Outside: A Coloring Book about Connecting with Nature for Awesome Kids

by Shayla R Griffin, Shayla R Griffin (Illustrator)

Overview

Outside: A Coloring Book about Connecting with Nature for Awesome Kids takes you on a lyrical, artistic journey to the great outdoors! From biking and hiking to daydreaming while looking up at the clouds, Outside is full of fun ideas to help you connect with the natural world wherever you are and explore your inner artist as you create your own colorful story.

Coloring Books for Awesome Kids are companion books to the series Short Guides for Awesome Kids that allow you to express, calm, and create! Each coloring book features:

• A black and white matte cover so you can realize your own artistic vision from the very beginning (works especially well with permanent markers, colored pencils, or crayons)
• Blank spreads in between each page to reduce bleed
• A few extra creatures to enhance your coloring experience
• The same message to nurture wellbeing and cultivate justice as the original picture book!

A companion to the picture book Outside: A Short Guide to Connecting with Nature for Awesome Kids.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781969646980
Publisher:	Justice Leaders Press
Publication date:	10/26/2025
Series:	Short Guides for Awesome Kids
Pages:	60
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.16(d)
Age Range:	3 - 12 Years

About the Author

Shayla Reese Griffin, PhD, MSW, is co-founder of Justice Leaders Collaborative & Press, which are committed to dismantling oppression, cultivating justice, and nurturing wellbeing through training, consulting, resources, and books. Shayla is the author of Outside: A Short Guide to Connecting with Nature for Awesome Kids, Feel: A Short Guide to A Lot of Emotions for Awesome Kids, Care: A Short Guide to Caring & Sharing for Awesome Kids, Bodies: A Short Guide to How We're Different for Awesome Kids, Together: A First Book About Race for Awesome Kids, The Awesome Kids Guide to Race, Those Kids, Our Schools: Race and Reform in An American High School, and co-author of Race Dialogues: A Facilitator's Guide to Tackling the Elephant in the Classroom. She has also written many blog posts and tools for parents and educators. She lives with her spouse and three children and gets her best ideas at 3 a.m.

Shayla Reese Griffin, PhD, MSW, is co-founder of Justice Leaders Collaborative & Press, which are committed to dismantling oppression, cultivating justice, and nurturing wellbeing through training, consulting, resources, and books. Shayla is the author of Outside: A Short Guide to Connecting with Nature for Awesome Kids, Feel: A Short Guide to A Lot of Emotions for Awesome Kids, Care: A Short Guide to Caring & Sharing for Awesome Kids, Bodies: A Short Guide to How We're Different for Awesome Kids, Together: A First Book About Race for Awesome Kids, The Awesome Kids Guide to Race, Those Kids, Our Schools: Race and Reform in An American High School, and co-author of Race Dialogues: A Facilitator's Guide to Tackling the Elephant in the Classroom. She has also written many blog posts and tools for parents and educators. She lives with her spouse and three children and gets her best ideas at 3 a.m.