Describes, in text and step-by-step photographs, the manufacture of a crayon from wax to finished product.

"When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--

Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.

Zigzags, stripes, polka dots, and spirals-- patterns are all around us! Be inspired by colorful patterns wherever you go, with a splash of Crayola color. What patterns are in your world? What can you create with patterns? Simple illustrations encourage readers to create art inspired by the patterns all around them.

Crunchy white snow, green pine needles, bright holiday lights -colors are everywhere in winter! Explore color in the world around you. What colors make ou think of winter?

Follow the step-by-step processes that transform plain wax into vibrant crayons!

Fresh green grass, bright blue sky, yummy treats colors are everywhere in summer! Explore color in the world around you. What colors make you think of summer? What can you create with the colors of summer? Dynamic text and vibrant photos demonstrate real world colors to young readers and encourage them to create their own art with summer-inspired colors.

"While doing spring cleaning in her room, Jesse comes across a crayon on her window sill that is curiously bent over. She recalls that the crayon was there all winter and not bent at all. Jesse begins to wonder what caused the crayon to bend. Using science skills, Jesse discovers how the Sun is closest to Earth in summer and that's why the crayon melted"--

Publisher Annotation: The crayons are getting ready to go back to school, and each crayon has a subject they're looking forward to the most. They're also ready to meet new friends. . . and let loose during their very favorite time of day: art class. A humorous, small hardcover back-to-school story from everyone's favorite school supplies.

"When Violet gets a super big box of crayons she can't bring herself to use them because they are so perfect"--