Christmas Coloring Book - a Surprise Castle exclusive

24 hand-illustrated scenes from a slow Christmas season, from a snowman in falling flakes to two robins on a berry-laden branch.

Light the candle. Pour the cocoa.

A hand-drawn adult coloring book, 24 scenes that run from gingerbread houses and stockings on the mantle to snow globes and Santa's sleigh. The pace is set by the slow drift of a snowflake and the steady stir of a hot chocolate, not the next notification.

Step into a snowfall where a snowman in top hat and striped scarf raises his branched arms. Walk to a gingerbread house of candy-cane door and gumdrop walls. Pull up to a decorated Christmas tree of spiral ornaments and gold star topper. Then to a fireplace mantel of garland, three stockings, and a fire below.

The pages keep moving. A hot chocolate mug with whipped cream, cinnamon, and candy swirls. A luxury hot chocolate with candy cane in a polka-dot mug. A snow-covered cabin with steep roof and chimney smoke. An elaborate hot chocolate with candy decorations.

Wander through the season. Gingerbread cookies arranged with hearts and a smiling man. A snow globe holding a miniature winter village. A steaming hot beverage with holly and citrus slices. Santa's sleigh crossing a starlit night sky over a snowy village.

Keep going. A pair of knitted mittens with snowflake and reindeer patterns. A wreath and stockings on the mantle with a toy train at the base. A snow globe with falling snowflakes inside. An angel with flowing gown and lantern under stars. A Christmas train with locomotive and gift-laden cars. Ornamental bells with ribbon bow and holly. A fluffy cat by the window watching the snow. A second mantle scene with four stockings and burning logs. A snow-covered cottage with starlit sky. A kitchen table with baking supplies and gingerbread. An angel holding a lantern among scattered stars. And to close, two robins on an evergreen branch with berries and falling snowflakes.

There's a reason coloring sticks around. It gives a busy mind somewhere to land, and in this case that somewhere is the candy stripe of a cane or the curl of a snow globe's drift. Some pages are bold and forgiving. Others will eat a whole afternoon. Works fine with colored pencils, fine-tip markers, or gel pens.

If you know someone whose Christmas decorations come out before Halloween, a friend who hosts the family every year, or anyone who reads A Christmas Carol every December, this is for them. It's also for the person who'd quietly rather shade a snow globe on a Saturday than scroll.

Light the tree.

Inside you'll find 24 scenes: a snowman in falling flakes, a gingerbread house of candy walls, a decorated Christmas tree with star topper, a fireplace mantel with stockings and garland, a hot chocolate mug with whipped cream and candy swirls, a luxury hot chocolate with candy cane, a snow-covered cabin with chimney smoke, an elaborate hot chocolate with candy decorations, a gingerbread cookie arrangement, a snow globe of a winter village, a holly-and-citrus hot beverage, Santa's sleigh crossing the starlit sky, a pair of knitted mittens, a mantle with wreath and toy train, a snow globe with falling snowflakes, an angel with lantern and gown, a Christmas train with gift cars, ornamental bells with holly bow, a cat watching snow at the window, a second mantle with four stockings, a snow-covered cottage under starlit sky, a kitchen table with baking supplies, an angel with lantern among stars, and two robins on a berry branch.