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Free Coloring Pages for The Big Red Feeling Book by Devon R. Browning

Free The Big Red Feeling Coloring Pages for Kids (Printable PDF Downloads)

If you want to download all of them at one time without having to click on each one to save, here is the Google Drive link!

Looking for free social-emotional learning (SEL) coloring pages for kids? You’re in the right place! Welcome to the official collection of free printable coloring pages inspired by my children’s picture book, The Big Red Feeling.

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, homeschool family, school counselor, therapist, or caregiver, these printable pages are designed to help children explore big emotionsanger managementemotional regulationself-awareness, and healthy coping skills in a gentle, creative way.

The best part? This page will continue to grow! Every time I create a new coloring page for The Big Red Feeling, I’ll add it right here so you can come back and download even more free printables.


Welcome to Tovi’s World

Children experience enormous emotions every single day.

Sometimes those emotions are joyful.

Sometimes they’re confusing.

And sometimes they feel so incredibly BIG that it’s hard to know what to do with them.

That’s exactly why I wrote The Big Red Feeling.

In this story, readers meet Tovi, a thoughtful child who suddenly encounters a mysterious visitor known as The Big Red.

At first, The Big Red seems frightening.

It appears unexpectedly.

It grows larger.

It makes everything feel overwhelming.

But as the story unfolds, Tovi discovers something incredibly important:

The Big Red isn’t a monster.

It’s a message.

And once we learn to understand our emotions instead of fearing them, they become much easier to navigate.


Why Coloring Helps Children Process Emotions

Coloring isn’t just a fun activity.

Research has shown that creative activities like coloring can encourage:

  • Emotional regulation
  • Mindfulness
  • Stress reduction
  • Improved focus
  • Fine motor development
  • Emotional expression
  • Conversation about difficult feelings

Many children struggle to explain how they feel using words alone.

Sometimes it’s much easier to color a picture, talk about a character, or point to an emotion than it is to describe what’s happening inside.

These printable pages were created with that idea in mind.

They pair beautifully with reading The Big Red Feeling, but they’re also wonderful as standalone SEL activities.


Who These Coloring Pages Are For

These printables are perfect for:

  • Preschool classrooms
  • Kindergarten
  • First Grade
  • Second Grade
  • Homeschool families
  • School counselors
  • Therapists
  • Social workers
  • Occupational therapists
  • Parents
  • Grandparents
  • Children’s ministries
  • After-school programs
  • Calm-down corners
  • Peace corners
  • Emotional regulation stations
  • Morning meetings
  • SEL lessons

More Free Coloring Pages Are Coming!

I absolutely love creating free resources for families and educators.

Because of that, this page is never finished.

Every time I illustrate a new coloring page for The Big Red Feeling, I’ll upload it here for everyone to enjoy.

That means if you bookmark this page and check back occasionally, you’ll always find something new.

Future pages may include:

  • Seasonal coloring pages
  • Holiday editions
  • Classroom posters
  • SEL activity pages
  • Emotional regulation worksheets
  • Calm breathing exercises
  • Feelings charts
  • Journal pages
  • Printable bookmarks
  • Character coloring sheets
  • Parent discussion pages
  • Counselor resources
  • Classroom conversation starters

There are lots of ideas already planned!


About The Big Red Feeling

The Big Red Feeling is a children’s social-emotional learning picture book created to help young readers understand that emotions—even difficult ones—deserve kindness instead of fear.

Instead of teaching children to hide anger, the story encourages them to:

  • Notice their emotions
  • Name what they’re feeling
  • Practice healthy coping strategies
  • Understand that emotions come and go
  • Develop empathy for themselves and others

The book includes painterly illustrations, magical realism, and gentle lessons that encourage meaningful conversations between children and trusted adults.

