Drew Daywalt

Explore the fun and quirky ways in which the crayons quit with this instructional guide for literature. Students will love analyzing the crayons' struggles and complaints by completing age-appropriate, rigorous yet fun activities and lessons provided in this guide. Readers will enjoy figuring out how Duncan convinces his crayons to come back to work. Analyzing story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining...

Duncan's crayons exhibit their perfect manners as they cover their coughs, say please and thank you, and patiently wait their turn.

"Discover all the bright colors and shades of love with the crayons. The perfect gift for any loved one who draws outside the lines." -- Provided by the publisher.

"Hello, again, naked-monkey-thing! It's me, Sam - human being, chief security officer of the Peterson family, and defender of all that is good and righteous. Let me catch you up: Meow, my beloved sidekick, can talk now (100 percent because of my language lessons), and a mad bomber is after him. Also, Justin made a new friend, Dean, who he hangs out with all the time. I'm trying to be supportive, but there is something I don't trust about the guy....

Monkey has a big box, which he tells Cake has a cat inside, but only when the box is closed; Cake suggest that maybe it is a dinosaur instead, and the two friends puzzle over how they can solve the problem of finding out what is in the box, if it is always empty when opened.

You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began...Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named ROCK. Meanwhile in the Empire of Mom's Home Office, a second great warrior sought the glory of battle. And his name was PAPER. At the same time, in the Kitchen Realm, in the tiny village of Junk Drawer, lived a third warrior. They called her SCISSORS. These three were the strongest,...

Monkey is upset because he has lost a tooth, so Cake tries to make him feel better by telling him about the Tooth Fairy--but Monkey just wants his tooth named Kevin.

"When a boy who routinely refuses to go to bed gets a talkative stuffed animal, the tables are turned!"-- Provided by publisher.

Red Crayon loves his dad who draws perfect hearts, and Purple Crayon appreciates his mom on Father's Day, even if she colors outside the lines, in an inclusive celebration of all kinds of families celebrating dads and other family members.

The crayons demonstrate a range of feelings, noting that different emotions can even be felt simultaneously.