How to Use a Book Doodles Notepad for Reading Notes
By Stationery that gets you · MangoIllustrated | Published: 2026-10-25
Category: How-to Guides
Turn your reading notes into a creative habit with a book doodles notepad. This guide walks you through a simple process for annotating books, preparing for book club, and making note-taking more enjoyable.
Quick answer
Use a book doodles notepad to turn your reading notes into a mini art project. The hand-drawn book frames on each page give you a built-in structure for capturing quotes, questions, and reactions while leaving room for coloring when you need a creative break.
Why a book doodles notepad works for reading notes
Most reading journals are blank or lined, which can feel intimidating if you are not used to writing about what you read. A book doodles notepad solves that by giving you a pre-drawn book outline on every page. You can write inside the book shape and use the rest of the page for doodles, color blocks, or margin notes.
The 8.5" x 5.5" size is small enough to slip into a book bag but large enough for a few paragraphs of notes. Since each page has a tear-off top, you can rearrange your notes later or pull out a single page for a book club discussion.
When coloring helps and when it distracts
Coloring in the book doodles can be a great way to stay engaged during a slow chapter or to process what you just read. But if you find yourself coloring instead of writing, set a rule: finish your notes first, then color as a reward. That way the notepad supports both habits without letting the creative part take over.
How to take reading notes with a book doodles notepad
- Step 1: Set your intention for the page: Before you start reading, decide what kind of notes you will take: quotes you love, questions for book club, or a quick summary of the chapter. Write your focus at the top of the page inside the book doodle. A common mistake is trying to do all three on one page, which leads to cramped notes and no room for coloring. Pick one note type per page so you have space to write and color.
- Step 2: Write your notes inside the book outline: Use the book doodle as a frame for your main notes. Keep your handwriting loose and leave gaps between lines. The frame is about the size of a small index card, so you will naturally limit yourself to the most important points. If you need more space, flip to the next page rather than squeezing text into the margins. Treat the book outline as a container, not a constraint. Start a fresh page when you run out of room.
- Step 3: Add color after you finish writing: Once your notes are done, fill in the book doodle with colored pencil, marker, or pen. This step is optional but it helps your brain make a visual memory of the page. A common checkpoint here is forgetting to leave room for color; if you wrote all the way to the edges, the doodle lines will be hard to see. Keep your notes away from the border of the book shape. Leave a small margin inside the doodle so the lines stay visible after coloring.
- Step 4: Tear out and organize for book club: The notepad has 50 gummed tear-away sheets. When you finish a book, pull out the pages that have your best notes and group them by chapter or theme. Paperclip them together or drop them into a folder. This is much faster than flipping through a bound journal, and you can hand a single page to a friend without losing your whole notebook. Use the tear-off feature to share notes or file them by book title.
Product fact
- Book doodles color-in notepad: Every page of this notepad is framed with hand-drawn book doodles you fill in yourself. You get a built-in visual structure for your notes without needing to draw anything, so you can focus on capturing your thoughts and still end up with a finished-looking page.
Book doodles color-in notepad
