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(All photos originally posted on Drew Daywalt's instagram feed. Follow him: @drewdaywalt!) Last time we saw Esteban the Peagreen Crayon, a giant yarn crayon knitted by bookseller Merrilee, he was departing Austin with Drew Daywalt, author of The Day the Crayons Quit, after a book signing here at BookPeople for Drew's new book, The Day the … Continue reading Where in the World is Esteban?
~post by Merrilee, Children's Bookseller & Assistant IM & one of our many resident crafty folk I suspect that knitting and children's books don't usually go together in the average person's mind, but when you love them both as much as I do, it seems inevitable. I've worked here at BookPeople in the children's section … Continue reading Merrilee Knits a Crayon Named Esteban and other Creations Inspired by Children’s Books
Austin crayons have had enough! Between sloppy, outside-the-lines coloring, inequitable workloads, and unsatisfactory name awareness (BEIGE!), things have finally gone too far. And now the crayons have QUIT! They will be presenting their dissatisfaction live and in person at tomorrow's 11:30 storytime when we read The Day the Crayons Quit. Don't miss it!
Today we're celebrating the release of The Day the Crayons Quit, the delightfully zany new picture book illustrated by one of our favorite children's book creators, Oliver Jeffers and written by Drew Daywalt. Meghan G., Our Kid's Book Buyer, is very excited: "At this point we all love Oliver Jeffers so much that all we … Continue reading Oliver Jeffers: Picture Book Maker
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