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K-Gr 2—In this delightfully imaginative take on a beloved childhood activity, a young boy's crayons have had enough. Fed up with their workload and eager to voice their grievances, they pen letters to Duncan detailing their frustrations. Energetic and off-the-wall, the complaints are always wildly funny, from the neurotically neat Purple ("If you DON'T START COLORING INSIDE the lines soon… I'm going to COMPLETELY LOSE IT") to the underappreciated White ("If I didn't have a black outline, you wouldn't even kn...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

All Duncan wants to do is color, but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds himself in the midst of a bitter labor dispute. The crayons have gone on strike, and they’ve left Duncan a pile of letters listing their grievances. From undervalued beige and pink to overworked red and blue, each crayon’s letter clearly states a specific request for a change in working conditions. Even the green crayon, who has no complaints on its own behalf, explains that bot...Log In or Sign Up to Read More