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day the crayons quit

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT

By Drew Daywalt

Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

Philomel/Penguin, 2013

Summary:

Each crayon in the box writes a note to Duncan complaining about being used too much or too little. Duncan has to think of a clever way to keep them all happy.

Mentor Text Writing Skills:

* Voice

* Point of View

* Tone


 

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