The Crayon Box That Talked

The Story

'While walking through a toy store, the day before today, I overheard acrayon box with many things to say...'' Once upon a time, Shane DeRolf wrotea poem. It was a deceptively simple poem, a charming little piece thatcelebrates the creation of harmony through diversity. The folks at the AdCouncil heard it--and liked it so much that they made it the theme for their1997 National Anti-Discrimination Campaign for Children. Following on the heelsof nearly a year's worth of televised public service announcements, RandomHouse is phonored to publish the picture book, illustrated in every color inthe crayon box by dazzling newcomer Michael Letzig and conveying the sublimelysimple message that when we all work together, the results are much moreinteresting and colorful.