It’s an excellent resource for:

  • SEL curriculum
  • Emotional literacy
  • Character education
  • Counseling sessions
  • Family reading
  • Classroom read-alouds
  • Bedtime stories
  • Mental wellness discussions

Ways to Use These Printables

Here are just a few ideas:

In the Classroom

Use the coloring pages during:

  • Morning Meeting
  • SEL lessons
  • Calm-down time
  • Indoor recess
  • Centers
  • Early finisher activities
  • Counseling groups

At Home

Parents can use these pages:

  • After reading the story together
  • During bedtime conversations
  • On difficult emotional days
  • As quiet-time activities
  • During family discussions about feelings

Counseling & Therapy

Many counselors enjoy using coloring as an entry point for conversation.

Ask questions like:

  • What do you think Tovi is feeling?
  • Have you ever had a Big Red feeling?
  • What helps your Big Red become smaller?
  • What color would your feelings be today?

More Free Printables Are on the Way

If you enjoy these resources, you’ll be excited to know that I regularly create:

  • Free coloring pages
  • Printable activities
  • Reading resources
  • Classroom printables
  • Teacher resources
  • Homeschool materials
  • Book companions
  • Seasonal educational activities
  • Children’s book extras

I love giving readers ways to continue the story long after they’ve finished the last page.


Stay Connected

I’d love to have you join my growing community of readers, teachers, parents, and homeschool families!

🌐 Website:
https://WriterDevonBrowning.com

🔗 All My Links:
https://Linker.ee/DevonBrowning

You’ll find:

  • New books
  • Free printables
  • Classroom resources
  • Teacher materials
  • Coloring pages
  • Activity packs
  • Behind-the-scenes updates
  • Upcoming releases
  • Special announcements

Please Share!

If your children, students, or classroom enjoy these free coloring pages, I’d love to see them!

Share your finished artwork on social media and tag me so I can celebrate your creativity.

Seeing children connect with these stories is one of the greatest joys of being an author.

Thank you so much for reading The Big Red Feeling and for supporting independent children’s literature.

I hope these free printables bring meaningful conversations, creativity, and a little extra calm to your home or classroom.

And don’t forget…

⭐ Bookmark this page!

I’ll continue adding new free coloring pages for The Big Red Feeling throughout the year, so there will always be something new waiting for you.

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Free Coloring Pages for Finn and the Seeds of Kindness

There is something truly special about watching a child discover that even the smallest act of kindness can brighten someone else’s day. That simple idea is what inspired me to write Finn and the Seeds of Kindness, and it’s also why I’m excited to share these FREE printable coloring pages with you.

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, homeschool family, librarian, counselor, or simply someone who enjoys encouraging kindness, these printables were created to help children start meaningful conversations while having fun.

I hope they become resources that are used, shared, and enjoyed in homes and classrooms all over the world.


Why I’m Offering These Coloring Pages for Free

As both an author and former educator, I’ve seen firsthand how simple activities often become the most meaningful moments.

Sometimes all it takes is:

  • A coloring page
  • A thoughtful quote
  • A conversation between a child and an adult

Those little moments can stay with children for years.

Books are wonderful, but I also believe stories should continue after the last page has been read. That’s why I love creating free companion resources that encourage creativity, discussion, and kindness long after the book is closed.

If these pages inspire even one child to help a friend, encourage someone who feels lonely, or choose kindness in a difficult moment, then they’ve already accomplished exactly what I hoped they would.


About Finn and the Seeds of Kindness

Finn and the Seeds of Kindness follows Finn, a gentle little fox who discovers that kindness works much like planting seeds.

Every smile…

Every helping hand…

Every encouraging word…

Every act of compassion…

has the power to grow into something beautiful.

Throughout the story, children learn that kindness doesn’t have to be big or expensive. Often, the smallest actions become the ones that change someone’s day, or an entire community, the most.

These coloring pages continue those same lessons through encouraging illustrations and positive messages children can color and display proudly.


What’s Included

This free printable collection includes beautiful woodland-themed coloring pages featuring Finn and his forest friends.

