Cute cartoon wolf pup sitting in a pine forest with leafy branches, berries, clouds, and a pine cone.

Smiling Wolf Pup in a Pine Clearing

A bright-eyed wolf pup sits between tall pines, leafy berry branches, soft clouds, tufts of grass, and a pine cone.

🎨 How to color it

Color the wolf pup silver gray with cream cheeks, make the pine trees deep evergreen, and dot the berries cranberry red. Use chunky crayons or broad marker strokes for the big fur areas, then switch to a sharper pencil for the small leaves and collar ring. Try making the tail tip snowy white so it stands out against the green forest behind it.

The story behind this coloring page

Fern’s Perfect Pine Game — Under the tall pines, Fern set one pine cone on the soft dirt and invented a game. She would tap it once, listen, then choose the place where the sound felt most at home. Read the full story →

Under the tall pines, Fern set one pine cone on the soft dirt and invented a game. She would tap it once, listen, then choose the place where the sound felt most at home. Tap. The cone answered with a tiny wooden tock. The needles smelled sharp and sweet.

Fern tried the moss, the grass, and the smooth little stone by her paws. Each spot made a different hush around the tock. “Here?” she whispered, and her collar ring gave a small clink.

Then a berry dropped from a branch—plip! A cloud shadow slid over the clearing, and three leaves nodded like quiet friends. Fern understood: she had not made a game for the forest. The forest had made room for her sound. If you visit the pine clearing with your eyes, can you find the pine cone waiting for the next tock?