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The Crayon Box that Talked By Shane DeRolf and illustrated by Michael Letzig

**Bibliographic Data:** ** Title: The Crayon Box that Talked ** ** ** Illustrated by: Shane DeRold, Michael Letzig ** ** ** ** ** Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc., 2011 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ISBN: 0307974855, 9780307974853 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Author Bio: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Shane DeRolf is a published author and illustrator for children's books. Shane began his career in children's television by creating "Zazoo U" for Fox Kid's Network in 1991. He also produced award winning television programs and PSA's including the Emmy nominated "Watts On Your Mind" which was a national children's communications campaign. His work has caught the attention of the //Los Angeles Times//, //Boston// //Globe// and //U.S. News//. He is the author of 6 children's books and is also a recipient of the Partners in Public Service Award of Excellence from the National Broadcast Association. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Summary: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** "The Crayon Box that Talked" is a story about team work and how to get along with each other. A girl buys a box of crayons that do not get along at all. She decides to draw a picture using all of the colors and the crayons begin to realize that when they work together, they can create a complete, beautiful picture. The crayons realize that they are all special in their own way. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Review: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** This book was a great poem that I can imagine teaching to my future students. The story can be used as a lesson, especially when there are issues wuth making fun of others and being mean to each other. Each child is a crayon of a different color and everyone is unique. Just because everyone is different, that doesn't mean everyone can't work together. Team work is very important in the early childhood classrooms and I think this book illustrates these issues that can appear in the classroom. The illustrations were also phenomenal. The bright colors could really draw students in. I also love how it is a poem, which also gets students interested. Overall, this book is great for teaching young children about diversity and working together. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Literary Element (theme): ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** This book did a great job portraying the theme of diversity. In the beginning of the story, the author clearly illustrates that the different colored crayons do not get along. Since they are all different, they don't like each other and they have no reason why they feel this way. As the story continues, and the little girl starts to create a picture using all of the colors. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** "They watched as Green became the grass ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** And Blue became the sky. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** The Yellow sun was shining bright ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** On White clouds drifting by." ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Even though everyone is different, they can still take their unique talents and characteritics to make something even better together. The story clearly portrayed the theme of diversity throughout the picture book. Once they realized they worked well together even though they were all different, they became friends. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** "We are a box of crayons, ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Each one of us unique. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** But when we get together... ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **  ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** The picture is complete." ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Related Links: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** kindergartenatheart.blogspot.com/2012/06/crayon-box-that-talked-packet.html ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** www.kinderart.com/multic/mlkjr_crayons.shtml ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **