Children of the World - A Coloring Book Adventure by Betty LaDuke

• Children of the world come from many sketchbooks filled during decades

• of journeys around the world. I enjoyed learning about other people, their cultures and traditions that I could share with my children.

• Children, Winona and Ajuawak, my daughter and grandson harvesting wild rice, on the White Earth Reservation, Minnesota.

• Children’s work is frequently necessary for the family’s survival.

• Children farm, care for chickens, rabbits, goats or cows and their siblings.

• Children learn traditional skills from parents such as basket and cloth weaving or playing musical instruments.

• Children are resilient. Some live in camps for war displaced people, play in the midst of war ruins or are raised in orphanages.

• Children play in the midst of war ruins or miss an imprisoned parent.

• Children are carried on mothers’ backs as mothers farm, market or cook. Grandparents also care for children.

• Children of the World, how have they changed as they have their own children and grandchildren?

• Let your feelings guide you in coloring. You can also see a selection of my paintings inspired by their children’s cultures and experiences in war and peace.

I hope you will enjoy this coloring book adventure and challenge. - BettyLaDuke

Coloring Book Materials: 34-Pages .100% post-consumer recycled paper, and plant-based digital press toner.

Ashland’s Betty LaDuke is one of Oregon’s most internationally recognized artists. She has been traveling the world for more than 60 years, sketching and painting, telling the stories of people linked to land and community. Her colorful, evocative paintings are rooted in “survival rhythms, rites of passage and the expression of joy and sorrow.”