The Day the Crayons Quit

Wie fühlt sich ein blauer Farbstift, der immer nur Wasser malen soll? Und warum reden Orange und Gelb nicht miteinander? Ist Grün wirklich die einzige Farbe, die mit ihrem Schicksal zufrieden ist? Eines Tages findet Duncan anstelle seiner Farbstifte kleine Nachrichten. Jeder Farbstift hat ihm einen ganz persönlichen Brief mit Wünschen und Beschwerden geschrieben. Duncan erfährt, warum sich nicht alle Buntstifte gleich behandelt fühlen. Nun, falls jemand daran gezweifelt hat, dass Buntstifte eine Seele haben, hier kommt der Beweis. Und ob sie die haben! Oliver Jeffers in künstlerischer Hochform!

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Crayons have feelings, too, in this funny back-to-school story illustrated by the creator of Stuck and This Moose Belongs to Me -- now a #1 New York Times bestseller!

Poor Duncan just wants to 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 perfect as 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.

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Goodreads' 2013 Picture Book of the Year!

Amazon's Best Picture Book of the Year!

A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013!

"Jeffers delivers energetic and playful illustrations. The drawings are loose and lively, and with few lines, he makes his characters effectively emote. Clever spreads, such as Duncan's 'white cat in the snow' perfectly capture the crayons' conundrum, and photographic representations of both the letters and coloring pages offer another layer of texture, lending to the tale's overall believability. A comical, fresh look at crayons and color."--Kirkus Reviews

"Fresh and funny. Oliver Jeffers's quirky, joyful illustrations convey the strength and comedy of the crayons' sentiments, and children ages 4-8 will laugh in recognition at seeing their own color preferences reflected back at them."--The Wall Street Journal