The Day the Crayons Came Home
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2015 · Est. 10 min read-aloud

The Day the Crayons Came Home

By Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)

Part of the The Crayons series

A boy receives a series of postcards from his lost crayons, each telling a unique story of their adventures and misadventures.

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48 pages· 1,237 words· Est. 10 min read-aloud
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Duncan's crayons are in trouble again! Maroon is broken, Turquoise is stuck to a sock, and Pea Green has run away. Each crayon has a unique tale of woe, pleading to return to the crayon box. Can Duncan save his colorful friends and restore harmony? Discover the hilarious and heartfelt adventures of these vibrant characters as they seek a way back home.

From the publisher

I’m not sure what it is about this kid Duncan, but his crayons sure are a colorful bunch of characters! Having soothed the hurt feelings of one group who threatened to quit, Duncan now faces a whole new group of crayons asking to be rescued. From Maroon Crayon, who was lost beneath the sofa cushions and then broken in two after Dad sat on him; to poor Turquoise, whose head is now stuck to one of Duncan’s stinky socks after they both ended up in the dryer together; to Pea Green, who knows darn well that no kid likes peas and who ran away—each and every crayon has a woeful tale to tell and a plea to be brought home to the crayon box.

Look for a special glow-in-the-dark picture [Note: make sure to “charge” it under a light first].

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Words
1,237
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD550L
Themes & topics
Books about being yourselfBooks about artBooks about colorsBooks about first conceptsBooks about crayons
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.3
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
175864
Publication
Published
August 18, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780399172755

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