PETER BROWN Studio

Peter Brown is an author and illustrator of children’s books. His titles include New York Times bestsellers like The Wild Robot, The Curious Garden, Children Make Terrible Pets, and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. Peter received a Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in the picture book Creepy Carrots!

Current Happenings

First, Jasper Rabbit was completely creeped out by CARROTS! Then, he got the creeps from a pair of UNDERWEAR! Now, prepare yourselves for Jasper’s Rabbit’s next creeptastic adventure, CREEPY 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.

Peter will soon be going on CREEPY CRAYON! book tour. Check his EVENT SCHEDULE for all the details!

CREEPY CRAYON!

Written by Aaron Reynolds
Illustrated by Peter Brown

August 2022
Simon & Schuster
Hardcover
ISBN 9781534465886
Ages 4 to 8

PreOrder now from Bookshop.org!

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