The Day The Crayons Quit
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The Day The Crayons Quit
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The Day The Crayons Quit
The Number One New York Times Bestseller!
Included in BookTrust’s 100 Best Books for Children
Debut author Drew Daywalt and international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colourful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way.
The Number One New York Times Bestseller!
Included in BookTrust’s 100 Best Books for Children.
Debut author Drew Daywalt and international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colourful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way.
Poor Duncan just wants to colour in. But when he opens his box of crayons, he only finds letters, all saying the same thing: We quit!
Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown, Blue needs a break from colouring in all that water, while Pink just wants to be used. Green has no complaints, but Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking to each other.
The battle lines have been drawn. What is Duncan to do?
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The Day the Crayons Quit is lauded for its hilarious and brilliant storytelling, capturing the humour of children’s imagination. Critics have praised it for being funny and clever, encouraging creativity with stunning illustrations.

Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780007513765
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 July 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 3.0mm
Width: 254.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 40
About the Author
Drew Daywalt is an award-winning writer/director of film and TV, his work featured on Disney, MTV, FEARnet and Syfy. He lives in Southern California.Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. ‘Lost and Found’ animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York. Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. ‘Lost and Found’ animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.
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