The Day The Crayons Quit

By (author) Daywalt, Drew + Jeffers, Oliver; By (author) Daywalt Drew; Illustrated by Jeffers Oliver
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The Number One New York Times Bestseller!

Debut author Drew Daywalt and international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colourful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way.

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The Number One New York Times Bestseller!

Debut author Drew Daywalt and international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colourful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way.

Poor Duncan just wants to colour in. But when he opens his box of crayons, he only finds letters, all saying the same thing: We quit!

Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown, Blue needs a break from colouring in all that water, while Pink just wants to be used. Green has no complaints, but Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking to each other.

The battle lines have been drawn. What is Duncan to do?

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Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit:

“Hilarious picture book brilliance…” Books for Keeps

“It’s funny, clever and pushes kids’ creativity.” The Telegraph

“…stunning illustrations” Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian

Praise for This Moose Belongs to Me:
‘As ever, Jeffers’s illustrations delight, inspire and surprise with their variety and ingenuity.’ The Guardian

Praise for Stuck:
‘Brilliantly silly’ – The Telegraph

Praise for The Incredible Book Eating Boy:
‘Mouth-wateringly irresistible’ The Guardian

Praise for Stuck:
‘Brilliantly silly’ – The Telegraph

Praise for The Incredible Book Eating Boy:
‘Mouth-wateringly irresistible’ The Guardian

Biographical note

Drew Daywalt is an award-winning writer/director of film and TV, his work featured on Disney, MTV, FEARnet and Syfy. He lives in Southern California.

Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. ‘Lost and Found’ animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.

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• A Number One New York Times Bestseller – now in Paperback!

• The Day the Crayons quit won the Children’s Choice Award at the CBI awards 2014

• Oliver Jeffers’ books have now sold over 995,000 copies! (TCM, May 2014)

• Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of How to Catch a Star in 2014 with media, marketing and publicity which will raise the profile of all of Oliver’s books. No one will miss this celebration!

• Part of a packed calendar of activity around Oliver Jeffers in 2014. Including video messages, activity packs in stores nationwide, competitions and partnerships. Plus an Oliver Jeffers show at Southbank London in Autumn 2014

• Oliver is one of the most important and talented artists in today’s market, whose picture books have been translated in to 33 languages, and whose lifetime sales exceed £4.9 million!

• Lost and Found won the Gold Award at the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005, and also the Blue Peter Book of the Year award. An animated film of the book was screened on Channel 4 and won a BAFTA for Best Children’s Animation in 2009

• Check out Oliver’s fantastic website at www.oliverjeffersworld.com

• Also available: How to Catch a Star 978-0-00-715034-2,