Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Crayons

Crayons

by Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator)

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day is almost here, and Green Crayon would like a break! (After all, he JUST had to carry a heavy load during Christmas...) His friends try to take over, but what's a leprechaun without green clothing? And a four-leaf clover can't be blue! And how in the world can the crayons make a rainbow without their good friend Green? A humorous, small hardcover St. Patrick's Day story from everyone's favorite school supplies. The perfect gift!

Genres: Picture Books, Holiday, Childrens, Fiction

33 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 2, 2024

About the author

Ever since his childhood in one of Ohio’s most haunted houses, writer director Drew Daywalt has been writing escapist fantasy and building worlds of his own. With a degree in Creative Writing, and a concentration in Children’s Literature from Emerson College in Boston, Daywalt set off to Hollywood where he spent years writing for Disney and Universal on such beloved shows as Timon & Pumba, Buzz Lightyear, and Woody Woodpecker, and where his animated series The Wacky World of Tex Avery garnered an Emmy nomination.

His first trip into live action landed him studio screenwriting and feature film directing work with such Hollywood luminaries as Quentin Tarrantino, Lawrence Bender, Tony Scott, Brett Ratner and Jerry Bruckheimer.

With an eye toward picture book writing, Daywalt’s first book THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller’s List in June 2013, and has since become a Number One Best Seller.

Reviews

[Harlow · Rating 5 out of 5]

The green crayon is so funny!

[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun Picture Book

An enjoyable picture book about St. Patrick’s Day. Green crayon is on vacation, how will the crayons be used to celebrate the day?

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Green Crayon goes on vacation the rest of the gang has to try to figure out how to still celebrate St. Patrick's Day! I really like this series of books; probably there is something deep down inside that recalls all the fun times I had coloring when I was a little boy. This would be a great book to read with a small child on St. Patrick's Day - and then give them a coloring book with crayons!

[Ellon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars (I liked it)

That was cute enough. It had some nods to the original (blue being stubby, orange commenting about being the true color of the sun). There is a page with a leprechaun in his underwear, which I think students might enjoy almost as much as peach crayon being naked. Also, it was in the holiday spirit. Not a must buy for my school library though.

[Julie Ditton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Green crayon decides to go on vacation, and the rest of the box must help color St. Patrick's Day symbols without him. I found this little book amusing and adorable. There is rude silliness like the leprechaun needing underwear that will delight preschoolers. But there are also crayon characters that will make older readers smile.

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

t's hard to celebrate the greenest of holidays when the green crayon is on vacation, but the other colors do the best they can . . . with very interesting results.



Another cute, fun, and extremely colorful entry in the series.

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
cute companion to The Day the Crayons quit

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always so creative are the crayons

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually laughed out loud. For real.

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know this is a really popular series but it just doesn’t click for me.

[Doris Ware · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

The crayons celebrate St. Patrick’s Day without the color green.

I had expected this book to feature different shades of green, so the lack of green was a surprise.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not having green crayon made it a unique story.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The green crayon takes a break at St. Patrick's time and the other crayons get creative to celebrate the holiday. Preschool and up

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Crayons give a Leprechaun a new look for St. Patrick's Day.

[Liam Dawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Green crayon goes on vacation, and the rest of the crayons join together to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

[Thomas Bell · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was definitely fun seeing the crayons draw their own colors to make up for a lack of green. And I loved the kids crayon with a bite out of him. But altogether, I found the book a little lacking.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The crayons of "The Day the Crayons Quit" all pitch in to draw a leprechaun on St. Patrick's Day while Green is on vacation. A cute picture book for St. Patrick's Day.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome to have a book for St. Patrick’s Day! Even better, it’s from the crayons! Love it!

[kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little funny

[Ash · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how the colours have to fill in for green in creative ways

[Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

With green on vacation, the other colors have to fill in on the greenest of holidays. They show what teamwork and ingenuity can do.

[Cyndy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Green is on vacation and it's St. Patrick's Day. What will the crayons do?

[Joy Gerbode · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute story about the crayons, drawing St. Patrick's Day WITHOUT the green crayon!

[Kendra Bell · Rating 4 out of 5]

These Crayon books are always funny and lighthearted!

[Ms. McKelvie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was not my favorite in the series.

[Vicky Vaughn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I was expecting at all! That's why I enjoy these books! thanks for writing them.

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Happy little book!

[Ms. B · Rating 3 out of 5]

What happens when green is on vacation for St. Patrick's Day. This is an enjoyable seasonable read about the crayons.