A review by wanderaven
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
4.0
I can see why this is heavily featured at my local kids bookstores. Once I realized that Oliver Jeffers is the illustrator, I had to pick it up!
So much fun. The crayons are all annoyed at Duncan, and each has their own reasons why. They list their gripes in written letters to Duncan, and each letter is accompanies by examples of Duncan's pictures illustrating their reasons for their strike. The crayons not only tell Duncan what they think of his artistic skills but there's even interpersonal wars between the crayons themselves, and they're hoping Duncan will intervene.
I couldn't hep but question a slight hole in the plot:; but, you know, it is a children's picture book, with limited space and plot, so I'll let it go this time.
Fantastic stories and so much to appreciate - I'd love to read this with a kid old enough to watch the drawing for clues and to understand the plot points.
So much fun. The crayons are all annoyed at Duncan, and each has their own reasons why. They list their gripes in written letters to Duncan, and each letter is accompanies by examples of Duncan's pictures illustrating their reasons for their strike. The crayons not only tell Duncan what they think of his artistic skills but there's even interpersonal wars between the crayons themselves, and they're hoping Duncan will intervene.
I couldn't hep but question a slight hole in the plot:
Spoiler
when Duncan reaches in his desk for his crayons he finds, instead, the letters they wrote to him, but when he wants to pacify all the crayons, then he just goes ahead and uses them to draw a picture... huh? where'd they come from?Fantastic stories and so much to appreciate - I'd love to read this with a kid old enough to watch the drawing for clues and to understand the plot points.