The Day the Crayons Came Home¶
▶️ Watch & Read Along¶
📖 About the Book¶
Having soothed the hurt feelings of one group who threatened to quit, Duncan now faces a whole new group of crayons asking to be rescued. From Maroon Crayon, who was lost beneath the sofa cushions and then broken in two after Dad sat on him; to poor Turquoise, whose head is now stuck to one of Duncan's stinky socks after they both ended up in the dryer together; to Pea Green, who knows darn well that no kid likes peas and who ran away—each and every crayon has a woeful tale to tell and a plea to be brought home to the crayon box.
🧠 Read Together¶
Tips for 🧸 Picture Book Pals (ages 3–5). Reading together for just 15 minutes a day builds vocabulary, focus and a lifelong love of stories.
- Look at the cover together and ask: “What do you think this story is about?”
- Turn on captions (CC) so your child sees the words while hearing them.
- Pause and ask “What do you think will happen next?” There are no wrong answers!
- Hunt for letters: can your child spot the first letter of their name on screen?
- Ask your child to retell the story in three parts: beginning, middle, end.
- Draw a favorite picture from the story and label it together.
- Can you find your favorite picture?
- What sounds did you hear in the story?
- What colors did you see?
🔤 Word Explorer¶
Treasure words hiding in this book. Pause the video when you hear one and talk about what it means!
