

White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books. the day the crayons quit Ida red, Ida blue, I got stuck on Ida, too Ida red, Ida green, prettiest girl youve ever seen Ida red, Ida gold, she is something. The 2014 Children's Choice Book of the Year for Kindergarten to Second Grade Winner of the 2014 E. 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. 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.

What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best? Some feel they are used too much, while others feel. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking-each believes he is the true color of the sun. Such a sweet and funny book as the crayons all write letters to the boy giving their reasons why they quit. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. 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. Red is pissed he has to work holiday overtime on Christmas and Valentine’s Day Orange and Yellow aren’t speaking to each other because they both think they’re the right color of the sun Black is done with just outlining things.” The book spent over a year as #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers With over 60 national and international book awards, The Day The Crayons Quit! has been called “Fresh and Funny” by the Wall Street Journal and described by Fast Times as “ A humorous epistolary odyssey of a 4-year-old boy who finds that his box of crayons have walked out on him for various reasons. Are The Crayons Quitting? is Newport Contemporary Ballet’s newest Family Series World Premiere Production, based on bestselling author Drew Daywalt’s book, The Day The Crayons Quit! This all-new production engages some of Rhode Island’s most talented artists, composers, and designers to realize Artistic Director Danielle Genest’s vision to bring this charming, hilarious, and relevant book to life.
