Brief Description
When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.
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Poor Duncan just wantsto 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 perfectas a back-to-school gift, for all budding artists, for fans of humorous books such asDon'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"
Review Quotes
1. **From "Publishers Weekly", Starred Review**
." . . a noteworthy debut . . . These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes."--Publisher's Weekly
2. **From "Publishers Weekly", Starred Review**
"Making a noteworthy debut, Daywalt composes droll missives that express aggravation and aim to persuade, while Jeffers's ("This Moose Belongs to Me") crayoned images underscore the waxy cylinders' sentiments: each spread features a facsimile of a letter scrawled, naturally, in the crayon's hue; a facing illustration evidences how Duncan uses the crayon, as in a picture of a giant elephant, rhino, and hippo (Gray laments, "That's a lot of space to color in all by myself"). These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes."--"Publishers Weekly, "starred review--Publisher's Weekly
3. **From "THE WALL ST. JOURNAL"**" " "Fresh and funny. Oliver Jeffers's quirky, joyful illustrations convey the strength and comedy of the crayons' sentiments, and children ages 4-8 will laugh in recognition at seeing their own color preferences reflected back at them."
4. Goodreads' 2013 Picture Book of the Year!
5. Amazon's Best Picture Book of the Year!
6. A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013!
7. * "Making a noteworthy debut, Daywalt composes droll missives that express aggravation and aim to persuade, while Jeffers's ("This Moose Belongs to Me") crayoned images underscore the waxy cylinders' sentiments: each spread features a facsimile of a letter scrawled, naturally, in the crayon's hue; a facing illustration evidences how Duncan uses the crayon, as in a picture of a giant elephant, rhino, and hippo (Gray laments, 'That's a lot of space to color in all by myself'). These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes."--"Publishers Weekly, "starred review--Publisher's Weekly
8. "Fresh and funny. Oliver Jeffers's quirky, joyful illustrations convey the strength and comedy of the crayons' sentiments, and children ages 4-8 will laugh in recognition at seeing their own color preferences reflected back at them."--"The Wall Street Journal"
9. "Hilarious. . . Each spread includes a reproduction of an actual letter (written in crayon, of course) on the verso, facing an appropriate composition such as a childlike crayon drawing or a colored-in page from a coloring book. The crayons themselves, with deceptively simple line and dot faces, are rich in emotion and character, and it's entertaining to consider each crayon's representation in light of the voice in its letter. While potential lessons in inference, point of view, and persuasive writing abound in the crayons' letters, this is guaranteed to see just as much use for being just plain fun. Move over, Click, Clack, Moo (BCCB 9/00); we've got a new contender for most successful picture-book strike."--"BCCB"
10. "Jeffers delivers energetic and playful illustrations. The drawings are loose and lively, and with few lines, he makes his characters effectively emote. Clever spreads, such as Duncan's 'white cat in the snow' perfectly capture the crayons' conundrum, and photographic representations of both the letters and coloring pages offer another layer of texture, lending to the tale's overall believability. A comical, fresh look at crayons and color."--"Kirkus Reviews"
11. Goodreads' 2013 Picture Book of the Year!
Amazon's Best Picture Book of the Year!
A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013!
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""
12. Goodreads' 2013 Picture Book of the Year!
Amazon's Best Picture Book of the Year!
A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013!
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"
Awards & Accolades
1. Winner, E.B. White Read Aloud Award : 2014
2. Nominee, Beehive Awards : 2015
3. Winner, Black-Eyed Susan Award : 2014-2015
4. Recommended, Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens : 2014
5. Winner, Keystone to Reading Book Award : 2015
6. Nominee, Greenaway Medal : 2014
7. Winner, Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award : 2015
8. Nominee, Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award : 2015-2016
9. Winner, Monarch Award : 2015
10. Winner, Bluebonnet Awards : 2015
11. Winner, Colorado Children's Book Award : 2015
12. Winner, Golden Archer Award : 2015
13. Winner, Ladybug Picture Book Award : 2015
14. Winner, North Carolina Children's Book Award : 2015
15. Nominee, Golden Sower Award : 2016
16. Nominee, California Young Reader Medal : 2016
17. Winner, Flicker Tale Children's Book Award : 2015
18. Winner, Grand Canyon Reader Award : 2015
19. Winner, Nevada Young Readers' Award : 2015
20. Winner, Buckeye Children's Book Award : 2015
21. Nominee, Star of the North Picture Book Award : 2015
22. Nominee, Volunteer State Book Awards : 2015-2016
23. Nominee, Young Hoosier Book Award : 2016
24. Winner, Nutmeg Book Award : 2015
25. Nominee, South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award : 2015-2016
26. Winner, Red Clover Award : 2015