Children will enjoy coloring encouraging messages like:

  • Friends Make Every Journey Brighter
  • Kindness Grows When We Help Others
  • A Smile Can Change Someone’s Day
  • Be the Light That Helps Others Find Their Way
  • Every Feeling Matters
  • Tomorrow Brings Sunshine
  • Small Acts of Kindness Make a Big Difference
  • Together We Can Create a World Filled with Kindness
  • Kindness Begins With One Small Step

Each page is designed with:

  • Large, easy-to-color illustrations
  • Positive affirmations
  • Woodland animals
  • Flowers and nature
  • Crisp black outlines perfect for crayons, markers, or colored pencils
  • Printer-friendly 8.5” × 11” formatting

Ways to Use These Printables at Home

These pages are much more than simple coloring sheets.

Here are a few creative ideas for families:

Read and Color

Read Finn and the Seeds of Kindness together, then let your child choose a coloring page that reminds them of their favorite part of the story. You can buy the book on Amazon as an ebook or paperback book.

You can also watch this book on Youtube as a narrated story time.


Kindness Conversations

While coloring, ask questions like:

  • What does kindness mean to you?
  • When has someone been kind to you?
  • How can we help someone today?
  • What small act of kindness could we do this week?

These simple conversations often become wonderful family memories.


Create a Kindness Wall

Hang completed coloring pages on a wall, refrigerator, or bulletin board to remind everyone in the home to look for opportunities to spread kindness.


Mail Them to Someone Special

Children can color a page and mail it to:

  • Grandparents
  • Friends
  • Teachers
  • Military members
  • Nursing home residents
  • Neighbors

A hand-colored picture can brighten someone’s entire week.


Kindness Journal

Place finished pages inside a binder and write one kind thing your child did each day on the back.

Over time, it becomes a beautiful keepsake filled with positive memories.


Ideas for Teachers

These free printables make wonderful classroom resources for preschool through upper elementary grades.

Try using them for:

  • Morning work
  • Indoor recess
  • Calm-down corners
  • SEL (Social Emotional Learning) lessons
  • Character education units
  • Early finisher activities
  • Read-aloud extensions
  • Writing prompts
  • Kindness Week celebrations
  • Bulletin board displays

Students love seeing their colorful artwork displayed around the classroom, especially when it reminds everyone to encourage one another.


Perfect for School Counselors and Libraries

School counselors can use these pages during lessons about:

  • Friendship
  • Empathy
  • Respect
  • Emotional regulation
  • Bullying prevention
  • Community building

Libraries can print them for:

  • Storytime events
  • Summer reading programs
  • Community kindness displays
  • Children’s activity tables
  • Family literacy nights

Great for Homeschool Families

Homeschooling allows learning to happen in creative ways, and these coloring pages fit naturally into many subjects.

You might pair them with lessons about:

  • Character education
  • Bible studies on kindness
  • Nature studies
  • Creative writing
  • Art
  • Reading comprehension
  • Family devotionals

Many homeschool families enjoy combining literature with hands-on activities, making these pages a simple way to extend the learning experience.


Celebrate Kindness All Year Long

These printables are perfect for:

  • Random Acts of Kindness Day
  • World Kindness Day
  • Friendship Week
  • Back-to-School
  • Valentine’s Day
  • Social Emotional Learning units
  • Character education programs
  • Library events
  • Homeschool co-ops
  • Rainy afternoons at home

Kindness never goes out of season.


Please Share the Kindness

You’re welcome to print these coloring pages as many times as you’d like for personal, classroom, homeschool, library, counseling, and nonprofit educational use.

If you know another teacher, parent, homeschool family, or librarian who would enjoy them, I’d love for you to share this page so even more children can benefit.

The more kindness we plant today, the more compassion we’ll grow tomorrow.


Keep Exploring

If you enjoyed these free resources, be sure to explore the rest of my growing collection of printable activities, coloring pages, book companions, and educational resources here on WriterDevonBrowning.com. Click here for more resources for Finn and the Seeds of Kindness.

New free printables are added regularly, and my goal is to continue creating resources that inspire imagination, encourage kindness, and help children fall in love with reading.

Thank you for stopping by, and happy coloring! I hope Finn and his forest friends bring a little extra joy, creativity, and kindness to your home or classroom. 🌱🦊

Thank You for Stopping By! 🌱

Thank you so much for visiting my little corner of the internet and for downloading these free Finn and the Seeds of Kindness coloring pages. It means the world to me that these illustrations can become part of your family’s reading time, your homeschool adventures, or your classroom community.

