A beige crayon says its tired of being called light brown or dark tan. Red complains of having to "work harder than any of your other crayons" on firetrucks and Santas. "The Day the Crayons Quit," illustrated by Brooklyn resident Oliver Jeffers, is about a box of disgruntled crayons who express their views in letters written to a boy named Duncan. It's an aspiration but you never think it's going to happen, and when it does happen, it's surreal," said Daywalt, who has already sold his next children's book ? he can't say the name ? to the same publisher. Daywalt appeared to read his book at the storytime events held at the Long Beach and Calabasas Barnes & Noble stores.ĭaywalt is still stunned by his book's success. The book was also chosen for a Barnes & Noble national storytime event in July, where all the stores nationwide have a reading of a new book to children. 2 best-seller in the Children's Picture Books category since its release. "The Day the Crayons Quit," published June 27 by Philomel, made Amazon's Best Books of the Month listing for July in the Picture Books category and it has been a New York Times No. So says "The Day the Crayons Quit," Daywalt's first book. After reading Oak Park resident Drew Daywalt's new hit children's book, "The Day the Crayons Quit," you'll never look at one of these colored drawing instruments the same way again.
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