Title: The Day the Crayons Came Home
Author: Drew Daywalt
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: The Penguin Group
Year of Publication: 2015
Genre: Fantasy
Horn Book rating: 2
Author: Drew Daywalt
Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Publisher: The Penguin Group
Year of Publication: 2015
Genre: Fantasy
Horn Book rating: 2
Summary: Duncan is back trying to appease more disgruntled crayons.
Summary of Professional Reviews: In this comical sequel Duncan needs to rescue his crayons. He receives a pile of postcards with the crayons being in various predicaments. The readers will wonder if he can do right by the crayons again. Jeffers delivers amazing multi-media illustrations, and the neon red and glow in the dark pages are vibrantly rendered. This zippy and delightful story will charm readers. |
Review by Crystal Ball: Daywalt and Jeffers deliver another clever look into the gripes of a new batch of crayons, with a couple of old faces who have a new issue. This time Duncan receives a stack of postcards from all over, under the couch, downstairs, outside, lost, and he tries to find a way to bring them all back together again. Some are taking matters into their own hands while others are requesting his assistance. Can the creative Duncan find another solution that works for everyone? Daywalt humorously takes us through the problems of these lost crayons. I laughed, and cringed, through the story. Jeffers’ realistic postcards are complimented by the amusing illustrations.
This book would be useful when teaching… The Day the Crayons Came Home would be a fun way to introduce a lesson on geography. The neon red crayon was lost while on vacation and decides to come home. It keeps Duncan in the loop during its travels; however, it keeps reporting some incorrect information, such as hiking on the Great Wall of China in Cleveland. The students could research the false information to find the truth. |