As both an author and illustrator, I believe stories have the power to plant seeds that continue growing long after the last page is turned. My hope is that every page your children color becomes an opportunity to talk about kindness, empathy, friendship, courage, and the small choices that make our communities brighter.

If your children enjoy these printables, I’d love to see them! Feel free to share their finished masterpieces on social media and tag @WriterDevonBrowning so I can celebrate their creativity. Seeing your colorful creations is one of my favorite parts of making these free resources.

Don’t forget to bookmark this page—I regularly add new free coloring pages, printable activities, classroom resources, book companions, and homeschool printables throughout the year.

Most of all, thank you for supporting independent authors and artists. Every visit, every share, and every kind word helps me continue creating stories and resources that encourage children to imagine, create, and choose kindness every day.

Until next time…

Keep reading. Keep creating. Keep planting seeds of kindness wherever you go. 🌼🦊

With gratitude,

Devon R. Browning
Author & Illustrator
WriterDevonBrowning.com

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The Story of Mara Belle Tidewell

“Some lights stay long after the flame is gone.”

Long before visitors spoke of the Moonkeeper, before the lighthouse lantern shone across the sea each evening, and before Miro’s tiny pawprints decorated the archives, there was a young woman named Mara Belle.

Mara was born in a small coastal town where wildflowers grew along the cliffs and the scent of salt lingered in the air year-round.

Her father captained a fishing vessel.

Her mother ran a tiny bookshop tucked between the harbor and the town square.

From an early age, Mara loved stories.

She loved collecting them.

Listening to them.

Preserving them.

She listened to fishermen returning from sea.

Travelers passing through town.

Children sharing imaginary adventures.

Elderly neighbors recalling memories from long ago.

Mara believed every person carried a story worth remembering.

While other children collected shells, Mara collected moments.

She filled notebooks with observations.

Favorite quotes.

Sketches of flowers.

Funny conversations.

Small acts of kindness she witnessed each day.

Without realizing it, she was already becoming the woman she would one day be.

A keeper of stories.

A keeper of hearts.


The Girl Who Saw Beauty Everywhere

Mara possessed a gift that others often noticed immediately.

She found beauty where most people overlooked it.

She noticed wildflowers growing through cracks in stone pathways.

She noticed the first star appearing each evening.

She noticed lonely people standing quietly at the edges of gatherings.

She noticed when someone needed encouragement.

And she almost always knew the exact words they needed to hear.

Many people remembered Mara not because of what she accomplished, but because of how she made them feel.

Seen.

Heard.

Loved.

Important.

To Mara, every person mattered.


The Love of Her Life

When Mara was twenty-one, her aunt asked for help running a small bookstore near a fishing village farther up the coast.

Mara happily agreed.

She imagined a few quiet months surrounded by books.

Instead, she met Alden Elias Tidewell.

The quiet young painter spent more time watching the moon than speaking.

At first, Mara found him mysterious.

Then charming.

Then impossible not to love.

She discovered that beneath his quiet nature was a heart full of kindness, curiosity, and wonder.

They spent countless afternoons walking along the shoreline.

They traded favorite books.

They collected sea glass.

They watched storms gather over the horizon.

And slowly, friendship became love.

Years later, Mara would say that Alden felt like home long before they ever shared a house.


Building a Life Together

Mara and Alden built a simple life filled with beautiful things that could never be purchased.

They filled shelves with books.

They planted gardens.

They hosted neighbors.

They adopted wandering animals.

They shared meals by candlelight.

They spent evenings watching moonrise over the sea.

Their home was rarely quiet.

Someone was always visiting.

A traveler.

A neighbor.

A child.

A stray animal.

Everyone was welcomed.

Everyone left feeling cared for.

Mara had a way of making ordinary moments feel special.

A cup of tea became a conversation.

A rainy afternoon became an adventure.

A simple meal became a celebration.

The people who knew her often said she made the world feel warmer.


The Keeper of Dreams

Long before the lighthouse found Alden, Mara often spoke about dreams.

