about the book
Since Duncan convinced the regular color crayons to end their strike, he now has to contend with crayons who’ve gone missing.
The crayons have been sending postcards to Duncan from their various locations.
Maroon was lost beneath a sofa cushion and broken in half when dad sat on him. Turquoise melted into a stinky sock in the dryer. And Pea Green—excuse me—“Esteban” as he now calls himself, has run away to travel the world. Red was abandoned in a motel room. Chunky toddler crayon hides from Duncan’s baby brother. That kid is no Picasso.
Can Duncan convince all the crayons to come back home?
about the author
Drew Daywalt grew up in one of the most haunted houses in Ohio! With his mother reading him all the great children’s lit and his brother indoctrinating him in all the best horror and fantasy films, Drew developed two loves: literature and horror. A degree in creative writing from Emerson University offered to let him either write books for young readers or do screenwriting.
After graduation, he followed a friend to Hollywood and spent twenty years making films. But he always wondered “what if.” That is when he gave kid’s literature a try and wrote his first picture book, The Day the Crayons Quit. It was inspired by the unevenly used crayons that his kids left on his desk!
Now he gets to live both his dreams. Drew is best known for his work in the movie industry; he has written 23 different films, either short films or feature length, as well as a few TV show episodes, including from the Timon & Pumbaa series based off the Lion King characters.
Though he loves doing warm-fuzzy kid’s stories, you can still find him working away at the really scary stuff. Guess he was equally influenced by his mom and brother!
Drew lives in Southern California with his wife, his ten- and six-year-old kids, and a five-month old German Shepherd.
Sources:
Author interview : Kidlit 411
Author page : IMDB
Author post : Nerdy Book Club
Also by Drew Daywalt:
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors. Balzer + Bray. April 2017.
The Day the Crayons Came Home. Philomel. 2015.
about the illustrator
Oliver Jeffers was born in Port Hedland, Australia, raised in Belfast, Ireland, educated at the University of Ulster, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. There is something about the creative energy in New York City that appeals to him, he says.
Some of Oliver’s activities include making stuff— like a picture book, movies, drawings, things he calls “art,” and lists of other things to make. When he’s not being modest, Oliver will admit that his art has been exhibited in a lot of places, like London, New York, Dublin, Washington DC, Sydney, and Belfast.
Some of the books he has illustrated have been translated into more than thirty different languages. In 2007 Oliver had the honor of being named the official World Book Day Illustrator. That’s pretty good for a guy who never thought he was a very good artist when he was a kid!
Sources:
Illustrator website
Illustrator video
Illustrator interview: The Great Discontent
Illustrator interview : Today’s Parent
Illustrator interview : Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Also illustrated by Oliver Jeffers:
Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer. Harper Collins. 2015.
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt. Philomel. 2015.
Once Upon an Alphabet : Short Stories for All the Letters. Philomel. 2014.
The Hueys in None the Number : A Counting Adventure. Philomel. 2014.
The Hueys in It Wasn’t Me. Philomel. 2014.
This Moose Belongs to Me. Philomel. 2012.
The Hueys in the New Sweater. Philomel. 2012.
Stuck. Philomel. 2011.
Up and Down. Philomel. 2010.
The Great Paper Caper. Philomel. 2009.
The Way Back Home. Philomel. 2008.
The Incredible Book Eating Boy. Philomel. 2006.
Lost and Found. Philomel. 2005.
How to Catch a Star. Philomel. 2004.
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