Jonah and the Whale Coloring Page
Drawn for Childhood Bible Stories · Free for home & Sunday school use · Updated July 2026
This coloring page shows Jonah safe on the shore, lifting his hands in thanks after the great fish set him back on dry land. The friendly whale surfaces in the waves behind him with a spout of water, under a bright shining sun.
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About this scene
Jonah sits on the sandy shore with both hands lifted high and a big smile on his face, safe, dry, and thankful. After three days and three nights inside the great fish, he has just been set back on dry land, and the first thing he does is praise God.
Behind him, the friendly great fish surfaces in the rolling sea, shooting a spout of water into the air as if to say goodbye. A tall wave curls behind its back, the sun beams from the corner of the sky, and tufts of grass and little stones dot the beach around Jonah.
Jonah had tried to run away from what God asked him to do, and the storm and the fish were how God brought him back. The fish was never a punishment. It was a rescue. This page shows the happiest moment of the story: a second chance on a sunny shore.
“When I was in trouble, I called to the LORD, and He answered me.”
Jonah 2:2
Coloring ideas for this page
- Color the whale deep blue or soft grey with a lighter tummy, and make its spout a splashy light blue.
- Use two shades of blue for the big curling wave, with white left showing for the foam.
- Give the sun a bright yellow with orange rays, and Jonah a colorful robe to celebrate.
- Make the shore sandy brown with green tufts of grass and grey pebbles scattered around.
What this page teaches
Even from inside the great fish, Jonah prayed. God heard him and gave him a second chance. When we run the wrong way or make a mistake, we can turn back to God, and He welcomes us just like He welcomed Jonah.
Questions parents ask
Is the animal in this story a whale or a fish?
The Bible simply says God sent 'a great fish' to swallow Jonah (Jonah 1:17). Over the years most children's tellings have pictured it as a whale, and this page draws it as a big friendly whale-like fish. Either way of telling it works.
What moment does this coloring page show?
The joyful ending of the fish part of the story: Jonah has just been placed back on dry land and is thanking God, while the great fish surfaces behind him in the waves. It focuses on gratitude and rescue rather than the storm.
Was Jonah really inside the fish for three days?
That's what the story says: three days and three nights. Instead of giving up, Jonah spent that time praying, and the prayer from inside the fish is where this page's verse comes from.
What does this page teach about second chances?
Jonah ran in the exact opposite direction of where God sent him, yet God rescued him and let him start again. It's an easy way to talk with kids about how mistakes are never the end of the story with God.
