The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers • Part of the The Crayons Series
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Humor
- Picture Book
Year Published 2013
Word Count 999
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 159597, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Visual Arts
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Sample: Bookworms Grade 2 Classroom Libr
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 16
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Kids’ Book Choice Awards, 2008-2022
Winner, 2014

E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, 2012 - 2019
Winner, 2014

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2014

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2023
Selection, 2014

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2013
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