Pasadena Journalist Turns the Coloring Book Upside Down With New Children’s Book
Pasadena Now Weekendr Magazine Editor Eddie Rivera has a new coloring book. After decades of covering just about everything that is Pasadena, journalist and Weekendr Magazine editor Eddie Rivera has found a smaller audience, literally. This one is considerably younger, armed with crayons, and not particularly interested in following instructions. His new children’s book, “Please Do Not Color This Book!,” is exactly what its title suggests. It tells children not to color the pages. And that’s where the trouble begins. The 60-page interactive book introduces Bernard, a perpetually frustrated llama who insists that everything remain untouched, and Gerald, his cheerful dinosaur companion, who seems considerably less concerned about the rules. As the story unfolds, young readers are encouraged to do precisely what Bernard forbids. They color, draw and transform the illustrations, becoming…