The Day The Crayons Quit

Product Information

But the epic battles depicted by children’s book powerhouses Drew Daywalt and Adam Rex are sure to have us in stitches. The artwork was little kid awesome, and I loved the epistolary style, as well as the mature humor snuck in. In fact, I wonder how many wonderful authors don’t get seen because they don’t have silly jokes or cute animals or recycle “Mommy Loves Me” or “Mouse Gets a New Outfit” stories. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! When I took an online list of the best 25 picture books to my local Barnes and Noble (The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, Owl Moon, The Little House etc.

I would like young children not to have to worry about a body being naked or find anything to giggle about. Once again, Daywalt and Jeffers create rich emotional lives and personalities for their colorful cast, and it’s hard to imagine a reader who won’t be delighted. Debut author Drew Daywalt and New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers create a colorful solution in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way. I love the message of the book, even though it is extremely didactic, and the humor and the pictures are wonderful.

He was asked to change his habits to make his beloved crayons happier, and he took their needs into consideration and changed for them - and the experience was rewarding for all.

While white children certainly would use the color as flesh, it wasn't exactly on the up and up to assume that white was the de facto skin color. The whole point of these books is to get children reading, and when the text is too messy and out of line, it is really difficult for them to read on their own. The reason why I gave this book a four star rating was because even though the story was pretty interesting, the letters that the crayons wrote to Duncan tend to be extremely long and it made me a bit frustrated since I think that the humor in the letters still would have been there, if they were to shorten the letters down to a few sentences and still get the crayons’ points across. I also loved the fact that we actually have a children’s story that has the characters actually protesting against being treated unfairly and yet, make that into a fun experience for small children who enjoy drawing things with their crayons. The illustrations are fantastic (same guy who illustrated "This Moose Belongs to Me", another one of my faves) and the text is spot on.We had a great number of people who stayed with us over the years, my parents helping them out while they were down on their luck. Stop the presses--the best new Children's book of 2013 is in and it is "The Day the Crayons Quit", no arguments.

It's not fair that Brown gets all the bears, ponies and puppies while the only things I get are turkey dinners (if I'm lucky) and wheat, and let's be honest - when was the last time you saw a kid excited about coloring wheat? It’s also about a box of crayons that don’t get along, are complaining about each other and refuse to work together. The game sounded super familiar, so I looked in the rear view mirror and asked Abby, “Are you guys playing rock, paper, scissors? In that particular book a little white rabbit keeps seeing a "scary" big black rabbit that he runs away from. By telling stories from the points of view of crayons, giving voices to the small and ignored, Daywalt and Jeffers have created two books that offer plenty of charm and fun, but also make children feel deeply understood.A hilarious twist on a classic bedtime story: When a boy who routinely refuses to go to bed gets a talkative stuffed animal, the tables are turned! For self-portraits, incidentally, we used the Crayola brand "Multicultural Crayons," with a range of skin tone colors! In 1958 the Alabama state library system removed the book from circulation because it featured a black rabbit and a white rabbit getting married. I read these books outloud with attitude and different personalities, only problem is, i don't think i am changing my voice at all, i just put attitude in my voice lol. A solid reading level 3 book, this cute story keeps all ages engaged with the bright colorful pictures and cute story.