Elderflower Books

Calm, simple colouring for older adults

A large print colouring book for seniors, with thick bold lines and nothing fiddly.

Coming soon on Amazon

An older woman at her kitchen table, smiling at the Easy Colouring Book for Seniors she is holding. The cover is green with a robin sitting on a blue teapot.

The Elderflower Easy Colouring series

The four books standing in a row on a dresser: the green Easy Colouring Book for Seniors, the red Easy Christmas Colouring Book for Seniors, the navy Men's Edition and the plum Women's Edition, with a jar of coloured pencils and a jug of flowers.
  • The front cover of Easy Colouring Book for Seniors: green, with a robin on a blue teapot. Large print, bold lines, 50 simple pictures.

    Easy Colouring Book for Seniors

    • 50 everyday pictures
    • Tea time, garden birds, the seaside, the countryside
    • Large print, thick bold lines
    • Printed on one side of the paper
    • Large pages, 8.5 by 11 inches

    Coming soon on Amazon

  • The front cover of Easy Christmas Colouring Book for Seniors: red, with a robin on a Christmas pudding. Large print, bold lines, 50 festive pictures.

    Easy Christmas Colouring Book for Seniors

    • 50 festive pictures
    • Father Christmas, snowmen, puddings, robins and holly
    • Large print, thick bold lines
    • Printed on one side of the paper
    • Large pages, 8.5 by 11 inches

    Coming soon on Amazon

  • The front cover of Easy Colouring Book for Seniors: Men's Edition: navy blue, with a robin on a green steam locomotive. Large print, bold lines, 50 simple pictures.

    Easy Colouring Book for Seniors: Men's Edition

    • 50 pictures chosen for men
    • Steam engines, cars, boats, tools and sport
    • Large print, thick bold lines
    • Printed on one side of the paper
    • Large pages, 8.5 by 11 inches

    Coming soon on Amazon

  • The front cover of Easy Colouring Book for Seniors: Women's Edition: plum, with a robin on a bouquet of pink and red roses. Large print, bold lines, 50 simple pictures.

    Easy Colouring Book for Seniors: Women's Edition

    • 50 pictures chosen for women
    • Flowers, fashion, baking, sewing and home
    • Large print, thick bold lines
    • Printed on one side of the paper
    • Large pages, 8.5 by 11 inches

    Coming soon on Amazon

All four books are paperbacks.

Easy to see, easy to colour

Every picture is drawn large, with one subject on the page and plenty of open space. These are three of the fifty pictures in the book.

  • A page from the book: a lighthouse on rocks with two clouds, drawn in thick black outlines.

    Thick, bold lines

  • A page from the book: a round teapot with a flower on it and a cup and saucer, drawn in thick black outlines.

    Big, open spaces

  • A page from the book: a blue tit on a branch with flowers, drawn in thick black outlines.

    One subject on each page

An older man in a navy jumper colouring the lighthouse picture with a pencil. The page facing it is blank.

One picture on each sheet

The back of every picture is left blank, so felt tips and pencils do not show through onto the next one.

The pages are large, 8.5 by 11 inches, so there is room to rest a hand and take your time.

The book on a wooden coffee table beside a cup of tea, a pair of glasses and a row of coloured pencils.

Familiar things to colour

A pot of tea and a slice of cake. A robin in the garden. A beach hut, a lighthouse, a steam engine, a sleeping cat.

The pictures are drawn for grown-ups, not for children.

A daughter giving the book to her elderly mother at the dining table. Both are smiling.

A gift to share

A thoughtful present for a parent or grandparent, and something calm to do together over a cup of tea.

Two residents and a care worker colouring together at a round table in a care home lounge, with the book standing on the table.

For care homes and day centres

Simple enough to enjoy without help, and sociable enough to do around a table.

Suitable for people with low vision or less steady hands, and for people living with dementia.

An older man in an armchair beside a Christmas tree and a fire, smiling at the Easy Christmas Colouring Book for Seniors he is holding. The cover is red with a robin on a Christmas pudding.

A Christmas book in the same style

Easy Christmas Colouring Book for Seniors has fifty festive pictures: Father Christmas, a snowman, a robin on the holly, a Christmas pudding, a snowy cottage.

It has the same large pages, thick lines and open spaces.

Christmas pictures, just as easy to colour

These are three of the fifty pictures in the Christmas book.

  • A page from the Christmas book: a robin on a branch of holly with three stars above, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A robin on the holly

  • A page from the Christmas book: a Christmas pudding with icing and holly on top, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A Christmas pudding

  • A page from the Christmas book: a cottage with snow on the roof, smoke from the chimney and a wreath on the door, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A snowy cottage

The Christmas book on a wooden table with a plate of mince pies, a cup of tea, coloured pencils, a sprig of holly and a small wrapped present.

A Christmas present to enjoy together

Something calm to do on a winter afternoon, with a cup of tea and a mince pie.

A thoughtful gift for a parent or grandparent, and a gentle activity for care homes in the weeks before Christmas.

An older man in a flat cap sitting in the doorway of his garden shed, smiling at the Men's Edition he is holding. The cover is navy blue with a robin on a green steam locomotive.

An edition for men

Easy Colouring Book for Seniors: Men's Edition has fifty pictures of the things many men have known all their lives: steam engines, family cars, tractors, fishing boats, the garden shed and the toolbox, football and cricket.

There are no flowers and no butterflies.

Pictures from the Men's Edition

These are three of the fifty pictures in the Men's Edition.

  • A page from the Men's Edition: a vintage farm tractor with two clouds above, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A vintage tractor

  • A page from the Men's Edition: a fishing boat on the waves with two seagulls, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A fishing boat

  • A page from the Men's Edition: a garden shed with its door open, a spade, a fork and a watering can, drawn in thick black outlines.

    The garden shed

An older woman in a conservatory, smiling at the Women's Edition she is holding. The cover is plum with a robin on a bouquet of roses.

An edition for women

Easy Colouring Book for Seniors: Women's Edition has fifty pictures of the things many women have known all their lives: roses and sweet peas, a Sunday hat and a handbag, a sewing machine, a mixing bowl and a wedding cake.

None of its pictures repeat the first book.

Pictures from the Women's Edition

These are three of the fifty pictures in the Women's Edition.

  • A page from the Women's Edition: a bouquet of five roses tied with a ribbon bow, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A bouquet of roses

  • A page from the Women's Edition: a 1950s dress with a full skirt on a dressmaker's stand, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A 1950s dress

  • A page from the Women's Edition: a two-tier cake stand of cupcakes, drawn in thick black outlines.

    A stand of cupcakes