Good News: My Coloring Book is an independently published Christian coloring book created by authorAshante PT Stokes. Released in paperback, the book pairs Bible study with a creative activity many children already enjoy, giving parents, Sunday school teachers, and homeschool educators a hands-on way to introduce Scripture to young readers without relying on a screen. Stokes designed the book to work as both an educational tool and a faith-based gift, something an adult can hand to a child alongside a Bible verse rather than a lesson plan on its own.
Each page in the collection centers on a specific passage of Scripture, drawn from books including Romans, Psalms, Isaiah, and Luke, paired with detailed line illustrations depicting scenes of praise, worship, and the Gospel message. Stokes built the book around recurring themes of hope, salvation, joy, and faith, giving children a visual anchor for the verses they are hearing, reading, or memorizing alongside the artwork. The artwork is meant to encourage reflection while a child colors, so the activity supports spiritual growth and creative expression at the same time. The pairing is deliberate. Coloring gives a child something active to do with their hands while an adult reads or discusses a verse aloud, turning what might otherwise be passive listening into something more engaging and easier to remember.
That approach shapes where the book is meant to be used. Good News: My Coloring Book is designed to fit into Sunday school classrooms, homeschool lesson plans, quiet time, and family devotion at home, settings where adults are actively looking for ways to make Bible study accessible to young children. A Sunday school teacher can hand out a page tied to the week’s lesson. A homeschooling parent can build a page into a Bible curriculum unit alongside a reading assignment. A family can use it as a shared activity after dinner or before bed, pairing a verse with something a child can hold onto, work through at their own pace, and finish.
The audience for that kind of resource has grown in recent years. National survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics point to a homeschool population that has roughly doubled since before the pandemic, a shift that has widened the market for faith-based curricula and supplemental materials. Churches have continued to look for content that fits Sunday school and family devotion routines, and many parents have shown a sustained preference for screen-free, faith-centered activities they can share with younger children. Good News: My Coloring Book is built for that audience specifically, for readers already looking for exactly this kind of resource rather than for the broader children’s book market.
Demand for books like this one also tends to follow a few recurring points on the calendar. Vacation Bible School season creates a need for supplemental activities that reinforce a week of lessons. The start of the school year is when homeschooling families build out their curriculum for the months ahead. Baptisms, dedications, and a child’s first Bible are common gift-giving occasions where a Scripture-based coloring book fits naturally alongside a more traditional gift, giving relatives and godparents a keepsake with lasting meaning rather than something a child outgrows in a season. Good News: My Coloring Book is built to serve each of those moments, giving churches, homeschool families, and parents a resource they can return to throughout the year rather than a one-time purchase.
At its core, the book reflects a straightforward goal: give children an active way to engage with Scripture rather than only hearing it read aloud. By pairing specific Bible passages with illustrations built for coloring, Stokes created a resource that works equally well in a classroom, a homeschool lesson plan, or a quiet evening at home. Good News: My Coloring Book is available now in paperback on Amazon.
