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The Day the Crayons Quit

Cover of The Day the Crayons Quit
🧸 Picture Book Pals 🌱 Early Readers πŸ“š Picture Book⏱ 14 min read-along
Ages
3–7 (suggested)
Reading level
Pre-K
Pages
34
Published
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN
9780007955732
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πŸ“– About the Book

When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

🧠 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: β€œWhat do you think this story is about?”
  • Turn on captions (CC) so your child sees the words while hearing them.
  • Pause and ask β€œWhat 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?

πŸ”€ Word Explorer

Treasure words hiding in this book. Pause the video when you hear one and talk about what it means!

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