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The Life of a Crayon: A Colorful Story of Never-Ending Beginnings Hardcover – Picture Book, February 28, 2023

by Christopher Willard (Author), Tara Wosiski (Author), Holly Clifton-Brown (Illustrator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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When Green arrives in a crayon box as a present to a little girl, he has no idea of the impact he will have on her life in small but profound and meaningful ways.

The Life of a Crayon is a colorful story (ages 4-8) about a girl and her crayon who grow up together and draw the world around them. When a little girl receives a box of crayons for her birthday, Green becomes her favorite.

Over the years, as the girl creates art and projects and greeting cards, Green learns new skills and important lessons alongside her. Perhaps most importantly, Green fills her—and others’—worlds with color and the emotions it evokes, and in doing so leaves a legacy that is vast and meaningful.

The story can just be an engaging and thought-provoking adventure on its own, or it can help kids and families cope with change, the challenges of growing up, and even loss as this book touches on themes like life cycles, impermanence, and connection.
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    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Dimensions
    8.81 x 0.39 x 10.77 inches
  6. Publisher
    Bala Kids
  7. Publication date
    February 28, 2023
  8. ISBN-10
    1611809770
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1611809770
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Explore a colorful world of creation as a young girl starts a lifelong journey with her favorite green crayon.

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This story thoughtfully touches on themes of change, impermanence, connection, and growing up.

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DR. CHRISTOPHER WILLARD is an author and educator who teaches at Harvard Medical School and serves on the board of the Mindfulness in Education Network and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. An established speaker in both meditation and psychotherapy communities, he regularly leads workshops and presents at conferences around the world.

TARA WOSISKI is an artist, author and art educator. She teaches mindfulness to children and adults and creates large scale community artworks designed to produce experiences of awe. She received her MAT degree through the University of The Arts in Philadelphia, PA and was trained to teach mindfulness through the Center for Resilience in Providence, RI. She is deeply connected to nature and has a life-long passion for learning about the brain. Tara is always working on many types of creative endeavors.

HOLLY CLIFTON-BROWN is a freelance illustrator living in London. Her work combines traditional painting with contemporary techniques to create a unique and imagination visual language. Her website is www.hollycliftonbrown.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bala Kids (February 28, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1611809770
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1611809770
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.81 x 0.39 x 10.77 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Tara Wosiski is an artist, author and art educator. She teaches mindfulness to children and adults, and creates large scale community artworks designed to produce experiences of awe. She received her MAT degree through the University of The Arts in Philadelphia, PA and was trained to teach mindfulness through the Center for Resilience in Providence, RI. She is deeply connected to nature and has a life-long passion for learning about the brain. Tara is always working on many types of creative endeavors.

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    Dr. Christopher Willard is an author, psychologist, consultant and father in Cambridge MA. He has presented at two TEDx conferences and visited over thirty countries to lead workshops. He is the author twenty books, including Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) Alphabreaths and more in over fifteen languages. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

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Jamie Schmidt
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a beautiful story
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2023
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Don't mind me while I cut onions over here... my goodness the amount of emotions this little green crayon brought out in me feels so irrational haha.

This follows the story of a green crayon. When the crayon is new it's big and long, but over the years as it gets smaller the green crayon gets smaller and smaller to just a nub. While the girl continues to grow up. It's ok though as crayon hasn't reached it's end. It has made its mark in this world and is remembered by the pictures that were created.

This was such a sweet story and I loved it. I think my kids would also love it. What killed me though was the picture of the grandma at the end with the crayon. I'm not sure if the author was going for this but I saw it as how the grandma also made her mark on the world with her family.

Thank you to NetGalley and Shambhala Publishing for this advanced reader copy. My review is voluntarily my own.
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Panda Incognito
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Story
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2023
This picture book has soft, colorful illustrations. They seem childlike in nature, and are complemented by the many crayon drawings that appear throughout the story, as the girl uses her set of crayons and they get increasingly worn down. The story comes from the perspective of the green crayon.

The book ends with the girl growing up. When she has a child, she rediscovers her old crayons, and she comes up with a creative solution to use the ones that are too worn down to color with. It's a creative story with nice themes about creativity, change, and growing up, but the compressed timeline seemed a little too abrupt.
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KJR
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely little story that children can understand
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2023
Many children’s stores that want to “teach a lesson” are too complex. They aren’t relevant to the world a kid lives in. This sweet little story is very relatable to most young kids, as long as they’ve ever had a box of crayons! A story about impermanence and meaning, it very quietly says, “It’s all OK … even when it doesn’t seem like it.”
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Gabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids in transition!
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2023
This book presents a wonderful opportunity for kids to reflect on difficult transitions, such as going to kindergarten. Well written with great illustrations. Really helps facilitate important conversation. I loved it!
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