Not the kind that happen while sleeping.

The dreams people carry inside their hearts.

The hopes they fear are impossible.

The wishes they are afraid to say aloud.

Mara believed those dreams mattered.

Whenever someone felt discouraged, she reminded them to keep hoping.

Whenever someone felt lost, she helped them remember who they were.

Many years later, visitors would come to describe Mara as the Keeper of Dreams.

The title simply seemed to fit.


Her Final Season

As the years passed, Mara continued filling journals with memories, stories, pressed flowers, and observations.

She treasured ordinary days.

Morning tea.

Garden walks.

Ocean breezes.

Bookstore conversations.

Sunsets shared with Alden.

When illness eventually arrived, Mara faced it with remarkable grace.

She still smiled.

She still comforted others.

She still noticed beauty.

Even during difficult days, she worried more about the people she loved than herself.

When the time came to say goodbye, she left behind something far greater than possessions.

She left behind a legacy of love.


The Light That Never Left

After Mara’s passing, many expected her memory to slowly fade.

Instead, something extraordinary happened.

The opposite occurred.

Her influence seemed to grow.

Visitors felt welcome before anyone greeted them.

The kitchen somehow felt warm even when empty.

Pressed flowers appeared inside forgotten books.

Old journal entries surfaced exactly when someone needed encouragement.

The lighthouse became known not only for its light, but for its comfort.

Many residents believe the lighthouse carries Mara’s spirit.

Not as a ghost.

Not as a haunting.

But as a lingering kindness that never truly left.

Whether that is true or not, no one can say.

What everyone agrees upon is this:

The lighthouse still feels like Mara.


Favorite Things

Favorite Color Palette

Moonflower Ivory

Lavender Mist

Sea Glass Blue

Lantern Gold

Rosewood

Ocean Pearl

Moonlit Navy

Wildflower Mauve

Favorite Books

Anne of Green Gables

Little Women

The Secret Garden

Poetry collections

Travel journals

Fairy tales

Books written by ordinary people about extraordinary lives

Her favorite book was whichever one she was currently sharing with a friend.

Favorite Foods

Fresh baked bread

Chamomile tea

Honey cakes

Blackberry jam

Vegetable soup

Moonbread

Lavender cookies

Apple tart

Favorite Recipes to Make

Moonbread

Lavender honey biscuits

Blackberry muffins

Rosemary focaccia

Wildflower tea blends

Apple hand pies

Cinnamon oat cakes

Visitors often claimed Mara’s baking tasted special.

She always insisted the secret ingredient was patience.


Hobbies

When she wasn’t reading or baking, Mara enjoyed:

Journaling

Pressing flowers

Gardening

Collecting sea glass

Writing letters

Hosting tea gatherings

Reading aloud

Sketching wildflowers

Listening to stories

Watching moonrise with Alden

Many of her journals remain preserved in the Lighthouse Archives.


Her Greatest Strength

Mara’s greatest strength was her ability to love people exactly as they were.

She never tried to fix people.

She never demanded perfection.

She simply offered kindness.

Again and again.

Until people began believing in themselves.

Many lives changed because Mara saw value in people before they could see it in themselves.


What She Believed

Mara believed stories mattered.

She believed kindness leaves a lasting mark.

She believed beauty can be found in ordinary moments.

She believed hope should always be protected.

She believed every person deserves to feel welcome.

And most of all, she believed love never truly disappears.

It simply changes form.


🌹 Questions Mara Gets Asked Most

Did Mara really exist?

Every lighthouse story begins with a real light.

Was she magical?

Perhaps.

But most people believe her kindness was magic enough.

Why does the lighthouse still feel warm?

Some lights stay long after the flame is gone.


💙 Lessons Mara Left Behind

Kindness is a form of light.

Small moments matter.

Every person has a story worth hearing.

Love is strongest in ordinary days.

Hope deserves to be protected.

The people we love never truly leave us.

They remain in the lives they touched.


“The warmth you feel here is not from the lanterns alone. It comes from every act of love that was shared within these walls.”

— Mara Belle Tidewell 🌹