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    Frankencrayon
    Frankencrayon
    Frankencrayon
    Audiobook9 minutes

    Frankencrayon

    Written by Michael Hall

    Narrated by Robin Miles

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Ingenuity and surprise rule in this funny and colorful companion to Red: A Crayon’s Story written and illustrated by Michael Hall, the New York Times–bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo.

    The crayons are ready to tell the thrilling tale of Frankencrayon. The costumes are made, the roles are cast, the pages are all set—but then disaster strikes. Someone has scribbled on the page! Hideous! Horrifying! The story can’t go on! Try as they might, the crayons can’t erase the scribble, and this picture book must be canceled. Until the crayons playing the title role of Frankencrayon think of a solution, that is. Michael Hall breaks borders and invites readers behind the scenes with his irresistible, clever style and bold artwork. A book about seeing beauty in unexpected places and the magic of storytelling.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 26, 2016
    ISBN9780062447234
    Frankencrayon
    Author

    Michael Hall

    Michael Hall grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and lives with his family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the creator of numerous acclaimed picture books for children, including Frankencrayon, Red: A Crayon’s Story, My Heart Is Like a Zoo, Perfect Square, and It’s an Orange Aardvark! 

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    • 3/5
      This story was a good way to tell children about how it is ok to not have the perfect drawing. I would also say that it could translate over into life. One of the last lines in the book helped solidify this, "even a messy scribble can be a lovely thing". This could help children, especially those who put high pressure on themselves, see that a "scribble" in life can actually turn out to be a good thing.
    • 3/5
      Author/artist Michael Hall delivers an entertaining meta-fictional picture-book concoction with Frankencrayon, as signs warn the reader from the beginning that the story has been cancelled. Apparently, in the midst of a 'Frankencrayon' play being enacted by crayons and directed by a pencil, a mysterious scribble appears, and cannot be undone. Eventually the players (AKA crayons) decamp, although the director forgets to alert those playing the eponymous monster. All of this is explained to the reader, who has 'mistakenly' opened the book, although the mysterious source of the scribble itself is left to the final page...I enjoyed Frankencrayon quite a bit, being reminded by turn of such meta-fictional picture-books as Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt and Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask To Be in This Book!) by Julie Falatko, as well as other crayon stories, such as Oliver Jeffers' The Day the Crayons Quit. The theme of crayon characters seems quite popular right now - Hall himself has an earlier book entitled Red: A Crayon's Story - as does the idea of book characters running the show (or not, as the case may be) themselves. This example of the meta-fictional crayon story is entertaining, with bright, colorful illustrations and an engaging and humorous tale. Recommended to any child who has read and enjoyed any of the titles mentioned above, as well as to any Michael Hall fans.
    • 4/5
      Cute. Great for a color-themed story time.
    • 5/5
      This was just too cute. I loved it. The concept of using crayons and the artistry were just adorable.
    • 5/5
      a story about a book, and what is inside