Oliver Jeffers

"Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: his crayons have had enough! They quit! Beige Crayon is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown Crayon. Black wants to be used for more than just outlining. Blue needs a break from coloring all those bodies of water. And Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking -- each believes he is the true color of the sun. What can Duncan possibly...

A young boy learns that moose do not always follow the rules of proper pet behavior.

Perfect for gift-giving, here isTHE alphabet book to top all others, an over-sized work of brilliance from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit!
 
If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters.
The most inventive and irresistible book of the year...

"The crayons are getting ready to go back to school, and each crayon has a subject they're looking forward to the most. They're also ready to meet new friends ... and let loose during their very favorite time of day: art class"--

"The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate Halloween! But they don't know what to say when they knock on the door." --

Four years after his father left for World War I and never returned, Alfie, now nine, is shining shoes at King's Cross Station when he learns that his father is at a nearby hospital being treated for shell shock.