# The Day the Crayons Quit - Link: https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/the-day-the-crayons-quit/ - Published: 2026-10-30T02:32:31+05:30 - Author: MAHENDRA MANCHIKALAPATI [English Language Lab](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/)/[Stories for Kids](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/)/ [Funny & Silly Stories](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/)/ The Day the Crayons Quit ✦Drew Daywalt · Reading companion # The Day the Crayons Quit Use your copy to explore different voices, reasons for a request, and creative ways to respond. 📖 Read together🍃 Ages 5–11✨ Understanding and comparing perspectives [Open reading guide ](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/the-day-the-crayons-quit/#sf-story-text) [More funny & silly stories](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/) ![Two children and a caring adult discuss drawings of a backpack and watering can beside a closed unmarked book.](https://thecuriosi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ crayons-different-viewpoints-activity.png) **Try looking from another point of view**Read together · Retell · Imagine Bring your book and read together A book to read together ## The Day the Crayons Quit Original prompts to use with your copy. The Day the Crayons Quit is written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Read a family or library copy, then try these original Curiosi prompts about voice, perspective, and explaining a request. Children can respond with a drawing or gesture as well as words. Step one ### Wonder who is speaking Before reading, study the cover together. Ask who the child thinks might have something to say and what clues suggest that idea. Consider how a picture book could let an ordinary object express a point of view. Invite more than one possibility, and keep those ideas ready to compare with your reading. Step two ### Find a reason behind a request While reading your copy, let the child choose one voice to discuss. What does that speaker want the listener to understand? Find a detail in the words or pictures that helps explain the request. Separate the request itself from the reason for it, and notice how the speaker’s tone affects your response. Step three ### Compare without choosing a winner After reading, compare two perspectives from your copy. What is similar, and what is different? Ask how a listener could show they understood before suggesting a solution. Imagine a response that considers several needs. Readers can disagree about which response seems fair, provided they explain their reasoning and listen to another interpretation. Step four ### Give a different object a voice Choose an everyday object other than an art supply, such as a backpack or watering can. Draw it with a blank speech bubble. Invent a short request and a reason based on how the object is used. A partner can ask a respectful question or suggest a response. Swap roles and try a second perspective without copying a voice or letter from the book. Your turn to read ### Reading path [01Wonder who is speaking](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/the-day-the-crayons-quit/#sf-chapter-1) [02Find a reason behind a request](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/the-day-the-crayons-quit/#sf-chapter-2) [03Compare without choosing a winner](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/the-day-the-crayons-quit/#sf-chapter-3) [04Give a different object a voice](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/funny-and-silly-stories/the-day-the-crayons-quit/#sf-chapter-4) ### Word basket **perspective**a way of seeing or understanding a situation **request**something someone asks for **reason**an explanation for an idea or action **tone**the feeling conveyed by the way something is expressed **About this reading companion** An independent Curiosi reading companion for The Day the Crayons Quit. The prompts, vocabulary explanations, and activities are original and designed for use alongside a family or library copy. The new illustration shows the companion activity. The official link provides book information and creator credits. Official book details: [Penguin Random House: The Day the Crayons Quit — Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307942/the-day-the-crayons-quit-by-drew-daywalt-illustrated-by-oliver-jeffers/) ## Keep the conversation going There is no single right answer. Invite young readers to notice, wonder and imagine. Remember What detail explained a speaker’s request? Think How were two perspectives different? Imagine What question could help your invented object feel understood? **Make something:** Draw two ordinary objects sharing a workspace. Give each one a different need, then sketch a change that could help both. Explain why your idea might work. 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