Adult coloring books topping bestseller lists

By Melonyce McAfee, CNN

Updated 1938 GMT (0338 HKT) April 24, 2015

Coloring book titles like Johanna Basford's "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Garden-Inky-Treasure-Colouring/dp/1780671067/ref=pd_sim_b_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0MWB2DBKX77SXYXPQMX8" target="_blank">Secret Garden</a>" are selling well in the adult market. Basford's first book has topped the Amazon.com bestselling books list. Click through for more coloring books suitable for adults.

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Coloring book titles like Johanna Basford's "Secret Garden" are selling well in the adult market. Basford's first book has topped the Amazon.com bestselling books list. Click through for more coloring books suitable for adults.

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Illustrator Johanna Basford's second book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Enchanted-Forest-Inky-Quest-Colouring/dp/1780674872/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1VVBHG6Z0VPHHZMCPC6J" target="_blank">Enchanted Forest</a>," also made the bestseller lists.

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Illustrator Johanna Basford's second book, "Enchanted Forest," also made the bestseller lists.

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"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Coloring-Book-Anti-Stress-Therapy/dp/1615192824/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429564017&sr=1-1&keywords=mindfulness+coloring+book+emma" target="_blank">The Mindfulness Colouring Book</a>: Anti-stress art therapy for busy people" by Emma Farrarons is high on the Amazon UK bestselling books list.

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"The Mindfulness Colouring Book: Anti-stress art therapy for busy people" by Emma Farrarons is high on the Amazon UK bestselling books list.

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Art therapist Susanne Fincher uses her own coloring books, such as "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Mandalas-Susanne-F-Fincher/dp/1570625832/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429573376&sr=1-1&keywords=Coloring+Mandalas+1" target="_blank">Coloring Mandalas 1</a>" as "homework" for patients to maintain continuity between their therapeutic visits.

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Art therapist Susanne Fincher uses her own coloring books, such as "Coloring Mandalas 1" as "homework" for patients to maintain continuity between their therapeutic visits.

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Relieving stress and restoring calm are common themes on the adult coloring book market. "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Balance-Angies-Extreme-Stress-Menders/dp/1508582211/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429572376&sr=1-1&keywords=Balance+%28Angie%27s+Extreme+Stress+Menders+Volume+1%29" target="_blank">Balance (Angie's Extreme Stress Menders Volume 1)</a>" by Angie Grace is one in a series of such coloring books.

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Relieving stress and restoring calm are common themes on the adult coloring book market. "Balance (Angie's Extreme Stress Menders Volume 1)" by Angie Grace is one in a series of such coloring books.

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Art therapist Lacy Mucklow and illustrator Angela Porter's "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Color-Calm-Templates-Meditation-Relaxation/dp/1937994775/ref=pd_sim_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=19QC6G0F0HP6PKPHNWFB" target="_blank">Color Me Calm</a>" and "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Color-Me-Happy-Coloring-Templates/dp/1937994767/ref=pd_sim_b_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1VZQK337H0GCD3DP05HX" target="_blank">Color Me Happy</a>" are popular titles. They're working on "Color Me Stress-Free," to be released in September.

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Art therapist Lacy Mucklow and illustrator Angela Porter's "Color Me Calm" and "Color Me Happy" are popular titles. They're working on "Color Me Stress-Free," to be released in September.

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Intricate designs are a hallmark of adult coloring books. "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Flower-Designs-Coloring-Book-1/dp/0615983987/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429573277&sr=1-1&keywords=Flower+Designs+Coloring+Book+%28Volume+1%29" target="_blank">Flower Designs Coloring Book (Volume 1)</a>" by Jenean Morrison offers painstakingly detailed floral designs to fill in.<br />

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Intricate designs are a hallmark of adult coloring books. "Flower Designs Coloring Book (Volume 1)" by Jenean Morrison offers painstakingly detailed floral designs to fill in.

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Design-minded grownups can find many fine-art and design-themed coloring books to satisfy their inner creative.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Nouveau-Animal-Designs-Coloring/dp/0486493105/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429573309&sr=1-1&keywords=%22Dover+Creative+Haven+Art+Nouveau+Animal+Designs+Coloring+Book" target="_blank"> "Dover Creative Haven Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book</a>" by Marty Noble and Creative Haven is one title.

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Design-minded grownups can find many fine-art and design-themed coloring books to satisfy their inner creative. "Dover Creative Haven Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book" by Marty Noble and Creative Haven is one title.

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"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Coloring-Inspirations-Activity-Pages/dp/1574219723/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429573000&sr=1-1&keywords=Creative+Coloring+Inspirations%3A+Art+Activity+Pages+to+Relax+and+Enjoy%21" target="_blank">Creative Coloring Inspirations</a>: Art Activity Pages to Relax and Enjoy!" by Valentina Harper gives doodlers of all ages a chance to make the page sing with color.<br />

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"Creative Coloring Inspirations: Art Activity Pages to Relax and Enjoy!" by Valentina Harper gives doodlers of all ages a chance to make the page sing with color.

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"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coloring-Books-Grownups-Dia-Muertos/dp/1503021343/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1429573069&sr=1-1&keywords=Coloring+Books+for+Grownups%3A+Dia+de+los+Muertos" target="_blank">Coloring Books for Grownups: Dia de los Muertos</a>"<br />by Chiquita Publishing is an offering that might not be appropriate for young children, but offers adults the chance to create art with cultural iconography.

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"Coloring Books for Grownups: Dia de los Muertos"
by Chiquita Publishing is an offering that might not be appropriate for young children, but offers adults the chance to create art with cultural iconography.

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