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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2013
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Crayons

1 - The Day the Crayons Quit (Jul-2013)
2 - The Day the Crayons Came Home (Aug-2015)
2.5 - The Crayons' Book of Colors (Oct-2016)
2.6 - The Crayons' Book of Numbers (Oct-2016)
3 - The Crayons' Christmas (Oct-2019)
4 - Love from the Crayons (Dec-2019)

Monkey and Cake

1 - What Is Inside THIS Box? (Mar-2019)
2 - This Is MY Fort! (Mar-2019)
3 - My Tooth Is LOST! (Sep-2019)

Multi-Author Series List

Disney's Toy Story

Forky in Craft Buddy Day (May-2019)

Star Wars

BB-8 on the Run (Sep-2017)

Book List in Order: 24 titles



  • Crayons have feelings, too, in this funny back-to-school story illustrated by the creator of Stuck and This Moose Belongs to Me -- now a #1 New York Times bestseller! Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds ...



  • I'm not sure what it is about this kid Duncan, but his crayons sure are a colorful bunch of characters! Having soothed the hurt feelings of one group who threatened to quit, Duncan now faces a whole new group of crayons asking to be rescued. From Mar...



  • The crayons are back and brighter than ever in this board book of colors from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best Sellers, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home. It's Duncan's birthday, and all the crayons want to make ...



  • Counting is as easy as 1... 2... purple?... in this charming book of numbers from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best Sellers, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home. Poor Duncan can't catch a break! First, his crayons g...



  • A laugh-out-loud hilarious picture book about the epic tale of the classic game Rock, Paper, Scissors. I hope you're wearing your battle pants! You've played the game. Now read the legend of the three great warriors who started it all ... ...



  • Follow-along with your favorite Star Wars characters, both new and old, in this jacketed hardcover picture book with charming stylized illustrations....



  • It is impossible not to crack up while reading this all-dialogue bedtime story by Drew Daywalt, the New York Times #1 best-selling author of THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT. Scott Campbell's expressive illustrations bring home the hilarity. Roderick hate...



  • From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, comes a hilarious buddy-comedy picture book starring a grouchy stuffed bunny and a happy-go-lucky stick. When super cheerful Stick and grumpy stuffed bunny Hu...



  • Meet Monkey and Cake. Cake has lots of questions. Monkey has lots of answers. They are silly. They are curious. Sometimes they fight. But Monkey and Cake are always best friends. When Cake decides to build an exclusive fort, Monkey feels lef...






  • Meet Monkey and Cake. Cake has lots of questions. Monkey has lots of answers. They are silly. They are curious. Sometimes they fight. But Monkey and Cake are always best friends. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day th...



  • Featuring stylized illustrations from a Pixar artist and a hilarious story by Drew Daywalt, this picture book will welcome fans into the world of Toy Story 4 through the perspective of a brand-new breakout character....



  • From the bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit comes another hilarious friendship story from Monkey & Cake. This time Monkey lost a tooth... will Cake be able to help Monkey find it? Meet Monkey and Cake. They are silly and they are curi...



  • A brand-new Crayons book from the #1 New York Times best-selling duo Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, just in time for the holidays. This special book has letters, games, ornaments, a poster, and even a pop-up Christmas tree! 'Tis the season f...



  • Celebrate love with the New York Times Best-Selling Crayons! This charming title featuring everyone's favorite coloring crew is the perfect gift for that special someone any day of the year.Love is yellow and orange. Because love is sunny and warm. L...



  • The crayons are back in this board book all about feelings from the creators of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home!Everyone knows the crayons love to color, but did you know that crayons have feel...



  • A hilarious story of wishes and friendship by Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, and Molly Idle, the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Flora and the Flamingo.Everyone knows that kids wish upon sta...









  • The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to go back to school!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 r...



  • The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to celebrate our planet!The Crayons love our planet and are proud of their contributions. White ice caps, Green trees, Blue oceans and skies, Brown soil.....



  • What if the narrator of the book you're reading is just...WRONG?! This hilarious book from the author of The Day the Crayons Quit will have you correcting what you're reading -- and laughing!Do bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo? Do firefighters sho...



  • From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit, and illustrator Mike Lowery comes a heavily illustrated, paper-over-board middle grade novel about Sam, a noble pug who will go to any lengths to protect his fam...



  • A laugh-out-loud funny picture book about a dog who doesn't know how many pairs of pants to wear (or where to wear them!) by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit.One pair of pants? Two pairs? Three? How many pants shou...


Award-Winning Books by Drew Daywalt

The Day the Crayons Came Home
2015 Goodreads Choice Award -- Picture Books
The Day the Crayons Quit
2013 Goodreads Choice Award -- Picture Books
2014 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Picture Book
2014 E.B. White Read Aloud Award -- Picture Book
2015 Bluebonnet Award -- Children's
2015 Buckeye Children's Book Award -- Grades K-2
2015 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
2015 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
2015 Golden Archer Award -- Primary
2015 Grand Canyon Reader Award -- Picture
2015 Keystone to Reading Book Award -- Primary
2015 Ladybug Picture Book Award -- Children's Picture
2015 Monarch Award -- Grades K-3
2015 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Picture Book
2015 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
2015 Nutmeg Book Award -- Elementary
2015 Red Clover Award -- Picture Book
2015 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award -- Picture Book
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
2019 Beehive Award -- Picture Books
2020 California Young Reader Medal -- Primary


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Drew Daywalt has published 24 books.

The next book by Drew Daywalt, Little Freddie Two Pants, will be published in March 2025.

The first book by Drew Daywalt, The Day the Crayons Quit, was published in July 2013.

Yes. Drew Daywalt has 2 series.