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The Crayons' Book of Colors
by
Drew Daywalt
It is part of the The Crayons series and is a picture book in a hardcover edition that was published by Grosset & Dunlap on October 18, 2016 and has 18 pages.
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Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
A standalone (and educational) picture book in The Crayons series for children revolving around crayons and color association.
My Take
Daywalt and Jeffers have way too much fun exploring colors with their readers.
The graphics are simple but those crayons do have their fun, lol. From poor beige’s disappointment and pink’s annoyance to green’s crocodilian humor and more.
Yet simple doesn’t begin to cover it, as some of those crayons demonstrate the range of color in their hue. A great way to stimulate young readers and broaden their expectations.
Besides the humor, I absolutely adore Jeffers’ use of childlike crayoning to color the firetruck, the dragon, the elephant and penguin, as for that black rainbow, lol…
Be sure to spend some time on that last page spread…a great test for the kids *more laughter*
The Characters
A short range of colors from red to gray, white, black, green, yellow, orange, blue, pink, and peach.
The Cover and Title
The cover is simple with its white background in the center of which are three crayons — yellow, blue, and red — of differing heights.
The title is true, for it’s The Crayons’ Book of Colors as they explore themselves.
