Creepy Crayon!
The crayon’s tempting academic help gradually becomes coercion, giving the fantasy a clear autonomy problem.
Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds is estimated to take about 8.5 minutes to read aloud (770 words, 2 sentences a spread). Best for ages 5-8.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 8.5 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Words
- 770Approximate
- Sentences per spread
- 2Text density
- Re-read tolerance
- 4/5repeat friendly
- Vocabulary level
- 3/5a few new words
- Best for
- Ages 5-8Age range
Our review
A purple crayon mysteriously gives Jasper correct answers and effortless success, then begins taking over choices and drawing a future he did not author. Destroying it costs him the shortcut but restores his ability to struggle and decide.
This suits a child ready to discuss why easy success can become control. Creepy Pair of Underwear turns a feared object into something Jasper keeps on his terms; Creepy Crayon requires rejecting an object because its help has displaced agency.
Before you buy it
The object stalks and controls Jasper, and school-performance anxiety underlies the scares.
Themes
- Halloween
- school
- temptation
- rabbits
- secular
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