书名：The Day The Crayons Quit 小蜡笔大罢工
作者：Oliver Jeffers 
出版社名称：HarperCollins
出版时间：2014
语种：英文
ISBN：9780007513765
商品尺寸：25.4 x 0.5 x 25.4 cm
包装：平装
页数：40

The Day The Crayons Quit《小蜡笔大罢工》作者德鲁·戴沃特（Drew Daywalt）与创意大师奥利弗·杰夫斯（Oliver Jeffers）首次联手，用看似稚拙的画笔、幽默风趣的语言，带给孩子一个会说话的蜡笔世界，让孩子学会表达自己、学会坚持个性、学会尊重和宽容，在不经意中带给孩子们无限惊喜。
本书是大开本平装版英文原版绘本，适合亲子共读，或者有一定英文能力的孩子自主阅读。
获奖情况：

蝉联《纽约时报》童书畅销榜冠军36周；

2013年美国亚马逊网zui佳童书奖；

2014年美国图书馆协会（ALA）zui佳童书。

The Number One New York Times Bestseller!

Debut author Drew Daywalt and international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colourful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way.

Poor Duncan just wants to colour in. But when he opens his box of crayons, he only finds letters, all saying the same thing: We quit!

Beige is tired of playing second fiddle to Brown, Blue needs a break from colouring in all that water, while Pink just wants to be used. Green has no complaints, but Orange and Yellow are no longer speaking to each other.

The battle lines have been drawn. What is Duncan to do?
Praise forThe Day the Crayons Quit:

“Hilarious picture book brilliance…” —Books for Keeps

“It’s funny, clever and pushes kids’ creativity.”  — The Telegraph

“… stunning illustrations” —Julia Eccleshare,The Guardian

   《小蜡笔大罢工》讲述了有一天，小男孩邓肯（Duncan）想画画，打开蜡笔盒，却发现了蜡笔们写给他的信。它们要罢工，它们不画画了：

红色的蜡笔抱怨要画的东西太多，连假日都要加班，所以它想要休息；

灰色的蜡笔疲于涂抹大面积的动物，希望能画点小石头让自己喘口气；

蓝色的蜡笔虽然喜欢用它所画的一切，但是它已经太短了，需要休息休息；

裸色的蜡笔想要做自己，不想总是被认错，或者被当作棕色的替补；

白色的蜡笔渴望被看见，不想总是没有存在感；

黑色的蜡笔希望打破常规，不要只是用于勾勒轮廓，或许也能画个黑色的皮球；

粉色的蜡笔不想被当作女孩的颜色，或许画个恐龙和怪兽也是不错的选择；

紫色的蜡笔喜欢整洁，希望小男孩不要再把它涂出线外；

桃子色的蜡笔想要穿回纸做的衣服，否则只能呆在蜡笔盒里不敢出来；

绿色的蜡笔倒是没啥意见，它是来帮黄色和橙色带个信儿；

黄色和橙色都在争论，到底谁才是太阳的颜色。

善良的小主人公邓肯想要每一种蜡笔都能够快乐，于是他想出了一个好主意：他使用所有的色彩画了一幅绚烂的图画，满足了每种蜡笔的愿望。黄色的天空、绿色的大海、浅蓝的公路；橙色的鲸鱼、紫色的恐龙、粉色的怪兽；绿色的云朵、黑色的彩虹、深蓝的消防车…… 所有这一切组合在一起，就是一个非常缤纷的世界。结尾，老师看到这幅画，给了邓肯一个贴纸表扬他涂色很棒，还有一个金色的星星鼓励他丰富的创造力。

Duncan’s crayons are on strike. One morning he opens his desk looking for them and, in their place, finds a pack of letters detailing their grievances, one crayon at a time. Red is tired. Beige is bored. Black is misunderstood. Peach is naked! The conceit is an enticing one, and although the crayons’ complaints are not entirely unique (a preponderance centers around some variation of overuse), the artist’s indelible characterization contributes significant charm. Indeed, Jeffers’ ability to communicate emotion in simple gestures, even on a skinny cylinder of wax, elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights. First-class bookmaking, with clean design, ample trim size, and substantial paper stock, adds to the quality feel. A final spread sees all things right, as Duncan fills a page with bright, delightful imagery, addressing each of the crayons’ issues and forcing them into colorful cooperation. Kids who already attribute feelings to their playthings will never look at crayons the same way again.

奥利弗·杰夫斯是英国知名的青年童书创作人，生于澳大利亚，成长于北爱尔兰的贝尔法斯特（Belfast），英国新世纪10大图画书作家之一。这样一位才华洋溢的画家，当初启发他创作儿童绘本的动机却是因为——没有人相信他所做的事。1995到1998年，奥利弗以自由画家的身份在贝尔法斯特开过几次小型画展，帮当地出版社设计书封。2004年《摘星的日子》出版，从此他的作品几乎荣获了英国大大小小的各种童书奖项，成为英国乃至全球童书创作界的一颗超新星。2007年奥利弗杰弗斯成为联合国教科文组织世界读书日官方指定画家。目前为止奥利弗·杰夫斯的作品在英国的累计销量超过了200万册，图书版权销售到全球17个国家和地区。
Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award. “Lost and Found” animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.012345