The Crayon Stub By Marcus Cutler – YA Books Central
About This Book:
A hilarious picture book about an artistic kitty’s search for inspiration—and the mischievous younger sibling who keeps getting in the way.
Big Cat has a fresh new piece of paper, a box of big, beautiful crayons, and a dream: to create something TOTALLY SPECTACULAR and become WORLD FAMOUS! The only problem? All the crayons have gone missing except for one tiny red stub. What a disaster! And even if Big Cat could make something with the stub, what could possibly be spectacular enough to be worth drawing?
Making matters worse, Big Cat has a younger sibling who keeps getting in the way. Little Cat seems less interested in making SPECTACULAR ART and more excited about . . . food, mostly. What’s a feline in search of inspiration to do?
*Review Contributed By Karen Yingling, Staff Reviewer*
What can you draw with only one crayon?
Good Points
The digitally created drawings are reminiscent of Carle’s tissue paper collage style, but there are some crayoned creations as well. The shapes are bold and simple, and the expressions on the cats’ faces are amusing. The hand lettered style font is clear and crisp, and there’s just enough text on each page to make this a quick read aloud.
This would make a great gift for an older sibling along with books about drawing and the creative process like Art’s Supplies by Tougas or I Am An Artist by Altés. Of course, a fresh new box of crayons never hurts, or an activity like Smit’s The Kids’ Book of Craft Love, which is meant to be cut up. That would be a book that Big Cat would definitely want to keep away from Little Cat!