Echoes Historical Series

History has a habit of whispering when no one’s paying attention, so Echoes digs it back up and hands it a microphone. This series is my sprawling, ongoing project: 366 standalone coloring books, each one built around a single calendar date and the remarkable, strange, triumphant, or catastrophic things that happened on that day. Events are researched, curated, and turned into gorgeous, historically grounded illustrations and prompts.

The books aren’t released in order. That would be far too sensible. Instead, I’m pulling dates at random—whichever day decides to haunt me next is the day that gets a book. It keeps the process unpredictable, keeps me curious, and keeps the series feeling alive, like time itself is dealing the cards.

Each Echoes volume follows the same structure: 50 historical events from that date, arranged in strict chronological order—none of that chaotic time-jumping nonsense that makes historians twitch. Every event includes a short summary plus a custom adult-coloring prompt inspired by the moment, drawn to be historically accurate and visually striking. After the events, you’ll find curated lists of notable births and deaths tied to the date, along with a final section of unusual astrological, numerological, folkloric, and mystical associations. Every book becomes a strange little time capsule: part history lesson, part creative escape, part rabbit hole you didn’t expect to fall into.

A finished Echoes book makes a brilliant, wildly personal gift. Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, the day someone bought their first home, or the afternoon two people met and accidentally changed each other’s trajectories, a date-specific history book hits differently. It turns an ordinary calendar day into a curated narrative—50 stories, dozens of strange coincidences, and a whole universe of meaning wrapped into one volume. It’s a gift that says, “Your day mattered in more ways than you ever knew,” and that tends to land with the kind of impact Hallmark can only dream of.

It also turns teaching into a bit of a thrill ride. Echoes makes history feel alive, messy, hilarious, profound, and occasionally jaw-droppingly grim. It’s a fantastic way to get kids, teens, or curious adults hooked on real events—just be warned: Echoes does not sugar-coat the past. The morbid, the bizarre, and the downright catastrophic still get their seat at the table, so handle with care if you’re using it in a classroom, for homeschooling, or with sensitive readers.

*** If you would like your birthday, anniversary, or a meaningful date moved to the front of the line, just reach out. I’ll happily take requests and bump your chosen day into production as time allows. Echoes is a walk through history, and you’re welcome to help steer the path. ***