The Day the Crayons Quit ~ Hardback ~ Drew Daywalt

The #1"New York Times"bestselling phenomenon! 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 as"Don'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""Author BiographyAlthough Drew Daywalt grew up in a haunted house, he now lives in a Southern California home, haunted by only his wife, two kids, and five-month-old German Shepherd. His favorite crayon is Black. Oliver Jeffers (www.oliverjeffersworld.com) makes art and tells stories. His books include "How to Catch a Star"; "Lost and Found," which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children s Book Prize Gold Award in the U.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; "The Way Back Home"; "The Incredible Book Eating Boy"; "The Great Paper Caper"; "The Heart and the Bottle," which was made into a highly acclaimed iPad application narrated by Helena Bonham Carter; "Up and Down," the "New York Times "bestselling "Stuck"; "The Hueys in the New Sweater," a "New York Times "Best Illustrated Book of the Year; and "This Moose Belongs to Me," a "New York Times" bestseller. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York."