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The Day the Crayons Quit Hardcover – June 27, 2013

by Drew Daywalt (Author), Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)

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The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today.

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun.

What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best?

Kids will be imagining their own humorous conversations with crayons and coloring a blue streak after sharing laughs with Drew Daywalt and New York Times bestseller Oliver Jeffers. This story is perfect as a back-to-school gift, for all budding artists, for fans of humorous books such as Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith, and for fans of Oliver Jeffers' Stuck, The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Lost and Found, and This Moose Belongs to Me.

Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit

Amazon’s 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year

A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013

Goodreads’ 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year

Winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award

* “Hilarious . . . Move over, Click, Clack, Moo; we’ve got a new contender for the most successful picture-book strike.” –BCCB, starred review

“Jeffers . . . elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights.” –Booklist

“Fresh and funny.” –The Wall Street Journal

"This book will have children asking to have it read again and again.” –Library Media Connection

* “This colorful title should make for an uproarious storytime.” –School Library Journal, starred review

* “These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Utterly original.” –San Francisco Chronicle

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Amazon Best Children's Book of 2013: The Day the Crayons Quit, Drew Daywalt’s clever story of a box of crayons gone rogue will get the whole family laughing at the letters written by the occupants of the ubiquitous yellow and green box. The combination of text and Oliver Jeffers' illustrations match the colors' personalities beautifully as the crayons share their concern, appreciation, or downright frustration: yellow and orange demand to know the true color of the sun, while green--clearly the people pleaser of the bunch--is happy with his workload of crocodiles, trees, and dinosaurs. Peach crayon wants to know why his wrapper was torn off, leaving him naked and in hiding; blue is exhausted and, well, worn out; and pink wants a little more paper time. The result of this letter writing campaign is colorful creativity and after reading this book I will never look at crayons the same way again--nor would I want to. ---Seira Wilson

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Duncan’s crayons are on strike. One morning he opens his desk looking for them and, in their place, finds a pack of letters detailing their grievances, one crayon at a time. Red is tired. Beige is bored. Black is misunderstood. Peach is naked! The conceit is an enticing one, and although the crayons’ complaints are not entirely unique (a preponderance centers around some variation of overuse), the artist’s indelible characterization contributes significant charm. Indeed, Jeffers’ ability to communicate emotion in simple gestures, even on a skinny cylinder of wax, elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights. First-class bookmaking, with clean design, ample trim size, and substantial paper stock, adds to the quality feel. A final spread sees all things right, as Duncan fills a page with bright, delightful imagery, addressing each of the crayons’ issues and forcing them into colorful cooperation. Kids who already attribute feelings to their playthings will never look at crayons the same way again. Grades K-3. --Thom Barthelmess

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Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
Lexile Measure: AD730L (What's this?)

Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Philomel Books; 1st edition (June 27, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399255370
ISBN-13: 978-0399255373
Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.4 x 10.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3,621 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #3 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Art
- #10 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Emotions & Feelings

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ByJaredon December 9, 2016

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I don't want to be a complainer here but I just have to say that the curiosity of a 3 year old has limits and for some reason those limits require reading the same book over and over and over and over again. Which is great if the book you're reading is one of the good ones but horrible if it's lousy.

What's that dear, you can't find the Daniel Tiger books? That's because I used them to light the fire used to heat all the food you dropped on the floor during dinner and then fed it to your little sister because, as you know, we don't waste food around here. Ahem, I mean, that's weird sweetie, I'm sure we'll find them.

Some books deserve to be read umpteen times, some books are a disgraceful capitalistic ploy with no redeeming qualities. Coming off of an evening of one too many Elmo books (which means 1 Elmo book if you're keeping track), I vowed to find something funny, intelligent and fun to read. A book that my daughter would request without causing a 10 minute back and forth about how "we should really try reading this other, much better book that you are really going to love." A book that would make me say, "of course we can read that book dear, and might I add, excellent choice."

