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cornmaven's review against another edition
4.0
Making lemonade out of lemons never looked better. Evan's imagination ignites when crayons break and he figures out amazing ways to use them for art. The ending is a little abstract and will need some explaining for young children, but second graders and up should get it. I would pair this with Peter Reynolds' The Dot, for a nice discussion about art, creativity, ingenuity, and pride in oneself.
Well done!
Well done!
migimon2002's review against another edition
4.0
I used this book for guided reading in grade 3/4. I was able to help students learn about/practice a number of literary skills: making predictions, inferencing, applying information from pictures, and identifying sound words (a simple introduction to onomatopoeia!). We also made cross-curricular connections to Math and Art!
librarybookfamily's review against another edition
3.0
What happens when you break a crayon? What happens when you loose a color? What happens when your crayons are completely used up? Darling illustrations. Fun problem solving. Creative child.
sarahfett's review against another edition
4.0
Fun pictures illustrate a wonderful story of creativity and what an artist friend of mine calls a "happy mistake."
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
I received an ARC from NetGalley.
laura_mcloughlin's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the idea of this book, better than the book itself. Being optimistic and making the most out of an unfortunate situation are certainly important ideas to present to children. But most standard crayons you would give to a child do not blend that well in real life
teenytinylibrary's review against another edition
4.0
AW, I loved this! Evan has a brand new box of crayons and a HUGE piece of paper, but when one crayon breaks, Even has to change all of his coloring plans.
This is adorable. The illustrations are gorgeous, made of colored pencil and crayon, I believe. Evan is outlined in brown, the color of the original broken crayon - I wish there had been an illustrator note to tell more about the origins of the illustrations, but alas, no. The story is original and imaginative. Evan's kid logic makes perfect sense to me (and to a lot of kids, I'm sure). I really like Evan's drawings. This would be a great storytime read for an art themed storytime or an imagination themed storytime.
This is adorable. The illustrations are gorgeous, made of colored pencil and crayon, I believe. Evan is outlined in brown, the color of the original broken crayon - I wish there had been an illustrator note to tell more about the origins of the illustrations, but alas, no. The story is original and imaginative. Evan's kid logic makes perfect sense to me (and to a lot of kids, I'm sure). I really like Evan's drawings. This would be a great storytime read for an art themed storytime or an imagination themed storytime.
antlersantlers's review against another edition
I occasionally babysit for twin 4 year old girls (they're the best) and this would be such a fun read + craft book. And I just got some jumbo crayons on clearance!
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
What do you do when your crayons break?!?
I love creative children's books. Books far give kids the tools to imagine. To think new things; different than what they may have been taught before.
And with this wonderful story, and wonderful art, this helps kids understand that you don't always have to color inside the lines.
And that it's also okay (and even good!) when your crayons break.
Thanks to NetGalley and Annick Press for a copy in return for an honest review.
I love creative children's books. Books far give kids the tools to imagine. To think new things; different than what they may have been taught before.
And with this wonderful story, and wonderful art, this helps kids understand that you don't always have to color inside the lines.
And that it's also okay (and even good!) when your crayons break.
Thanks to NetGalley and Annick Press for a copy in return for an honest review.