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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/21/13

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Drew Daywalt/Oliver Jeffers
PUBLISHER: Penguin Young Readers    PUBLICATION DATE: 2013
AWARDS: #1 NY Times Best Seller

GENRE:  Fantasy         READING LEVEL: PK-2
BRIEF OVERVIEW: The story is about a found boy named Duncan who is coloring, until he runs into a problem. The crayons all quit working because they all have issues of their own. Some are feeling sad, some under appreciated, some jealous. Duncan is on a mission to get the crayons working again.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have a group discussion on what Duncan could have done to make each of the crayons feel better and to help them feel valued again

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Chelsea Brown, teacher candidate



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