Choose by destination before edition
The best Rita Berman travel coloring book is the one whose destinations make you want to keep turning pages. Her travel series is not just "travel" as a vague mood. The official author site separates Europe, Asia, and Africa into distinct journeys, each with 96 pages in the German edition and a square 20 x 20 cm, or about 8 x 8 inch, format. That shared structure makes the choice less about size and more about subject matter.
Sources were checked on September 12, 2026. This guide uses Rita Berman's official book pages and Coloring Book Hub editorial interpretation. Coloring Book Hub has not physically tested these books for binding, paper tooth, pencil layering, marker bleed, page opacity, or ease of coloring near the gutter.
| Best fit | Book direction | Source-verified facts | Main caution |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Rita Berman travel book | Meine Reise durch Europa | Official author page lists the German edition as 20 x 20 cm, 96 pages, released August 27, 2021. | Familiar European scenes can still be detailed; not automatically a beginner book. |
| Highest scene variety | Meine Reise durch Asien | Official author page lists the German edition as 20 x 20 cm, 96 pages, released August 26, 2022. | Best if you enjoy many motif changes, from flowers to architecture to desert. |
| Landscapes, animals, and architecture | Meine Reise durch Afrika | Official author page lists the German edition as 20 x 20 cm, 96 pages, released September 29, 2023. | Readers wanting mostly cozy villages may prefer Europe or Little Adventures. |
Best first pick: Europe
Publisher or creator-verified facts: Rita Berman's official page for Meine Reise durch Europa describes it as the start of the travel series. The page lists a 20 x 20 cm, 8 x 8 inch format, 96 pages, and an August 27, 2021 release for the German edition. It also says the book invites readers to travel through Europe page by page.
Editorial interpretation: Europe is the safest first pick because it introduces the travel-series idea without asking the reader to choose a more specialized visual lane. If you like streets, buildings, travel objects, familiar place cues, and compact square pages, this is the most natural starting point.
Who it is for: adults who want a source-checked starting volume, colorists who like city-and-landscape variety, and readers who enjoy building palettes around imagined trips.
Who should skip it: readers who want mostly animals, tropical settings, desert landscapes, or the newest travel-series subject.
Hands-on observation: none recorded.
Best for varied motifs: Asia
Publisher or creator-verified facts: Rita Berman's official page for Meine Reise durch Asien lists a 20 x 20 cm, 8 x 8 inch format, 96 pages, and an August 26, 2022 release for the German edition. The author page names Japan, cherry blossom season, traditional food, Mount Fuji, the Gobi Desert, India, the Great Wall of China, Samarkand bazaars, Vietnam beaches, and the Trans-Siberian Railway as part of the journey.
Editorial interpretation: Asia is the best fit for a colorist who gets bored when every page asks for the same palette. The source-described subjects invite pink blossoms, cool mountain air, warm desert colors, patterned market details, beach tones, train scenes, architecture, and food.
Who it is for: adults who like travel variety, detailed objects, changing palettes, and pages that can feel different from session to session.
Who should skip it: readers who prefer a narrower, calmer theme or who dislike switching between architecture, food, landscape, and small decorative detail.
Hands-on observation: none recorded.
Best for landscapes and animals: Africa
Publisher or creator-verified facts: Rita Berman's official page for Meine Reise durch Afrika lists a 20 x 20 cm, 8 x 8 inch format, 96 pages, and a September 29, 2023 release for the German edition. The page describes pyramids of Egypt, nature parks of Tanzania, the Cape of Good Hope, the Sahara, bazaars of Morocco, elephants, hippos, penguins, Madagascar, flora, animals, art, culture, and architecture.
Editorial interpretation: Africa is the strongest choice when you want travel pages that can shift between natural landscape, animal companions, market detail, and landmark structure. It also links naturally to the site's animal, nature, desert, ocean, architecture, and colored-pencil texture clusters.
Who it is for: adults who enjoy animals, wide landscapes, warm palettes, and scene storytelling.
Who should skip it: readers who want mostly European streets, cozy interiors, or a travel book that starts at the beginning of the series.
Hands-on observation: none recorded.
What about The Land of Little Adventures?
Rita Berman's official page for Das Land der kleinen Abenteuer describes it as a coloring book of whimsical stories rather than a continent-based travel-series entry. The page lists an 80-page German edition in a 22.5 x 22.5 cm, or 8.8 x 8.8 inch, format, released October 14, 2025. It describes cozy villages, busy cities, landscapes, inhabitants, notes, and recipes.
Editorial interpretation: this is a good adjacent pick for readers who want imaginary travel rather than real-world destination cues. Treat it as a whimsical storybook-land option, not a direct replacement for Europe, Asia, or Africa.
Supplies to use first
Colored pencils are the safest first tool for these books because travel scenes often include small windows, paths, food, animals, foliage, signs, clouds, and architecture. Pencils let you work gradually and keep moisture low. Markers, brush pens, and gel pens should wait until you test an inconspicuous area or a low-stakes page, because this site has not verified paper behavior in physical copies.
For travel pages, use smaller color groups. Pick a sky color, two shadow colors, three subject colors, and one accent before you start. That keeps a busy scene from becoming noisy.
Bottom line
Choose Europe first if you want the most obvious entry into Rita Berman's travel series. Choose Asia if you want the widest motif changes. Choose Africa if landscapes, animals, architecture, and warm palettes appeal most. Choose The Land of Little Adventures only if you want imaginary villages and whimsical story scenes rather than a continent-based travel route.
Sources
- Rita Berman official author site, "Books," checked September 12, 2026: streetform.com
- Rita Berman official author site, "Meine Reise durch Europa," checked September 12, 2026: streetform.com
- Rita Berman official author site, "Meine Reise durch Asien," checked September 12, 2026: streetform.com
- Rita Berman official author site, "Meine Reise durch Afrika," checked September 12, 2026: streetform.com
- Rita Berman official author site, "Das Land der kleinen Abenteuer," checked September 12, 2026: streetform.com
- Coloring Book Hub prior article archive, checked September 12, 2026: content/articles/