Describe The Day the Crayons Quit Pictures
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Picture Descriptions for The Day the Crayons Quit
Book cover
- Four crayons standing on a sheet of notepaper hold picket signs!
Dedication page
- A picket sign leans against a box of crayons. It reads, "We're not happy." Another says, "Down with this sort of thing."
Text begins: "One day in class..."
- A string wraps around a bundle of envelopes, tying them together. The words "To: Duncan" appear in red crayon on the top envelope.
Red crayon page
- Red Crayon leans against a wall. Sweat pours from his tired face. Hearts, strawberries, and apples float in the air, as Santa Claus gives a friendly wave from atop a fire engine.
Purple crayon page
- Purple Crayon wags a finger, looking stern. A messy fire-breathing dragon and a scribbled wizard hold bunches of grapes.
Beige crayon page
- Beige Crayon slumps and looks sad next to a wilting stalk of wheat.
Gray crayon page
- Gigantic animals nearly crowd Gray Crayon off the page! Looking scared, he points hopefully to a little baby penguin.
White crayon page
- White Crayon blends into a white page, showing only his eyes, mouth, and the bottom of his wrapper. The drawing "White Cat in the Snow by Duncan" shows only yellow eyes, a pink nose, black whiskers, and a frowning mouth.
Black crayon page
- Black Crayon kneels and begs. A black rainbow hangs in the sky, while a boy and girl play catch with a black beach ball.
Green crayon page
- Green Crayon whispers his story. Behind him, a dinosaur gives a thumbs-up to a pair of crocodiles tossing cans into a recycling bin.
Yellow (and Orange) crayon page
- Yellow Crayon points excitedly to a page in a coloring book showing a yellow sun in the sky. Orange Crayon waves it off.
Orange (and Yellow) crayon page
- Orange Crayon gestures with a smile at two pages in a coloring book showing orange suns. Yellow Crayon looks upset.
Blue crayon page
- Blue Crayon, worn down to the nub, lies flat on his back with his arms outstretched. Overhead, blue clouds pour raindrops into an ocean and a stream.
Pink crayon page
- Pink Crayon looks annoyed. A laughing pink dinosaur points at an embarrassed pink monster! A confused cowboy frowns at his pink outfit, while a smiling princess in a pretty gown fans herself.
Peach crayon page
- Peach Crayon peeks out of the crayon box as pieces of his wrapping lie scattered around him.
Text begins: "Well, poor Duncan just wanted..."
- Envelopes and letters from all the crayons lie in a jumbled pile.
Text begins: "When Duncan showed his teacher..."
- Duncan's colorful artwork creates a whole new world full of fantastic sights. An orange sun and a black rainbow hang in a cheerful yellow sky. A princess pilots a pink airplane toward a neatly-colored flying purple dragon. In a green sea, a red elephant balances on a black beach ball as he juggles colorful fruit. Santa Claus, wearing a pink and orange outfit, and a pink dinosaur ride in a rowboat past green and blue hearts. A white cat bobs in the waves. An orange whale carries two gray penguins, a pink man holds hands with a blue crocodile, a blue-cloaked wizard, and a green monkey. On a blue road, a cowboy wearing a pink hat drives a blue fire engine past an orange cricket, a red pony, a purple frog, and a smiling beige bear.
Text begins: "...and an A+ for creativity!"
- A happy, striped crayon gives a cheer as squiggles, swirls, and stars of every color shoot out from his pointy head.
Back cover
- Five crayons carry picket signs. Black Crayon's sign says, "BOOO." An angry-looking Pink Crayon holds a sign that reads, "Down with this sort of thing." A frowny-faced Yellow Crayon lifts a sign reading, "We're not happy."
These descriptions were written by Jill Robbins for Great Expectations
