The colouring book trend is officially over, it seems, with spoof "kids books for adults" topping the charts instead. The series, alongside the Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups, helped sales at the stores rise by two per cent over the previous year. The colouring-in book trend rose to prominence in late 2014 and early 2015 as the latest trend amongst adults, thanks to social media making it easier for people to share completed works. While they aren't topping the charts here anymore either, several colouring books still appear on the MightyApe bestsellers list. The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse10.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 05:01 UTC