Boots by the Door: a police coloring book (Boots by the Door books)

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This police coloring book for kids and adults includes 20 pages of black and white illustrations of police, police uniform, police boots, and a story throughout. The story included in this police officer coloring book for kids or adults is about two young brothers that find their police dad’s boots by the door. They are excited because it means their dad is home to play with him. This police kids book takes place in the morning through the eyes of children of a police officer. They imagine what their police dad does at work- fighting crime. When their dad wakes up, they quickly tell him all about their day yesterday while he’s in uniform. He plays with them. Then, one brother waddles around the house wearing the large work boots. Then, his police dad shines the boots and puts them over his black socks to get ready to go to work. The brothers express sadness that their dad is going to work again. Their mom comforts them and tells them about all the fun things they will do that day.

Who Should Use this Coloring

This police officer coloring book is perfect for any child who loves police officers, police uniforms, and police boots. It is a great police officer coloring book for toddlers, preschool age, children ages 3-5, 5-7, and school-age children. This coloring book can help children to process emotions about missing their parents. This coloring book has especially been designed for children of police officers and families of police officers or first responders. There are tips at the end of the book for processing emotions as children miss their parents and may not understand why they must work nights, weekends, and holidays when other parents are typically home.

What Are Readers Saying?

“I just read it as we’re doing bedtime. He wants me to read it again!”
“It’s really sweet and kinda sad too, but I like it. It’s relatable.”

About the Author &

Kristen Linton is a police wife and mom of two boys from Los Angeles. Her husband, Rick, and her sons, Maverick & Leonidas, who look up to their hero dad more than anything, inspired her to write this book as a glimpse of what it’s like as a police family.

Michelle Johnson is a police wife and mom of two boys from the Portland, Oregon area. Her illustration business was born out of needing a creative outlet during stressors of 2020 and tries to incorporate the importance of positivity and real life within her work.

We dedicate this to our partners working hard for their families in black boots and socks. And to our children. May they grow up seeing the real life hero in their life.

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if you enjoy this police officer coloring book, check out " boots by the a police children's book " for the story with full color illustrations to go along with this coloring book also available on Amazon.

Learn from Kristen Linton in “ a police wife devotional ,” a book available on Amazon with 41 relatable stories of her police marriage and parenting journey embedded in Bible verses and prayers for reflection. Check out her blog www.heelsandholster.com for free resources.

Check out Michelle Johnson’s illustration and artwork at