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The Day the Crayons Quit

The Day the Crayons Quit

Children's BooksFairy Tales
Pages
40
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

When young Duncan heads to school, he discovers a pile of letters from his crayons. Each crayon has a different complaint about how they're used, from Red being overworked to Blue being left in the dark. Duncan must figure out how to make his crayons happy again.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

FunnyLightheartedWhimsicalHeartwarming
Epistolary

Genres

Children's Books Fairy Tales Folklore Juvenile Humor

About the author

D
Drew Daywalt

Drew Daywalt (born January 5, 1970), is an American author and filmmaker. He is best known for writing the best-selling children's picture book The 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.

Characters

Red CrayonSupporting
Blue CrayonSupporting
All characters in The Day the Crayons Quit