "Colouring-in craze causes pencil shortages". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. Frank, Priscilla (24 March 2015). "A Colouring Book For Adults, Because Everyone Deserves To Unleash Their Inner Creative". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. Flood, Alison (27 August 2015). "Secret Garden colouring-in book sells 3m copies in China". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. "Artist Goes Outside The Lines With Coloring Books For Grown-Ups". NPR. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. Anderson, Elizabeth (28 October 2015). "Illustrator Johanna Basford launches Lost Ocean as adult colouring book craze sweeps the world". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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