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Review of the Day: The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
by Betsy Bird
The Day the Crayons Quit
By Drew Daywalt
Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Philomel (an imprint of Penguin)
$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-399-25537-3
Ages 4-8
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It is possible to read too much into a picture book. A funny statement since what were talking about is literature for people who haven’t even seen a decade of time pass them by. But historically picture books have been places where prejudices are both intentionally and unintentionally on display. Yet for every Denver by David McKee (a picture book about the beauty of trickle down economics) you’ll find fifty people reading WAY too much into something like Rainbow Fish (Communist propaganda) or Click Clack Moo (inculcating kids into unionism). The thing is, picture books are meant to teach and inform our children. Yet along the way a parent or gatekeeper might be worried about the unintentional messages getting pushed alo
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Drew Daywalt facts for kids
Drew Daywalt (born January 5, 1970), is an American author and filmmaker. He is best known for writing the best-selling children's picture bookThe Day the Crayons Quit, and its sequel The Day the Crayons Came Home, both illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Daywalt is also known for writing scripts for American television and Hollywood studio films, and for creating a number of short horror films for release on the internet.
Early life
Drew Daywalt was born in Hudson, Ohio, on January 5, 1970, the youngest of six children, to Charlene (née Bable) and Charles Daywalt. "I grew up in a house in Hudson, Ohio, that was notoriously haunted. It looked like 'The Munsters.'" The house had a storied reputation in the local area, having supposedly been a stagecoach stop, a ..., and a respite on the Underground Railroad at various times.
Daywalt's older brothers, however unintentionally, fostered his interest
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The Day the Crayons Quit
LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Award-winning Oliver Jeffers and Drew Daywalt’s highly-entertaining book fryst vatten now available in board book struktur. Colouring will never be the same again! When Duncan goes to take out his crayons one day he finds a stack of letters inre. Every crayon has something to säga. The red crayon complains he fryst vatten used too much – too many things such as fire engines and strawberries are red; the purple crayon is a neat minded soul and hates it that so much of Duncan’s drawing goes outside the lines; the black crayon hates just to be used for outlines – and so on! Saddest of all, the peach crayon has lost his wrapping – how can he come out of the box naked? In an attempt to satisfy them all, Duncan does a final drawing. Overall, a brilliant book for every age to enjoy.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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