Goodnight, Crayons

Crayons

by Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (illustrator)

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to say good night . . . or are they?

The Crayons are getting ready to go to bed, but each crayon has something special they need to fall asleep. Blue Crayon needs a drink of water, Orange Crayon needs a blankie, Red Crayon needs a story or two or three . . . What do you need to fall asleep? A humorous, small hardcover good night story from everyone's favorite school supplies.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published November 4, 2025

About the author

Ever since his childhood in one of Ohio’s most haunted houses, writer director Drew Daywalt has been writing escapist fantasy and building worlds of his own. With a degree in Creative Writing, and a concentration in Children’s Literature from Emerson College in Boston, Daywalt set off to Hollywood where he spent years writing for Disney and Universal on such beloved shows as Timon & Pumba, Buzz Lightyear, and Woody Woodpecker, and where his animated series The Wacky World of Tex Avery garnered an Emmy nomination.

His first trip into live action landed him studio screenwriting and feature film directing work with such Hollywood luminaries as Quentin Tarrantino, Lawrence Bender, Tony Scott, Brett Ratner and Jerry Bruckheimer.

With an eye toward picture book writing, Daywalt’s first book THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller’s List in June 2013, and has since become a Number One Best Seller.

Reviews

[Ailish O’Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun goodnight story and it helps with learning colours! Shoutout to the red crayon who can’t go to sleep until she reads a million books 🖍️ 📕

[Bee · Rating 5 out of 5]

These crayons procrastinate going to bed with such humour compared to when a toddler is refusing to go to bed. Shout out to black who needs their pet kitty (ridiculously huge compaired to the crayon) and honourable mention to Red showing up 3 separate times with more books to be read. This might be the new book I start buying for people with 0-2 year olds!

[Ariel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Drew Daywalt returns to the world of crayons in this new picture book featuring the crayons and their nighttime habits. Each crayon enjoys their own bedtime ritual, whether (multiple) stories, a treat, or checking under the bed for monsters.

It's a fun and fast read with large pictures, bright colors, and crayon style art that matches the atmosphere of the book. It uses different fonts between the text and narration. A good bedtime story for kids but also an opportunity to teach about social emotional learning (SEL) by talking about how people are individual and have different needs and preferences - whether for bedtime or in general.

Thank you to Penguin Random House for the e-arc

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack and Dad borrowed this book from the library. Dad picked it because it looked cute. We still have not read the original book in this series, so it's clear that we were missing some context and there were some inside jokes that didn't really land. But Jack liked all the different colors of crayons. He especially thought "peach" was funny in its bear pajamas. He pointed to the part where peach's next stuck out and said, "He's nakey!"

[Nicole Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book for my honest opinion.

The Crayons are back and it is time to go to sleep! This might be my favorite of the new Crayons books as it is very relatable to parents and kids alike in the struggles of going to sleep and just want you need to be able to do so. I love each of the Crayon’s wants for sleep and the fact that they do go to sleep in the end.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

The crayons explain what each one needs to go to sleep.

It's bedtime, and each crayon has a different element to its bedtime routine.

This picture book affords young readers the opportunity to reflect on their own experience and the experience of others. It is a good bedtime routine book for caregivers to share.

The illustrations were done in gouache, ink, colored pencil, and crayon.

[CONSTANCE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Continuing on in the series featuring our favorite crayons, this book describes what every crayon needs to go to sleep. It might be favorite pajamas or having a story read or a snack. As wonderful as all the others.

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

okay

[Jaymie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars - darling! Some fun winks for grown up readers (and savvy youngsters).

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about all the things the crayons do before going to sleep. I felt it was a bit short.

[Shanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cute entry into the Crayons universe.

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[Laura Hook · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was cute & had the crayons doing typical things kids would do before going to bed.

[Jayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Crayon series! The illustration on the last page should have been of them all sleeping in their beds, not awake, so it would be more of a going to sleep book.

[Alyssa Gudenburr · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too small and hard to read.

[Cara Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet, brief story with familiar characters from the longer Crayon books.

[Clarissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drew Daywalt is a genius. His crayons are delightful, and the book is a joy to read. Adults who want the bedtime read to be entertaining for themselves as well as their child should pick up this quick little read right away!