Snap! Scritch! Whoosh! There goes another crayon! What could be more perfect than a brand new set of crayons? Evan can't wait to use them, until Snap!, the brown one breaks in two. Then one by one, the others break, get crushed, are blown away, or simply disappear. How can he possibly draw when there's no green, purple, or even black? Evan feels like throwing things, but instead, he scribbles using all the bits and pieces that are left. But what's this? Where yellow and blue cross, there's green, and when blue and red get all mixed up, it creates just the right purple to draw monsters. Soon, all he's left with are tiny stubs of red, yellow, and blue, but Evan discovers that even with just a few crayons, he can create new and exciting art --his imagination is the only tool he needs. The winning combination of Hazel Hutchins's lively text and Dusan Petricic's ingenious illustrations make this a wonderful addition to every young child's library.

 

This book was recognised in the Blue Spruce Award category by the Ontario Library Association Forest of Reading Awards. It was recognised by the Eric Hoffer Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Annick Press Ltd .

Hazel Hutchins is the author of over 30 children's books, including the award-winning picture book, Mattland, also illustrated by Dusan Petricic. She lives in Canmore, Alberta. Dusan Petricic is an editorial cartoonist as well as the award-winning illustrator of such children's books at Mattland, Bone Button Borscht and The Man with the Violin.