2 Unforgettable Books Every Child Should Read, Plus 5 Future Classics
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The Day The Crayons Quit
By Drew Daywalt
40 pages;
Philomel
Twelve colors write 12 different notes (black says it's sick of outlining things; pink is tired of never being used) to their artistic owner, a boy who just wants to see them all drawing happily ever after.
Ages 4 to 8
— Lisa Kogan
Published 09/02/2014