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Frankencrayon is a monster hero in Hall’s (Red: A Crayon’s Story) latest picture book, but he’s hardly shown at all in the story.
Pencil (the narrator) sends him to wait on page 22. While anticipation builds for his re-appearance, the other crayons get into character for the play that is about to begin. But the performance stops when a long scribble appears above them.
This book does show children how to turn their art mistakes into something they will like (the scribble is changed into an animal), and the scribbler’s identity is revealed on the last page. If I were reading this book, I would make the book interactive and more engaging by giving children matching crayon colors so they can make similar marks on a piece of paper as the story is being read. With so many characters talking, I think this activity would make the story easier to understand, especially with a younger crowd.
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