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Gravity Falls: Don't Color This Book!: It's Cursed!

Gravity Falls Series

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What’s inside...

Based on Disney’s Emmy-winning series, this interactive coloring-and-activity adventure follows twins Dipper and Mabel Pines during their summer in the strange Oregon town of Gravity Falls. Readers are warned not to pick up their crayons because every time a page is colored, the book’s ancient curse grows stronger. As Bill Cipher tries to break into our dimension through doodles and puzzles, the twins race through the Mystery Shack, the surrounding forest, and even a page-warping "Mindscape" to stop him. Packed with jokes, ciphers, riddles, and secret messages, the book turns the act of coloring into a story-driven quest that lets kids solve problems, practice creativity, and laugh along the way.
Series reading

Non-Sequential

Age

7-13

Length

64 pages

Character compass

Dipper Pines
Soos Ramirez
Mabel Pines
Grunkle Stan (Stanley Pines)

Discussion points

Why do Dipper and Mabel keep coloring even after warnings?
How does creativity help them fight Bill Cipher?
What would you design to stop a curse?
Which puzzle was the hardest and why?
Tip: Role play these questions
Complete a page together, modeling problem-solving aloud.
Compare the book’s ‘curse’ to real-world consequences of ignoring rules.
Encourage kids to invent a new Gravity Falls creature and describe its powers.

Key lessons

Example Lesson: Think before you act
Explanation: Coloring without caution intensifies the curse.
Real-World Application: Pause to consider consequences of choices.
Example Lesson: Teamwork amplifies success
Explanation: Dipper, Mabel, and readers solve puzzles together.
Real-World Application: Ask peers or family for help with big tasks.
Example Lesson: Creativity is a powerful tool
Explanation: Drawing Hue-doo defeats Bill.
Real-World Application: Use imagination to tackle everyday problems.
Example Lesson: Courage in safe doses
Explanation: Facing spooky anomalies builds confidence.
Real-World Application: Try new things even if they seem scary.

Gravity Falls: Don't Color This Book!: It's Cursed! by Emmy Cicierega