![]() Who should buy this book? Public libraries, K-1 libraries. To whom would you recommend this book? Those who liked Creepy Carrots! and Creepy Pair of Underwear! will not only like Creepy Crayon! but wonder what might plague Jasper Rabbit next. The illustrations, oversized and very dramatic, (pencil on paper) are grey, black and white- except for the Purple Crayon!Īnything you did not like about the book? No. Free! The crayon was gone at last! Or was it? The last resort: flush it down the toilet. ![]() The next morning there it was whole, purple, pointy and perfect. The next morning it was in his pencil case… Jasper was getting all A’s now, but was he? He broke the crayon into tiny pieces, melted it in the microwave and threw it in the trash. Enough was enough, Jasper locked the purple crayon in a box. It was like the crayon knew exactly what to do.” But Jasper was good at art he didn’t need the crayon’s help, but that was no longer possible. He knew when to borrow from the bigger numbers. But cool.” Why study for a math test when you have a magic tool? “Suddenly, math seemed easy! He knew when to carry the one. ![]() He could not pass a spelling test – until he found a purple crayon – that smiled at him… “Creepy. What did you like about the book? It turns out that carrots and underwear are not the only objects capable of being “creepy” a purple crayon can be, too. ![]() Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Creepy Crayon! (Creepy Tales) by Aaron Reynolds, pictures by Peter Brown, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. ![]()
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