The Day the Crayons Quit (The Day the Crayons...)

This book feels like the author climbed into a crayon box for their research. Every color has a personality, an opinion, and a very dramatic sense of justice. The result is a stack of letters written to Duncan, the child who uses them, and each letter feels like it came from a crayon that has been waiting a long time to finally speak up. Red is tired from working too hard. Purple wants neatness. Beige feels overlooked. Peach is embarrassed. Blue is worn down to a nub. Green is cheerful and steady. Their voices are funny because they are familiar. Anyone who has watched a child color knows exactly why these crayons feel the way they do. The illustrations add half the charm. They look like the drawings children make when they are fully committed to their ideas. Scribbles, bold lines, colors that wander outside the shapes, and little scenes that feel both chaotic and honest. The letters from the crayons are written in a way that makes each one sound like it has a whole life behind it. There is a gentle message tucked inside all the humor. It encourages children to think creatively, to try new things, and to see their crayons as part of the story. Duncan’s final picture shows what happens when every crayon is given a chance to shine. It is busy, colorful, and full of life. This book works for every age. Children laugh at the crayons. Adults laugh because they understand them. It is clever, playful, and unexpectedly thoughtful. A simple idea turned into a story that feels true. Some crayons do not stay quiet. Some crayons simply speak their minds

I love when a book for kids makes the adult reader laugh. The entire “crayon” series fits this bill. I love reading this to my kid, as well as other books from this series. I wasn’t a theater kid, but this gives me my 15 minutes of fame through funny accents and dramatic interpretation. My kids love it too.

I love an imaginative kids book. From the day each of my children were born, I started reading to them because two ways to raise readers is to read to your children and to model the behavior. All my children are avid readers consequently. This book is so engaging and the illustrations are ideal for the concept of the book. The title, the idea of the crayons writing letters, the complaints of each crayon, all pitch perfect. I love this book. A kids book for this age group will be read over and over again so it must hold the interest of the adult reading to the child as well as the interest of the child. This book meets that requirement. I am happy to add this book to my collection of children's books because I adore a well written book. As one who used to teach child development, I am delighted to recommend this book to all the readers in the making out there waiting to fall in love with books, as I did as a child.

We read this book so many times and she still loves it to this point and its pretty interesting for me too

Delightful book!

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

i bought this for a friend's child's birthday and my kid wanted to read it first-- it was so great i decided to buy it for her too. very creative, crayons talking to the child about how they were being used and their suggestions about how to do things differently or thanking him for drawing so well. great pics too. the only flaw in the book was saying that pink was for girls (hence the four instead of five stars)--and urging him to draw more with the pink crayon, like whales, etc. i really liked the fact that the rest of the book was gender neutral, even though the main character is a boy. (well, the main characters are really the crayons i guess). i like the emphasis on doing things in an unconventional way. Overall, great book. i'm so relieved to not be reading another dora or diego book.

Kiddos love it. The six year old reads it to his two year old brother. Adorable story.

Great book, good quality and good price.

Es ist ein kreativ und lustiges Buch über die Beschwerden der Farben von einem Kind. Ich würde es sehr gerne jedem Kind und Erwachsenen weiterempfehlen.

Entre l'histoire, les illustrations, l'humour, tout est bon, grands et petits y trouveront leur compte. Les fac simile de lettres sont parfaits pour travailler avec des élèves.

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I am amazed at how creatively this book is written by the author . Great illustrations too. I got this for my 4years old and I ended up loving it. She likes it too. At first she did not get the context of the book, but slowly she is trying to understand. But she loves to listen to me reading this for her. Probably kids age above 5 or 6 may able to understand and enjoy this even more.