Best Kids’ Coloring Book

Elisheba Israel Mrozik is well-known as a visual artist and proprietor of One Drop Ink Tattoo Parlor and Gallery. In May, Mrozik created a coloring and activity book called Nashville Strong that shows people of the city banding together despite this year’s setbacks. Among the many illustrations: a man standing on a ladder beside a house, hammer in hand; smiling health care workers; and the activist group (and this year’s Best Community Organization BON winners) Gideon’s Army. The book makes use of several of our official state symbols — irises, a mockingbird and a catfish among them, plus a cutout of our state wild animal, the raccoon. Funded by a Metro Arts THRIVE award, the book is available as a free download, and copies were distributed to Metro students. ERICA CICCARONE

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