N. Wayne Bell, Founder & CEO
N. Wayne Bell is the publisher and founder (1988) of Really Big Coloring Books®, Inc., A St. Louis–based coloring book recognized as a leader in children’s and adult coloring products. For more than four decades, Bell has guided the company’s growth from a single idea into a global brand serving retail, education, fundraising, corporate, and government clients, having shipped to over 90 countries. Really Big Coloring Books | Coloring Book Publisher has published thousands of titles.
N. Wayne Bell, founder of Really Big Coloring Books® Inc.
Bell launched Really Big Coloring Books in the 1980s, drawing on a childhood immersed in the printing business and an early inspiration from his grandmother to turn oversized sheets of paper into sellable coloring books. In 1988, he formally founded Really Big Coloring Books®, Inc., and later developed ColoringBook.com, establishing one of the most extensive coloring book publishing and manufacturing houses in the English-speaking world. Under his direction, the company expanded into multiple formats and languages, publishing books, activity products, and paper goods that highlight animals, cultural events, religion, history, and contemporary issues.
Millions of copies sold through wholesale and retail channels
As publisher, Bell has personally authored or co-authored hundreds of titles, with millions of copies sold through wholesale and retail channels, custom projects, and fundraising campaigns that have generated significant revenue for organizations worldwide. His catalog includes both traditional educational titles and high-visibility political and cultural coloring books featuring topics such as U.S. presidents, social movements, and historic events. Bell’s companies now control roughly 1,500–1,600 coloring- and music-related domain names, reflecting an early and sustained commitment to digital commerce and brand protection.
Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri
Today, N. Wayne Bell continues to lead Really Big Coloring Books®, Inc. and ColoringBook.com as CEO and publisher from the company’s headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, overseeing in-house art, editorial, manufacturing, and emerging projects like music and AI-driven image creation. His ongoing mission is to create engaging, family-friendly products that educate, entertain, and help customers tell their own stories through custom and community-focused coloring books.
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ColoringBook.com is the worlds original coloring book domain name. Really Big Coloring Books® purchased the domain name right after the internet was invented. Today the company owns
RBCB the Coloring Book Hero founded in 1988 by Really Big Coloring Books®, Inc.
more than 1300 coloring book related domain names in multiple jurisdictions. Known as the leader in Top-Level Coloring Book domains and the leader in Coloring Book Category domain names.
ImprintColoringBook.com has hundreds of coloring books that businesses, teams, organizations can private brand and imprint their messaging onto an existing coloring book.
WholesaleColoringBooks.com is the original wholesale coloring book site on the internet. Here you can purchase coloring books by the dozen at a much cheaper price.
CustomColoringBook.com is truly just that, its a custom coloring book that is all about you, your organization, team or business, every single page. Really Big Coloring Books opened custom coloring books almost 30 years ago and they have made over 15,000 custom coloring and activity books in several countries.
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