The Day the Crayons Quit Paperback – Picture Book, 25 November 2015

I am amazed at how creatively this book is written by the author . Great illustrations too. I got this for my 4years old and I ended up loving it. She likes it too. At first she did not get the context of the book, but slowly she is trying to understand. But she loves to listen to me reading this for her. Probably kids age above 5 or 6 may able to understand and enjoy this even more.

Don't we all have complains in real life? Can we not wade through them with a bit of satire?What a distinct style of writing. There is satire in every page, something I did not find so often in children's book. Everyone has a compaint. While one crayon feels it is overused, the other remains unused. Someone does not need to be used while the other does not want to used only in a specific way. Somebody is misunderstood, someone is naked, a few are having a quarrel and a good friend is trying to mediate the fight.I could not stop myself from laughing while reading this book. The entire family has fun everytime I read this book aloud, including my toddler who likes to be funny.Not just the text, but also the presentation is very very unique. It feels like somebody has taken out handwritten pages from a very old worn-out diary, scanned them and got them printed. Each drawing reminds me of my own childhood days and what waits ahead as my toddler earns the craft.Really, of you want to have a funny moment with the family, get this book and read it aloud.

Very creative and intriguing book

Lovely book with an unusual story and illustrations. As a few reviews mentioned, this book isn't 300 pages big. It's quite a thin one. I don;t know if I have received a different book or not, but I am quite happy with it. Its good for my three year old boy. Am sure that he'll relate the colour Red's letter to Duncan. There isn't any moral or a constructive end to the story though.

My son loves to hear this book

Excellent

This is the most hilarious books I have read. The innovative way of imagining each colour's emotions are so strong and intriguing that it kind of makes you respect the crayons after this. The illustrations by Oliver Jeffers and the Story line both are a perfect match. The best way to read this book is to read each crayon's letter in the book in a different voice to bring in some more realism to it.

Easy use