Creepy Crayon!

Jasper Rabbit returns in this third picture-book adventure from author Aaron Reynolds and illustrator Peter Brown. Flunking math, failing spelling, our leporine hero was in trouble at school, until the day he found a crayon on the street. Purple, pointy and perfect, the crayon looked happy to see

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him, and soon Jasper was prospering in all of his studies, without having to do any work. But when things began to go too far, and the crayon insisted on interfering with his artwork, Jasper knew he had to get rid of this seemingly helpful object. Would he be able to, though...?

Much like its two predecessors, Creepy Carrots and Creepy Pair of Underwear, Creepy Crayon pairs a hilarious story with beautifully engaging artwork. Jasper continues to have bad luck with the creepy objects in his life, and I found myself chuckling more than once at his hapless attempts to rid himself of his crayon foe. I appreciated the implicit messages of the story—when something seems like too much a good thing, it probably is; it's better to do our own work, rather than allow cheating of any kind to take over our lives—and the fact that they are delivered naturally, through the story. Perfect for story-time with slightly older children, perhaps in early elementary school, who understand the idea of schoolwork and assignments, and who appreciate a story that is one part spooky and two parts humor.

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