The Day the Crayons Quit

Book: The Day the Crayons Quit 
Author: Drew Daywalt

Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers 
Genre: Fantasy
Major Awards: Bluebonnet Award
Age Group: PreKindergarten - 3rd 
Summary: When Duncan went to go take out his crayons, he found a stack of letters with his name on them. Each of his crayons wrote a letter to him, saying that they have had enough! Red is overworked, purple is being used outside the lines, beige is being called light brown or dark tan, yellow and orange arguing who is the color of the sun, and many more complaints from the other crayons. All Duncan wanted to do was color and make his crayons happy! That gave him an idea, to create a beautiful art piece that  uses all of his crayons.

Evaluation & Comments:

I loved "The Day the Crayons Quit" and I thought that it was such a cute book! Through this book, there could be a lesson about the point of view because each letter written by the crayons has their own unique viewpoint. It allows us to see what they are complaining about and with the help of the illustrations, it helps us better visualize and imagine what is happening. I also really liked how much color there was on the pages, even if it was just one single color. It creative, yet simple at the same time and I really liked that. 

For activities, I thought it would be fun if the students wrote their own letters to something they want to take care forever. Like, Duncan with his crayons, maybe a student could write about their stuffed animal that they don't use as much and say that they will use them equally in the future. They could also draw an illustration with their letter to make it fun and creative with different colors, too. Another lesson could be that they learn about taking care of their things and treating them equally.