Smiling husky with backpack, apple, ruler, books, pencils, notebook, stars, leaves, and school bus.

Back-to-School Husky with Backpack

A cheerful husky heads back to school with an apple, a ruler, a starry backpack, books, pencils, and a bus nearby.

🎨 How to color it

Color the husky silver gray and white, the backpack bright blue with a yellow star, the apple red, and the school bus sunny yellow. Use chunky crayons for the husky’s big face and body, then switch to a sharper crayon or pencil for the ruler marks, notebook lines, and book letters. Try making the little stars around the husky rainbow colors so the school supplies feel extra lively.

The story behind this coloring page

Rafi’s Backpack Shortcut — The first bell rang ding-ding, and Rafi bounded across the school courtyard with his ruler tapping his paw and an apple bumping his chest. Chalk dust smelled warm by the door. Read the full story →

The first bell rang ding-ding, and Rafi bounded across the school courtyard with his ruler tapping his paw and an apple bumping his chest. Chalk dust smelled warm by the door. Pencils rolled in his pack, thumpa-thumpa-thump, while yellow buses sighed at the curb.

He lined up his books, straightened his collar tag, and gave his backpack a proud shake. Something inside jingled like tiny ice cubes. “What’s that?” Rafi whispered.

From the star pocket popped a folded map covered in paw prints. It showed the quickest path to every classroom, drinking fountain, and sunny reading rug. Rafi wagged so hard his ruler wobbled. He followed the first paw print to the door, exactly where he belonged; can you spot the star pocket that kept the secret?