It's back to school time.
Let's make this a colorful year!
For some great ideas for creating colorful crayon art and being creative with broken crayons.
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And, of course, being National Crayon Collection Month, August is the perfect time to share several of my favorite children's books that star crayons.
Of course, I have to include the story of Crayola Crayons' Invention. The Crayon Man (Natascha Biebow/HMH Books for young readers, 2019)
Red: A Crayon's Story (Michael Hall/Greenwillow Books, 2015)
Red: A Crayon's Story (Michael Hall/Greenwillow Books, 2015)
Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. But Red is miserable. He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries! Finally, a brand-new friend offers a brand-new perspective, and Red discovers what readers have known all along. He's blue! This funny, heartwarming, colorful picture book about finding the courage to be true to your inner self can be read on multiple levels, and it offers something for everyone.
The Day The Crayons Quit (Drew Daywalt/Philomela Books, 2013)
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?
The Day The Crayons Quit (Drew Daywalt/Philomela Books, 2013)
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?
COMING SOON!
The Crayons Trick or Treat (Drew Daywalt, Philomel Books, September 6, 2022)
The Crayons want to go trick-or-treating, but they're not sure what to say! In a humorous Halloween story, Purple Crayon teaches the rest of the crayon box the magic words to say when they ring their neighbors' doorbells. (Hint: It's NOT "Boo!")
AND NOW!
1.Make up your own story about a colorful adventure. And make your favorite crayons the stars of your story.
2. Choose your very favorite crayon. Tell why you LOVE it. And convince at least 2 other people they should LOVE it too.
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