The day the Crayons Quit

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Call Number: E DAY, Kids Book / Picture Books / Humor / Daywalt, Drew
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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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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not impressed submitted by unknown on July 30, 2013, 2:14pm I hate children's books that reinforce stereotypes, such as the part about the pink crayon "pink is a girl's color". I found this book unimaginative and predictable.

I liked this book! submitted by april_mulkey on June 16, 2014, 11:05am I liked the peach crayons note... that was funny!

Some Funny Parts, Some Not submitted by Beth Manuel on June 30, 2014, 10:30am While this was somewhat predictable, the premise of the book, which was the crayons writing notes to their owner to have him consider using them for more than the colors they're known for. Some pages were considered controversial. You decide.

A novel idea! submitted by CrazyCarrie on July 21, 2014, 12:35pm Children love crayons! Why not have them come to life and express their opinions!

not my favorite, but my son loves it submitted by beeniepie on August 29, 2014, 10:18pm I'm not thrilled with some of the stereotype reinforcement, like pink is a girl's color, but my son loves this book. The different concerns and qualities that each crayon voiced were topics my preschooler enjoyed discussing as we read this book together.

The Day the Crayons Quit submitted by kdelp79 on June 12, 2015, 1:43pm I liked how the crayons wrote the boy a letter why the where upset.

You missed the point submitted by kathscot on August 28, 2015, 4:26pm The pink crayon was saying it should be used for more things and not limited to girl princess books.
And if you think little boys haven't heard that pink is a girls' color you have your rose colored glasses on.

Consider things differently submitted by jackson.sarah.jean on November 2, 2015, 10:55am I like that this book put a nice twist on an object having feelings. I know I tell my children to be nice to their toys. This is a fun way to give their toys (crayons) a voice.

Ugh submitted by KOH on August 3, 2017, 5:09pm I loathe this book. Please do not teach my child that complaining until you guilt someone into conceding and giving you your way is okay behavior. Also I agree that some letters are just weird. For example, the one that is embarrassed because it's unclothed is an unnecessary fear to plant in a child's head.
I feel like adults like this because the art and title are cute. But a child doesn't really typically want to read a book with a list of complaint letters. Yeah, people might say I shouldn't take this too seriously, but there are SO many other great kids books out there that this one is not worth the time. Leave it on the shelf.

Just fine submitted by LisaT on August 30, 2017, 8:06am I feel like the end of this book brings it all together to bust the crayon's concerns.

crayons! submitted by halliejewell on July 9, 2018, 9:32pm my daughters think this book is great! love the pink crayon!

Funny submitted by Bookeepers on July 15, 2018, 8:33pm This is one that I think I enjoy more than my 5year old. He likes it but I really love it! Very cute.

Couldn't stop laughing submitted by SadieRose on July 17, 2018, 8:20pm I gave each crayon a voice. My daughter loves the brown/tan crayon.

delightful book submitted by volunteerchow on August 31, 2018, 10:04am what a delightful book! After reading this book, it makes me wonder what my well used crayons would say about me.

Cute, creative submitted by ERGeeting on July 23, 2019, 7:36pm I like how this book gives kids ideas for using all different colors of crayons to draw. Why shouldn't there be a black beach ball or a purple apple?! Sure, might have some controversial parts (one crayon says, "you're killing me" and the comment from pink crayon about being a girl color), but overall it's a really cute book with fun drawings and commentary from the crayons themselves.

A fun read submitted by trina05 on June 11, 2021, 11:35pm One of my kiddos’ favorites!

A Colorful Concept submitted by Meginator on August 21, 2021, 10:17am This is a high-concept picture book that delivers on its ideas. The book is made up of letters from individual crayons to their owner, Duncan, all written on different types of paper and, in a nice touch that I especially appreciated, different handwriting. Each crayon is slightly upset about the way that they are (or are not) being used and expresses their disappointment in often hilarious ways. The final resolution offers a nice moral lesson for those looking for one without being overwhelmingly didactic. This is a classic.

So funny submitted by TLW1998 on June 25, 2022, 8:09pm A funny book from the perspective of a kid's crayon set

I liked it submitted by bcartm01 on June 27, 2022, 7:54pm I appreciated this book much more than my three year old, but I think we read it too early. Will reintroduce when he is older - I found it to be so sweet.

Sweet book submitted by arader24 on June 28, 2022, 6:51pm Definitely a quality picture book. Gives you thoughts on how to take care of your things.

It's Okay submitted by GSchne on July 23, 2022, 8:30pm Showing the postcards written by the crayons is fun way to tell the story, but the story itself was nothing very special. My young son really likes it, but it's not often one I choose to read to him.

Too Many Words submitted by jgerman79 on August 18, 2022, 8:55pm Cute idea! But the letters were too involved to keep my 6 year old's interest. She needs more picture storytelling and less word storytelling.

Perspective of the crayons submitted by denisekim on August 21, 2023, 10:59pm Kids find it funny, encourages them to think of the perspective of others