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Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book
Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book is a 2013 colouring book for adults by Johanna Basford. The book has 40 foreign versions and has sold over 8 million copies,[1] becoming one of the best-selling books on Amazon.[2] Basford had been approached by Laurence King Publishing in 2011 after the publisher had seen Basford's work online. While the publisher originally wanted a colouring book for children, Basford proposed one for adults.[2] Basford was inspired by several of her clients joking with her that they would enjoy colouring in her work, which was frequently done in black and white.[3] Initially the publisher was reluctant to release such an unorthodox book. However they eventually relented and the first run quickly sold out.[3] The book's success is frequently cited as starting the adult coloring book trend.[2][3] The book is modelled after the Brodick Castle Gardens on the Isle of Arran where Basford played as a child.[4] By August 2015, Secret Garden had sold 6.8 million copies worldwide[5] and launched the colouring trend for adults. In February 2015, Basford released a second book: Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Colouring Book,[6] and a third, Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Colouring Book in October 2015.[7] References
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