"Sometimes people think you're something different than you actually are. It's hard to explain why you feel one way when everyone thinks it should be so easy for you to be what they expect.
This is the book for all of us who have ever felt that way, as well as a book to help explain to our young ones who are trying to understand others finding their way.
Every person I give it to hugs it when they finish it. Because it's perfect. Just like Red Blue."
Publisher Greenwillow Books
Publication Date 2015-02-03
Section Children's Picture Books / All Staff Suggestions / Suggestions for Kids / Katherine F.
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780062252074
A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in the new picture book by the New York Times–bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and It's an Orange Aardvark! Funny, insightful, and colorful, Red: A Crayon's Story, by Michael Hall, is about being true to your inner self and following your own path despite obstacles that may come your way. Red will appeal to fans of Lois Ehlert, Eric Carle, and The Day the Crayons Quit, and makes a great gift for readers of any age! Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. But Red is miserable. He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries! Finally, a brand-new friend offers a brand-new perspective, and Red discovers what readers have known all along. He's blue! This funny, heartwarming, colorful picture book about finding the courage to be true to your inner self can be read on multiple levels, and it offers something for everyone!
