Cartoon vampire waving under a crescent moon with two bats and clouds

Smiling Little Vampire Under a Crescent Moon

A cheerful young vampire spreads his cape and waves while two tiny bats swoop beneath a crescent moon.

🎨 How to color it

Color the vampire’s cape midnight black with a deep red lining, his bow tie bright crimson, and the two bats soft purple against pale gray clouds. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the wide cape panels, vest, and sky shapes, and don’t worry if little hands color past the lines. Try making the crescent moon buttery yellow so it pops above his pointy ears and happy fangs.

The story behind this coloring page

Vito’s Moonlit Pocket Secret — Under the cool hilltop moon, Vito tapped his shiny shoes: click-click, clack-clack. He wanted the night parade to start with a perfect bow. Read the full story →

Under the cool hilltop moon, Vito tapped his shiny shoes: click-click, clack-clack. He wanted the night parade to start with a perfect bow. The grass smelled wet, the clouds looked like sleepy mashed potatoes, and two bats flapped circles over his cape.

“Ready?” Vito whispered, and lifted one hand grandly. Something in his cape went pip. Not squeak. Not flap. Pip! The bats froze in the air. Vito peeked into the pocket nobody ever checked, and out rolled a tiny silver kazoo.

The kazoo tooted all by itself: PIP-PA-ROO! The bats laughed so hard they flew upside down, and Vito bowed anyway. Next time you see his raised hand, can you guess which pocket is still giggling?