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Ever since his childhood in Ohio, author Drew Daywalt has been creating escapist fantasy, horror & comedy. With a BFA in creative writing from Emerson College in Boston in 1992, Drew set off to Hollywood where he wrote for Disney & Universal on Timon & Pumba, Buzz Lightyear, and Woody Woodpecker. He also wrote the Emmy nominated animated series The Wacky World of Tex Avery. 

His first trip into live action landed him studio screenwriting and directing work with such Hollywood luminaries as Lawrence Bender, Tony Scott & Jerry Bruckheimer.

In 2013, Daywalt’s debut picture book, THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT spent a year on the NYT Bestseller List at #1, and remains on the list to this day, over five years later. The sequel book, THE DAY THE CRAYONS CAME HOME also spent a year as a NYT Bestseller, and his third book, THE LEGEND OF ROCK PAPER SCISSORS is a NYT Bestseller as well. 

Daywalt has also written a Star Wars book for Lucasfilm Publishing, called BB-8 ON THE RUN. 

His books, SLEEPY THE GOODNIGHT BUDDY and THE EPIC ADVENTURES OF HUGGIE AND STICK have both been recently released to rave reviews and two national book tours.

He has received 65 awards for his children’s writing, including the covetted E.B. White Read Aloud Award and the Time Magazine Top 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time. 


Author Bibliography

  • The Day the Crayons Quit (June 27, 2013)

  • The Day the Crayons Came Home (Aug. 18, 2015)

  • The Crayons Book of Numbers (Oct. 18, 2016)

  • The Crayons Book of Colors (Oct. 18, 2016)

  • The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors (April 4, 2017) 

  • BB-8 On the Run! (Sept 1, 2017)

  • Sleepy The Goodnight Buddy (Sept 11, 2018)

  • The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick (Oct 23, 2018)

  • Monkey & Cake (#1 This Is MY Fort) Feb 26, 2019)

  • Monkey & Cake (#2 What Is Inside THIS Box?) Feb 26, 2019)

  • Forky in Craft Buddy Day (May 19, 2019)

  • Monkey & Cake (#3 - My Tooth Is Lost) Sept 17, 2019)

  • The Crayons Christmas  (Oct 15, 2019)

  • Love From the Crayons (Dec 2019)

  • The Crayons Book of Feelings (May 4, 2021)

  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Kid (Sept.17, 2021)

  • Crayons Color Collection (Aug. 2, 2022)

  • The Crayons Trick or Treat (Sept 6, 2022)

  • Green is for Christmas (Oct 18, 2022)

  • Happy Easter from the Crayons (Feb 7, 2023)

  • The Crayons Back to School (May 16, 2023)

  • Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Crayons (Jan 2, 2024)

  • The Crayons Love Our Planet (Feb 13, 2024)

  • The Wrong Book (Feb 27, 2024)

  • They Call Me “No Sam” (June 4, 2024)