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I have TONS of things to read, so of course I went browsing through Libby‘s art section for some reason 🤷🏻‍♀️ and found this children‘s biography on the man who invented crayons! It never even occurred to me to wonder who did that or why even though they‘re something that had a fundamental impact on most of our lives. Also, fittingly, stellar art!

They came home covered in color

Crayola Crayons are very relevant to elementary students. This is a fun biography to share that shows where crayons came from!

This biography is about the inventor of Crayola Crayons. Edwin Binney wanted to change the way that children could write and color. At first he only made grey, white and black, but eventually he found the secret to creating his colored crayons. This is a good story about having and idea and sticking with it, even when it may be hard and you don‘t succeed right away.

The Crayon Man was written by Natascha Biebow. This book shares the story of the invention of crayola crayons. A man named Edwin Binney created them! I feel that students would love to hear this interesting story about how crayons were made.

Funny and bighearted, Edwin kept on listening and creating all his life; but of all his inventions, he loved the Crayola crayons most of all.

I did not know that the word Crayola came from the French words craie and oleaginous.

Such an interesting read about the inventor of Crayola Crayons, Edwin Binney. The story discusses how he got on the path to invent the first 8-pack of colored crayons and how the name Crayola was invented. Of course it also discusses how his wife had his back and inspired him throughout.

This is a terrific #nonfictionpicturebook #biography of the inventor of the Crayola, #EdwinBinney. It includes a photo spread explaining the modern method of producing Crayolas, as well as a short note with more biographical info, and a selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources. It‘s beautifully illustrated by #StevenSalerno and written by #NataschaBiebow.

“Edwin listened, and Edwin invented.”

This is #EdwinBinney, inventor of Crayolas, as illustrated by #StevenSalerno

Aren‘t these #endpapers pretty? Illustration by #StevenSalerno

Great children‘s book about the origins of the crayon! The last part tells how crayons are made today.

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This was a wonderful read. There is a history lesson and a great story. How did Crayola crayons come to be. How did they choose the colors. How did they get them to sell. It‘s a marvel to hear about a man who chose to search for a way to bring color to kids worlds.
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This is another great Bio, “The Crayon Man, The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons” written by Natasha Biebow and illustrated by Steven Salerno. For ages 6-9 it could be perfect to be used in the classroom as a RA and paired with other books like “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt. It can be used to talk about art, history, inventions, colors and more.
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I think this non-fiction book is great. It uses both the past and present get its information about crayons across. It explains how they were thought of and how they are made. I think it represents the genre well because shares its sources and a biography about the creator of crayons in the back of the book.

“Color made him really, really happy.“

I would use this in my classroom because it tells the story about how the “crayon man“ came up with the idea of crayons and how they are made today. I think it would be interesting to the children because this is something they may use everyday and after reading this book they would know where they actually came from.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This was an excellent picture book, with outstanding illustrations!
#TIL During the Great Depression, Crayola Factory workers kept their jobs and local farmers got to work labeling and packaging crayons.
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#LetsTravelJuly Day 3: Fats‘ review: “Binney was an inventor who partnered with his cousin to run a company that sold carbon black, a pigment that had many uses: eg printing ink. But Edwin was a man who saw colors everywhere. Edwin decided to invent better—and cheaper—crayons for children. He experimented with colors and was able to produce different #shade(s).” Her full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-kq9

A friend of mine recently toured the Crayola factory with her young son, and it reminded me of the Mister Rogers episode where he visits the same place — it was my favorite! Even though I don‘t have any little kids, I had to have this book. It is lovely, vibrant, and a great story. Meanwhile, after our bookstore visit, this is the scene at our dinner out together... Note the prom people at a nearby table. I think we are having more fun!