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The Day The Crayons Quit

By Drew Daywalt
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In The Day The Crayons Quit, a young boy named Duncan finds a stack of letters from his crayons, each expressing their frustrations and grievances. The crayons write about their individual problems, from feeling overused to being ignored. Duncan must find a way to make his crayons happy and keep them all working together in harmony.
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If you're looking for a delightful children's story filled with humour and creativity, you'll enjoy this book. It explores the imaginative world of crayons who decide they've had enough of their owner's antics. Kids and adults alike will appreciate the witty grievances of each crayon, making it a fun read for the whole family.

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The Number One New York Times Bestseller!

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.

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The Number One New York Times Bestseller!

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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i>The Day the Crayons Quit receives praise for its mix of humour and creativity, described as a "hilarious picture book" with clever storytelling that encourages children's imagination. The illustrations are noted as stunning, adding to the appeal of the story.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008167820

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Board book

Date Published: 25 February 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 34

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Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drew Daywalt

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 is a highly acclaimed talent in picture books. He graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his paintings around the world. His outstanding talent has already been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award, the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and the Irish Children's Book of the Year. www.oliverjeffers.com

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