“Will you make a blue ocean for my boat?” Berry asks quietly, and that’s all it takes to change Red’s life. A Greek chorus of grown-up crayons lined up across a black spread makes patronizing comments: “He’s got to press harder.” “Really apply himself!” Only when Red is at his wit’s end does he meet Berry, a crayon who actually sees him. Really!” But a page turn reveals two rows of strawberries, one scarlet and the other. Hall ( It’s an Orange Aardvark!) has a fine ear for dialogue, and the overly cheerful encouragement Red endures will sound familiar to any child who’s struggled to perform: “I’ll draw a red strawberry, then you draw a red strawberry,” coaches the scarlet crayon.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, he’s a poor performer in school, where his drawings are expected to be red. 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.Red is a crayon, and children will see his problem right away: his label reads “red,” but he’s 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.
Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. 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! 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.
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