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My Crayons Talk
My Crayons Talk is the award-winning, Children's Book Council chosen favorite from writer Patricia Hubbard and artist G. Brian Karas celebrating how colors express themselves--and what they mean to a young girl.
Colors, feelings, images, and words jostle and bounce off one another in this lively picture book, creating as much fun as any box of crayons has ever had.
Colors, feelings, images, and words jostle and bounce off one another in this lively picture book, creating as much fun as any box of crayons has ever had.
32 pages, Paperback
First published March 15, 1996
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July 26, 2017
Crayons help a young girl express the widening world around her...small children will love the association of color with feelings.
December 23, 2022
This would be a fun one to pair with Joyce Sidman's Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors.
September 29, 2019
Years ago, one of the children's librarians had flannel crayons made for flannel-board story of this.
I still have the crayons, and use them every week at story time. The children do all the work, I just read the story. They love putting the crayons on the flannel board :-)
"Talk, Talk, my crayons talk...
Purple shouts Yum bubble gum"...……
And so it goes...
Everyone always wants their favorite color - naturally.
I still have the crayons, and use them every week at story time. The children do all the work, I just read the story. They love putting the crayons on the flannel board :-)
"Talk, Talk, my crayons talk...
Purple shouts Yum bubble gum"...……
And so it goes...
Everyone always wants their favorite color - naturally.
October 6, 2008
My Crayons Talk is a silly romp through a box of Crayolas™. The rhyming text be-bops along as the little girl in the story illustrates her feelings about color. The colors sing, chirp and roar, adding implied sensation to the emotional hue. In the classroom or on a home visit, I would extend the book with a conversation about what our crayons say. The illustration and text are always delightful.
August 6, 2008
"Talk Talk, My crayons talk. Yackity Clackity. Talk Talk. Talk. Purple shouts Yum, Bublegum. Gold brags Fine, Dress up time. White screams Most, scary ghost." Great Read Aloud!!!!
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November 2, 2009that she like all the colores and that she saying that her crayons talk
July 28, 2011
Found this gem at our local YMCA and it's great for the 2-3 age set.
August 25, 2016
A perfect book about how different colors mean specific things.
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October 1, 2020
A fun concept book
March 2, 2012
The story My Crayon Talk was written by Patricia Hubbard, and Illustrated by Gibran Karas. This children book is about a little girl that wants her crayons to talk. As she encounters each color, she says “talk talk my crayon talk. Yackity clackity talk talk talk.” After she asks her crayon to talk they each say something; Purple shouts, brown sings, blue call, yell chirps, gold brags, silver toots, red roars, green yells, orange asks, black hoots, white screams, and then pink laughs. Each page has a rhyme of what the crayon is doing.
The plot of the story does not follow any special sequence of events. The story does involve a problem and solution. The problem is the little girl wanting all her crayons to talk, and the solution is when all the crayons from her book speak to her. I would say that this book has an episodic plot to the story line. I say this because each time she meets a new crayon this becomes a new event that is highlighted. There was no real struggle for the character.
The appropriate age group for this book would be nursery to primary. I believe that this book is better for younger children because it can teach many age appropriate lessons. Lessons like colors, words, and fellings. At a young age children are beginning to understand these concepts and this book will be a good starter for them. This book is also great for younger ages because it is made up of two lines of words; not exceeding no more than 6 words. Except for the pattern when she says ‘ talk talk my crayon talk line. This book also will help children to learn rhythm and this will help them to remember and recognize words.
The artistic quality created by G.Brian Karas is very colorful and detailed. This artist has created very definite lines and shapes to show each character in the book. The illustration in the book is very engaging for young readers. As the book talks about each color the pages are full of colorful illustration. The artist also creates great emotion in the characters, she shows happiness, and this will get the reader excited about reading the book.
I believe that this book is a great book for young readers. This book is full of color, rhyme, emotion, and great imagery to engage any young reader. These aspects of the book are also good for teaching. I love the book not just because of the great artistic elements but because it had a rhyme that I could remember and I know that young readers would be able to also. I would give this book a 5 star rating.
The plot of the story does not follow any special sequence of events. The story does involve a problem and solution. The problem is the little girl wanting all her crayons to talk, and the solution is when all the crayons from her book speak to her. I would say that this book has an episodic plot to the story line. I say this because each time she meets a new crayon this becomes a new event that is highlighted. There was no real struggle for the character.
The appropriate age group for this book would be nursery to primary. I believe that this book is better for younger children because it can teach many age appropriate lessons. Lessons like colors, words, and fellings. At a young age children are beginning to understand these concepts and this book will be a good starter for them. This book is also great for younger ages because it is made up of two lines of words; not exceeding no more than 6 words. Except for the pattern when she says ‘ talk talk my crayon talk line. This book also will help children to learn rhythm and this will help them to remember and recognize words.
The artistic quality created by G.Brian Karas is very colorful and detailed. This artist has created very definite lines and shapes to show each character in the book. The illustration in the book is very engaging for young readers. As the book talks about each color the pages are full of colorful illustration. The artist also creates great emotion in the characters, she shows happiness, and this will get the reader excited about reading the book.
