Carte castigatoarea E.B. White Read Aloud Award si Red House Children's Book Award
Micul Duncan ar vrea sa coloreze, dar tot ce gaseste in cutia de creioane e un teanc de scrisori. „Am plecat!“ zice fiecare scrisoare si creioanele se plang ba ca baietelul le foloseste prea mult, ba ca nu le baga deloc in seama. Creionul Albastru e frant de oboseala, Creionul Roz se plictiseste nefolosit, in timp ce Galbenul si Portocaliul mai sa se ia la cearta incercand sa dezlege misterul adevaratei culori a soarelui. Oare ce va face Duncan sa-si impace creioanele suparate?
Premii: Vermont's Picture Book Awards: Red Clover (2015), Texas Bluebonnet Award (2015), Zilveren Griffel (2015), South Carolina Book Award for Picture Book (2016), Flicker Tale Children's Book Award for Picture Books (2015) Keystone to Reading Book Award for Primary (2015), California Young Readers Medal for Primary (2016), Wanda Gág Read Aloud Book Award (2014), Monarch Award (2015), Goodreads Choice Award for Picture Books (2013), The Magnolia Award for K-2 (2015), CBI Book of the Year for Children's Choice (2014), Hea Lasteraamat (2015).