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Creepy Crayon! (Creepy Tales!)
From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carrots! and Creepy Pair of Underwear! comes the third in this hilariously spooky series about a young rabbit and his peculiar encounters-featuring a sinister crayon!
Jasper Rabbit has a problem: he is NOT doing well in school. His spelling tests? Disasters. His math quizzes? Frightening to behold. But one day, he finds a crayon lying in the gutter. Purple. Pointy. Perfect. Somehow…it looked happy to see him. And it wants to help.
At first, Jasper is excited. Everything is going great. His spelling is fantastic. His math is stupendous. And best of all, he doesn't have to do ANY work! But then the crayon starts acting weird. It's everywhere, and it wants to do everything. And Jasper must find a way to get rid of it before it takes over his life. The only problem? The creepy crayon will not leave.
Jasper Rabbit has a problem: he is NOT doing well in school. His spelling tests? Disasters. His math quizzes? Frightening to behold. But one day, he finds a crayon lying in the gutter. Purple. Pointy. Perfect. Somehow…it looked happy to see him. And it wants to help.
At first, Jasper is excited. Everything is going great. His spelling is fantastic. His math is stupendous. And best of all, he doesn't have to do ANY work! But then the crayon starts acting weird. It's everywhere, and it wants to do everything. And Jasper must find a way to get rid of it before it takes over his life. The only problem? The creepy crayon will not leave.
Editorial Reviews
Harold and the Purple Crayon meets Faust, and the imaginative, humorously written result is so ridiculous that it's hard to stay really scared. -- Horn Book ― 9/1/22
Reynolds' text might as well be a Rod Serling monologue for its perfectly paced foreboding and unsettling tension, both gentled by lightly ominous humor. Brown goes all in to match with a grayscale palette for everything but the purple crayon-a callback to black-and-white sci-fi thrillers as much as a visual cue for nascent horror readers. Chilling in the best ways. -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW ― 6/15/22
Even readers who wouldn't mind a smart crayon of their own should see the value in that. -- Booklist ― 07/01/2022
Reynolds' text might as well be a Rod Serling monologue for its perfectly paced foreboding and unsettling tension, both gentled by lightly ominous humor. Brown goes all in to match with a grayscale palette for everything but the purple crayon-a callback to black-and-white sci-fi thrillers as much as a visual cue for nascent horror readers. Chilling in the best ways. -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW ― 6/15/22
Even readers who wouldn't mind a smart crayon of their own should see the value in that. -- Booklist ― 07/01/2022
Readers Top Reviews
MerryGW UserAlicia
We waited so long for this book to come out, and were not disappointed. We laughed so hard when we saw previous creepy friends in it. Great dedication! I love those guys, too.
Leaf k
We loved creepy carrots and creepy underwear and preordered this months ago. It was a pleasant surprise when we received it but it turned out to be a disappointing read. The story seems disjointed and doesn’t flow well and the theme seemed better geared towards an older crowd. My younger one still loved seeing jasper though and I enjoyed the illustrations.
Mom2two
My two boys love Jasper Rabbit's creepy adventures - I love that this one taught a lesson about integrity without being super on the nose. The story is great, and the quality is as excellent as ever.
Sultrydragonfly
My granddaughter loves Creepy a pair of Underwear so I hoped she would enjoy this one, too. She definitely did. We both couldn’t wait to find out what happens at the end. Reading this with my granddaughter and making wonderful memories. I love the Creepy series!
Timothy Callahan
The moment I knew I received this book, I immediately opened it and read it to my daughter (6). We both enjoyed it very much. The writing was very well thought of, it got me and my daughter entertained page after page. Definitely recommend!
