Skip to main content

Johanna Basford

Biography

Johanna Basford

Johanna Basford is an illustrator and ink evangelist who prefers pens and pencils to pixels. Her intricate, hand-drawn illustrations are loved the world over by those who have colored in (sometimes more than once) her previous bestselling books LOST OCEAN, SECRET GARDEN and ENCHANTED FOREST. Johanna is a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee. She likes sugar mice, floral teacups, peonies and bumblebees.

Photo Credit: © Hayley Fraser

Books by Johanna Basford

by Johanna Basford - Art, Crafts & Hobbies, Nonfiction

From flurries of delicate snowflakes to deliciously decorated gingerbread houses and reindeer-led sleighs, JOHANNA'S CHRISTMAS is a celebration of this wonderful holiday season that invites you to pick up your pens and pencils to color, complete or embellish each of the festive artworks. Hidden in this book are a flock of elusive little robins. Can you spot them all?

by Johanna Basford - Art, Crafts & Hobbies, Nonfiction

Follow ink evangelist Johanna Basford down an inky trail through the Magical Jungle and discover a forgotten world of flora and fauna just waiting to be colored in this new coloring book for adults. Through intricate pen and ink illustrations, color-inners of all ages are invited to explore an exotic rainforest teeming with creatures large and small. Encounter speckled tree frogs and dainty hummingbirds, prowling tigers and playful monkeys. Let your imagination run wild in the leafy treetop canopy or find yourself drawn to the delicate world of sensational blossoms and tropical plants below.

by Johanna Basford - Crafts & Hobbies, Nonfiction

These clever postcards feature beautiful drawings from LOST OCEAN, illustrator and ink evangelist Johanna Basford’s magical journey beneath the waves. Color in the cards to bring to life shoals of exotic fish, curious octopi and delicately penned seahorses, and then share the magic with your friends --- that is, if you can bear to part with them! Each postcard is an invitation to an inky new world hidden in the depths of the sea.

by Johanna Basford - Art, Crafts & Hobbies, Nonfiction

With LOST OCEAN, Johanna Basford invites color-inners of all ages to discover an enchanting underwater world hidden in the depths of the sea. Through intricate pen and ink illustrations to complete, color and embellish, readers will meet shoals of exotic fish, curious octopi and delicately penned seahorses. Visit coral reefs and barnacle-studded shipwrecks, discover intricate shells and pirate treasure.

by Johanna Basford - Art, Crafts & Hobbies, Nonfiction

This magical coloring book by Johanna Basford takes colorists through an enchanted forest to discover what lies in the castle. Similarly interactive like SECRET GARDEN, ENCHANTED FOREST also features hidden objects and fun mazes. Beginning at the entrance to a fairy-tale forest, the journey progresses through highly embellished woods and through intricate flora. Castles, treasure chests and other magical elements add a fairy tale narrative to the designs. Special features include a gate-folded two-page spread and a colorable jacket.

by Johanna Basford - Art, Crafts & Hobbies

This beautiful and interactive coloring book features delicate and highly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations --- all waiting to be brought to life with color. As added entertainment, tiny garden creatures are hidden on the pages, waiting to be found, and a key and index are included in the back.