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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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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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
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• 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 £5.3 million! (May 2014) • The Day the Crayons Quit won the Children’s Choice Award at the CBI awards 2014 • Oliver held a weekend of events at the Southbank Centre and an installation at the Discover Centre in East London and major national media – print, radio and, November 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! • 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 Competition: I Want My Hat Back; We Found a Hat; A Bit Lost; Shh! We Have a Plan!; Goodnight Everyone; Oh No, George!; Oi Frog!; The Squirrels Who Squabbled;Meanwhile Back on Earth. by;Oliver Jeffers;Jon Klassen;Chris Haughton;Jim Field;Rachel Bright;Benji Davies
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007513758
Publisert
2013-07-01
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
490 gr
Høyde
260 mm
Bredde
260 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
40

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

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.