In a wonderful celebration of Mother’s Day, the hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit love their mums – and the mother figures in their lives – so much, that they wrote a book about it!

Red crayon loves his mum because she works extra hard, especially during the holidays. Yellow and Orange crayons love their grandma, who has a been like a mum to them. And White crayon loves his mum very much, even if he can’t always see her. In this inclusive celebration of all kinds of families, the crayons from The Day the Crayons Quit show how much they love celebrating their mums – and other family members – on Mother’s Day.

Details

ISBN13: 9780008747053
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 32
Edition:
Publication Date: 05 Mar 2025
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 286(H)x226(L)x5(W)270
Weight (gm): 270

Author Biography

Drew Daywalt is an award-winning writer/director of film and TV, his work featured on Disney, MTV, FEARnet and Syfy. He lives in Southern California.

Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. ‘Lost and Found’ animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.

Reviews

Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit:

“Hilarious picture book brilliance…” Books for Keeps

“It’s funny, clever and pushes kids’ creativity.” Telegraph

“…stunning illustrations” Julia Eccleshare, Guardian

Praise for This Moose Belongs to Me:

‘As ever, Jeffers’s illustrations delight, inspire and surprise with their variety and ingenuity.’ Guardian