The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt

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The Day the Crayons Came Home

Title: The Day the Crayons Came Home

Author: Drew Daywalt

Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers

Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books (2016)

ISBN: 9780008124441

Series: The Day the Crayons Quit (1), The Day the Crayons Came Home (2)

A stack of postcards arrives for Duncan. They set out a series of complaints from a group of neglected crayons. Duncan’s dog ate Tan, Neon Red was left by a hotel pool, Maroon is under the sofa, Yellow and Orange melted together, and Pea Green is changing his name to Esteban the Magnificent because everyone hates the colour.

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