I wrote this book because I wanted to share my love of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson with my grandchildren. I firmly believe that there is a bit of Holmes in all of us, and this coloring book will allow youngsters to see a bit of themselves in the Great Detective.

Let them put Holmes in a red deerstalker and purple Inverness. Maybe London is green in their minds and hansoms are orange. The important thing is that they find as much fun coloring in this book as I had writing it. And if they share the world they create with you, aren't they really sharing their dreams

When it comes to the Canon, I encourage authors "to color within the lines." However, when it comes to coloring books, we never "eliminate the impossible."