A crayon is a very small object with an unreasonable amount of possibility in it. It can draw a moonlit road out of a bedroom, file a formal complaint about overwork, turn out to be blue despite the red wrapper, or simply snap in half at the worst possible moment. Children understand the bargain immediately: the world may have rules, but a blank sheet of paper has not heard about them yet.
Bookroo’s collection of 55 crayon books includes sturdy color and counting books, imaginative classics, unruly boxes of talking crayons, stories about identity and making imperfect art, and nonfiction that follows wax and pigment through the factory. Start with the thirteen favorites below, then browse crayon board books and picture books by age.
One purple crayon is enough to draw a moon, a road, an ocean, and every rescue the night requires.
Duncan opens his school bag and finds a stack of letters from crayons who have had quite enough.
Wax, powdered pigment, clever machinery, and one determined inventor become the first familiar box of eight.
A purple crayon makes Jasper brilliant at school, then begins deciding rather too much for itself.
When classmates ask for the “skin-color” crayon, Bellen starts a whole new way of naming the box.
The colors inside one box cannot stand one another until they are asked to finish a picture together.
Postcards arrive from crayons abandoned on vacations, under sofas, and in one extremely undignified sharpener.
Violet finally owns eighty-four flawless crayons, which is wonderful until using one would spoil it.
After her crayons are confiscated, Liza finds color in toothpaste, mud, food, and nearly everything else.
Red, yellow, and blue monsters squish their crayons together to invent the colors they are missing.
A green crayon grows shorter as the girl who chose it grows up, with every drawing preserving part of the trip.
Brown talks in mud pies, Blue in sky, and every crayon gives one young artist a different way to see.
Sturdy first books for naming colors, counting crayons, and meeting the box one bright stick at a time — ages 0–5.
Crayons unite to create a colorful birthday card for Duncan.
Harold must save Christmas by helping Santa with his magical crayon.
Crayons reveal their emotions, teaching kids about feelings.
Duncan's crayons are missing again. Can you count them all?
Drawing adventures, color-mixing chaos, talking supplies, and stories about what happens when the picture refuses to come out perfectly — ages 3–9.
A child learns to transform broken crayons and emotions into beauty and joy.
Crayons celebrate the holidays, revealing the true gift of giving.
A group of crayons try to trick-or-treat on Halloween.
Faced with only two brown crayons, can she create a masterpiece for the art show?
A poetic exploration of the many colors of love.
Green Crayon insists he's the only Christmas color, but others disagree. Can they unite to make the holiday special?
Crayons face disaster when a scribble threatens their story. Can they save the day?
Crayons unite to restore color to a world gone gray after Sun and Clouds' fallout.
Can crayons restore a unicorn's lost colors and friendship?
Crayons embark on a bath-time adventure, each with their own quirky preferences.
Crayons struggle to sleep, each needing something unique. Can they find rest?
Crayons escape to explore Duncan's room, making new friends and causing chaos.