Well that's what you get with The Day The Crayons Quit. This is a book by which all other kids books should be judged. This is a book that knows its audience isn't only your little angel but also the people who are reading to your little angel. And that is what makes this book so brilliant. No matter your age, you will identify with the characters, they will probably remind you of your family, your coworkers and your friends.

This book is in my top 10 books to read to my daughter. Lucky for me, she feels the same way.

In case you're wondering, some of my other favorites are: The Three Little Pigs, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Small Pig, Where the Wild Things Are, I Want My Hat Back, Pete The Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, We're Going on A Bear Hunt, The Cat in the Hat

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Fantastic Read for Kids!

ByAlice M. Adleron June 27, 2013

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I read this book to my 5-year-old daughter and when we got to the end she asked me to read it again. When I got to the end of the second reading she announced she had an idea about drawing "live crayons like in the book" and embarked on a project of drawing different color crayons with colored wardrobes to match and made a "dress the crayons" game out of it. She loves to have books read to her, but this is one of the only times my short-attention-span kid has asked for the same book twice in a row and the first time a book as inspired such a burst of creativity.

This book would be great for all sorts of ages: from very little kids who will like the idea of the talking crayons and the cute illustrations, to much older kids who will find the crayon's witty banter and creative complaints extremely funny.

This is going to be my new gift for everything from baby showers to birthdays to Christmas! Don't hesitate to order this one, your kids will want to hear it over and over.

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Fantastic book for all ages!

ByJennifer Doetschon July 2, 2013

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I am not ashamed to admit it, I'm 41 yrs old and just purchased this book...for myself! I work at a library and when this book came in every person who read/looked at this book said they were going to purchase this book for either a child, or children in the family, or for themselves! I can't say enough good things about this book, do yourself a favor buy it! You'll smile and laugh and love it each time you read it!

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Was a hit!

ByTTranon August 23, 2017

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I bought this book for a baby shower as I assumed many people would buy "the classics" for a new baby. When my friend opened it, her nieces (age 5 and 7) went wild and said "THAT'S A GREAT BOOK!" I was SO relieved as I thought the book was hilarious! I'm so glad it got the official stamp of approval! In hindsight I should have purchased the other book by the author as well! The illustrations are great, the story is just too cute, I love everything about this book!

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Hilarious book!

ByKristy StoutTOP 500 REVIEWERon February 23, 2015

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This has to be one of the funniest kids books I have read recently. I read the book in a book store recently and laughed out loud standing and reading it. My kids all stood around me in the store while I read it out loud. I bought it on Amazon for my kindle as soon as I read it in the store. I think the humor in this is funny for kids that are young (my 7 year old thought it was hilarious) even up through older kids (or adults because I was laughing the hardest). The book is about a box of crayons that writes letters to the kid that owns them. Each color is mostly complaining about the way the kid uses them or complaining about another color. Of course the peach crayon being "naked" had my kids in stitches! The book is written like letters from each crayon so they are "handwritten" with some intentional mistakes. I plan to read this via my tablet to my 7 year old's 2nd grade class on parent reading day.

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Love this book!

ByC. Grimeson May 9, 2014

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The idea of this book and the reviews of it made me want to try it out for my almost 5 and 3 year olds. They were excited to get the book and read it for the first time and have begged to read it every day since. I like that we are introduced to a few "new" colors - beige, peach - instead of just the basic colors that we already know. I also like that each color writes a letter to Duncan, introducing letter writing to my kids and allowing creativity in giving each color a voice and personality as we read it's letter. The kids love to ask questions about why each crayon feels the way he or she does. As I read each crayon's letter, I ask the kids questions about why that color is upset and what might make it feel better. The kids especially love the complaint of the peach crayon - actually something that I thought about many times as a child when my crayons lost their paper. I'm extremely happy that we purchased the book and it has officially made it to our "let's keep these books safe" bookshelf instead of the bookshelf in the playroom.

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