Red, Michael Hall
Red, Michael Hall
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Red
A Crayon's Story

Author: Michael Hall

Narrator: Robin Miles

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2015

Synopsis

A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as ""red"" suffers an identity crisis in this picture book by the New York Times–bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and It's an Orange Aardvark! Funny, insightful, and colorful, Red: A Crayon's Story, by Michael Hall, is about being true to your inner self and following your own path despite obstacles that may come your way. Red will appeal to fans of Lois Ehlert, Eric Carle, and The Day the Crayons Quit, and makes a great gift for readers of any age!Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. But Red is miserable. He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries! Finally, a brand-new friend offers a brand-new perspective, and Red discovers what readers have known all along. He's blue! This funny, heartwarming, colorful picture book about finding the courage to be true to your inner self can be read on multiple levels, and it offers something for everyone.

About Michael Hall

Michael Hall grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and lives with his family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the creator of numerous acclaimed picture books for children, including Frankencrayon, Red: A Crayon’s Story, My Heart Is Like a Zoo, Perfect Square, and It’s an Orange Aardvark!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carmen on October 29, 2021

This book for children about being transgender, is Wait, what? I thought this was about crayons. Yes. A blue crayon with a red label. A crayon that "presents" as red but colors blue and leaves everyone confused and baffled. I mean, no matter what Red tries to do, he colors blue. That's just him. He's......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on March 29, 2015

Almost since their very conception children’s books were meant to teach and inform on the one hand, and to inform one's moral fiber on the other. Why who can forget that catchy little 1730 ditty from The Childe’s Guide that read, “The idle Fool / Is whipt at School”? It’s got a beat and you can danc......more

Goodreads review by Dave on September 17, 2023

The whole family will read all these Goodreads Children's Illustrated book nominees for 2015 and rate all of them. This is colorful, like The Day the Crayons Quit, or Eric Carle's colorful and simple stuff, with pretty simple art and a relatively simple and kinda preachy point to it all (if you are......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on August 22, 2021

Read for my daughter’s bedtime. A blue crayon was mistaken for a red one. Some fun drawings of heart, cow, frog, black sheep, etc. Read from kindle unlimited.......more

Goodreads review by Jen on June 25, 2015

I suppose this review has spoilers...if a picture book can have spoilers... On the surface it's a heartwarming story about a crayon whose label says "red" but is really blue. Dig a little deeper and it's a story about being true to yourself and learning who you are. Let's go one more level, and I don'......more

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