Day Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt Reviews Summary

Illustrations and Presentation

Pros:

• "The illustrations are so wonderful and inspiring for a young person."
• "Oliver Jeffers has done a marvelous job illustrating the book."
• "The illustrations in this book are fantastic! They really look like a kid drew them and the 'fonts' used for the writing really look like someone's handwriting."
• "AND the illustrations are fantastic!"
• "These illustrations are adorable."
• "The artwork was so perfect for this story!"
• "The drawings are wonderfully clever as well ~ they look as though a child actually drew them which is a hoot!"

Cons:

• "Recycled and repeated art work."
• "Also, the artwork and pictures are not very good and hard to read because they are so pale and poorly done."
• "The concept of having a child's drawings as illustration is cute, the layout is poor."
• "Some pages (like yellow crayon) are hard to read, especially in a dim room as a before-bed book."
• "The words are written in the color of the crayons and I have to totally skip some pages."
• "I have no idea why the author, or illustrator, would choose to use the ineligible crayon scribble for the letters."
• "the illistrations are good, but there is no meaning behind the words no story its difficult to read to children also."

Story and Writing Style

Pros:

• "This book is the way that I introduce argumentative text in a fun and engaging way."
• "It's an absolute thrill to read (and put on funny voices while doing so!) while subtly teaching kids colours."
• "It’s funny it’s creative and most importantly, it’s different from all the other children’s books."
• "The story is very cleverly done and it is a must read for all kids."
• "The story helps younger listeners practice their colors."
• "The story is cleverly written with each crayon's unique point of view and personality shining throughout the book."
• "The letters that are left behind by all the colors tell us how they feel and what kind of pictures Duncan uses with the colors."

Cons:

• "There's no storyline to this book, no moral no lesson no substance."
• "After reading this book, all the children are left with is a while lot of reasons why it is bad to color."
• "I find it to just be a lot of complaining."
• "I just think it’s a bit too adult written for children."
• "The story is mostly written in crayon which makes it very hard to read."
• "The book is pretty much just nonstop negative language."
• "This book is totally written by an author who thinks he is incredibly funny, but at the same time does not know how to write for a children's audience."

Educational Value

Pros:

• "It will help kids think about choosing specific colors for specific objects, staying in lines, overdoing favorite colors, and keeping the paper on the crayon."
• "It really helps with encouraging young artists to be creative and think outside the box with their color choices in their artwork."
• "Since each page is a letter from a different crayon, this book is great for teaching character perspectives."
• "This is an excellent book to teach persuasive writing."
• "It gives you a creative look into the perspective of the crayons."
• "The book helps reinforce the idea of respecting one another, and also respecting the idea of sharing and of being equal in our day-to-day lives."
• "This book is great for helping the young writer understand how to write from different perspectives."