I believe that this book is a great book for young readers. This book is full of color, rhyme, emotion, and great imagery to engage any young reader. These aspects of the book are also good for teaching. I love the book not just because of the great artistic elements but because it had a rhyme that I could remember and I know that young readers would be able to also. I would give this book a 5 star rating.
March 5, 2010
The book My Crayons Talk is about a little girl who goes throw all her colors and tells you what they say.
The book shape is almost a prefect square and paperback. This book does have end papers and they are crayon drawings, but the front is different from the back one. The book has one title page and a dedication page. The publication information is in back of the book. Also in the back of the book is a note on how the artist made the pictures. The pictures were made by crayons, gouache, acrylic, and pencil. The drawing where done on Strathmore bristoal board. Each page is its only color and the drawing is almost done all in that one color. The pictures are mostly objects that are in real life that color.
The book shape is almost a prefect square and paperback. This book does have end papers and they are crayon drawings, but the front is different from the back one. The book has one title page and a dedication page. The publication information is in back of the book. Also in the back of the book is a note on how the artist made the pictures. The pictures were made by crayons, gouache, acrylic, and pencil. The drawing where done on Strathmore bristoal board. Each page is its only color and the drawing is almost done all in that one color. The pictures are mostly objects that are in real life that color.
April 26, 2016
"Talk. Talk. My crayons talk. Yackity. Clackity. Talk. Talk. Talk." - Patricia Hubbard
I really enjoyed this picture book! I'm sure it would be a hit among readers ages 4-7 years. Patricia Hubbard and G. Brian Karas use large crayon illustrations, vibrant colors, goofy scenarios, and a whole lot of imagination to attract readers and keep a smile on their faces the entire time. My Crayons Talk would be a blast to read out loud. I would probably follow it up with a creative art or language activity.
I really enjoyed this picture book! I'm sure it would be a hit among readers ages 4-7 years. Patricia Hubbard and G. Brian Karas use large crayon illustrations, vibrant colors, goofy scenarios, and a whole lot of imagination to attract readers and keep a smile on their faces the entire time. My Crayons Talk would be a blast to read out loud. I would probably follow it up with a creative art or language activity.
October 13, 2012
I really loved this story, and the illustrations were wonderful. I would use this short story in my classroom when my students are learning about rhyming. I would have the students pick words in the story that rhymed together, or I would already have the words picked out and use it as a small group activity. THe small group activity would be for the students to match which words rhymed together. I may even have my students write their own rhyming sentence and create a picture with it.
January 9, 2012
This book is excellent for students who are being introduced to different colors. Each page is dedicated to a color, and a short description. This book would also be relevant to rhyming lessons and rhyming assignments because the book contains a lot of rhyming. The pages are really vibrant and full of wonderful illustrations!
September 10, 2013
This is an excellent book about colors and the things in the world that are those colors. Kids can participate by coming up with their own connections or by recognizing the images on the page. The book is all written in rhyme, which helps with phonological awareness, and the colors are so vibrant that it is an excellent read for young children.
October 1, 2013
This book is about colors. It has fun rhymes to go along with each one. The pictures are very fun. It has a crayon as big as the little girl that is there drawing each scene. It is geared towards 4-8 year olds. I would totally read this to my students in the future. Perfect for a kindergarten classroom. I enjoyed this book and its simpleness.
January 9, 2012
This book is great for introducing rhyming words and colors to young students. The vocabulary is very easy to follow along with the the rhyming words provide real world examples of colors like blue sky, red stop signs, and yellow chickens.
January 9, 2012
Great book for learning colors. The colors came with fancy rhyme which make the reading fun. This book help students connect colors to objects in the world. For descriptive pictures and fun rhymes, use this book!
June 24, 2012
I gravitate towards books that involve art, so this book is certainly a keeper for me. I love how imaginative and true it is. Crayons really do talk! And they allow children to talk too- which is why art should not be put on the back burner in schools.
February 1, 2015
This was a fun book to read to and definitely one I can see myself using in my classroom to teach rhyming words or colors. I loved how the story was based around the colors talking. It has very vibrant illustrations which I really enjoy when reading children's books.
February 27, 2015
This was the first book I was ever able to read by myself. I still remember how much I loved this book growing up. Since then I have graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art, Studio Arts. A perfect and inspirational book for any budding young artist.
May 12, 2016
As a lover of coloring and crayons, I thought this story was wonderful. Great examples of the creativity and imagination of kids and the kinds of things they think about when they draw pictures, and the illustrations are adorable.
March 21, 2011
A great way to introduce colors- good for ages 2-5
April 29, 2011
I LOVE this book! It is very cute and a creative way for kids to learn their colors! The illustrations are adorable and I would definitely use this book in my classroom!
January 10, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. It would be great to teach toddlers colors, rhyming words, and emotions. i think this book address feelings as well as good adverbs.
December 12, 2012
Fun book about colors. Very colorful. Mommy says its a good toddler book.
April 30, 2013
Cute book - my kids loved it ;)
February 16, 2017
A very fun read. With fun rhythm and surprising twists and turns.
February 19, 2017
Yellow chirps, "Quick, Baby chick." ... Green yells, "Fun! Watch me run."
May 13, 2017
good rhyme scheme, fun concept of personifying the crayons. I think most kids will enjoy this.
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