Intricate stained-glass squirrel holding an acorn beneath a sunburst, framed by leafy branches.

Stained-Glass Squirrel with Acorn at Sunrise

A bright-eyed squirrel cradles a patterned acorn while sun rays, curling tail segments, vines, and oak leaves form a stained-glass woodland window.

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🎨 How to color it

Layer russet and burnt sienna through the squirrel’s body, make the acorn cap deep umber with a honey-gold nut, and set the sunburst in pale lemon, amber, and soft peach. Use sharp pencils for the tail feathers, leaf veins, and acorn crosshatching, then blend larger background panes with light pressure so the black leading stays crisp. Try making each tail segment one step warmer as it curves toward the sun, as if the squirrel has been storing sunrise in its fur.

The story behind this coloring page

The Tail That Kept Sunrise — Between us, Elkin did not crack the first dawn-acorn when the jays shouted or when the sap smelled warm enough to run; he waited until the sun stood round and silent behind the glasswood leaves. Read the full story →

Between us, Elkin did not crack the first dawn-acorn when the jays shouted or when the sap smelled warm enough to run; he waited until the sun stood round and silent behind the glasswood leaves. He wanted one proof that morning could be kept, but the shell gave only a dry tick, tick, tick against his paws. Then, where nobody ever looked—under the acorn’s tiny cap—a gold ember loosened and slid into his tail, pane by pane. Since then, squirrel tails have carried bands of sunrise for those patient enough to notice.