The Day the Crayons Quit

　　紐約時報暢銷繪本作家奧利佛．傑法（Oliver Jeffers）作品

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　　鼓勵孩子跳出框架思考，發揮創意，自由想像！
　　聽聽罷工蠟筆的心聲，學習溝通與體貼他人的感受！

　　啥咪？蠟筆也有「情緒」！

　　小肯有天想畫畫時，打開蠟筆盒卻只看見一疊蠟筆寫給他的信。平常待在蠟筆盒裡，看起來非常友善的蠟筆們到底說了什麼呢？
 
　　紅色蠟筆覺得自己的工作時數太長了，因為有一堆東西都是紅色的：消防車、蘋果、草莓……，就連假日他都需要上班（看看聖誕節大街小巷喜悅的紅色，還有情人節隨處可見的愛心！）紫色蠟筆非常受不了小肯老把自己那麼漂亮的顏色塗到框框外〈猜猜紫色蠟筆是什麼星座？〉；灰色蠟筆覺得他負責著色的動物體型都太龐大了〈大象、河馬和犀牛對著他笑，他卻一副愁眉苦臉的模樣！〉；黑色蠟筆抱怨自己總是在畫輪廓，很想獨當一面〈他希望小肯偶爾至少也畫一顆黑色的海灘球嘛！〉；綠色蠟筆對自己的工作量很滿意，沒什麼怨言，不過他在幫他的兩個朋友寫信──黃色蠟筆和橙色蠟筆因為老是在爭論誰才是「正宗的」太陽的顏色，已經不跟彼此講話了！粉紅色蠟筆抗議小肯身為男生老是不用他著色；蜜桃色蠟筆則煩惱自己的包裝被撕掉，全身光溜溜，根本連蠟筆盒都沒辦法離開〈小朋友的確很愛撕掉蠟筆的包裝呀，可憐的蠟筆們，嗚嗚〉……
 
　　於是，儘管理由各有不同，幾乎每封信都在抱怨一件事，就是蠟筆們受夠了，他們要罷工。
 
　　可憐的小肯該怎麼做，才能平息蠟筆們的不滿，畫出一幅很棒的畫呢？

　　初試啼聲的作者祖兒．戴沃特與著名的圖畫書作家奧利佛．傑法攜手合作，在這個生動又富有想像力的故事裡，為這一場由蠟筆帶來的危機創造了一個色彩繽紛的解答。孩子們將一面大笑，一面用一種全新的方式，跟他們的蠟筆們一同遊戲！

【國際媒體讚譽】

　　初試啼聲就令人矚目，戴沃特用逗趣的書寫說服了讀者，而傑法的蠟筆畫則繪出了這些圓柱體蠟筆的感受：每幅跨頁的左邊都模擬了一張攤開的信紙，以蠟筆各自的色調呈現；旁邊一頁則舉證了小肯怎樣使用這種顏色的蠟筆，例如在一張畫著巨大的大象、犀牛和河馬的圖畫裡，灰色蠟筆感嘆著：「我一個人負責著色的面積，未免太大片了吧。」這些蠟筆鮮明的特質會讓讀者們用理解的眼光瞥向他們自己的蠟筆盒。──《出版人週刊》星級推薦

　　傑法創造出活力十足又趣味洋溢的插畫。他的繪畫隨興又生動，用少少幾筆就讓筆下的角色表現出情感。聰明的跨頁──比如小肯的「雪中的白貓」──完美的捕捉了蠟筆遇到的難題，而結合實物攝影的呈現方式又為本書提供了另一種層次的質地，使整個故事具有可信度，對蠟筆和色彩展現了有趣又新鮮的眼光。──《《柯克斯書評》

　　鮮活有趣。奧利佛．傑法靈活又充滿喜悅的插畫，傳達出蠟筆們感受當中的力量與喜劇。4到8歲的孩子看到自己的色彩偏好被如此畫下來，會因為認同而開懷大笑。──《華爾街日報》  
 
　　----中文簡介擷取自中譯本《蠟筆大罷工》，遠流出版

　　The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today.
 
　　Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They quit! Blue crayon needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. Black crayon wants to be used for more than just outlining.  And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking—each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all of the crayons and get them back to doing what they do best?
 
　　With giggle-inducing text from Drew Daywalt and bold and bright illustrations from Oliver Jeffers, The Day the Crayons Quit is the perfect gift for new parents, baby showers, back-to-school, or any time of year! Perfect for fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith.
 
　　Praise for The Day the Crayons Quit:
 
　　Amazon’s 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year
　　A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2013
　　Goodreads’ 2013 Best Picture Book of the Year
　　Winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award
　
　　* “Hilarious . . . Move over, Click, Clack, Moo; we’ve got a new contender for the most successful picture-book strike.” –BCCB, starred review
 
　　“Jeffers . . . elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights.” –Booklist
 
　　“Fresh and funny.” –The Wall Street Journal
 
　　"This book will have children asking to have it read again and again.” –Library Media Connection
 
　　* “This colorful title should make for an uproarious storytime.” –School Library Journal, starred review
 
　　* “These memorable personalities will leave readers glancing apprehensively at their own crayon boxes.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
 
　　“Utterly original.” –San Francisco Chronicle

作者簡介

　　Although Drew Daywalt grew up in a haunted house, he now lives in a Southern California home, haunted by only his wife, two kids, and five-month-old German Shepherd. His favorite crayon is Black.

　　Oliver Jeffers (www.oliverjeffersworld.com) makes art and tells stories. His books include How to Catch a Star; Lost and Found, which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award in the U.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; The Way Back Home; The Incredible Book Eating Boy; The Great Paper Caper; The Heart and the Bottle, which was made into a highly acclaimed iPad application narrated by Helena Bonham Carter; Up and Down, the New York Times bestselling Stuck; The Hueys in the New Sweater, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year; and This Moose Belongs to Me, a New York Times bestseller. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.