When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

One day, Duncan is happily coloring with his crayons when a stack of postcards arrives in the mail from his former crayons, each of which has run away or been left behind, and all of which want to come home.

Simple text and illustrations tell the story of a boy who is followed home by such animals as a brown horse, a red cow, a green duck, and a pink pig.

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles

Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.

Introduces various colors by presenting a colorful scene on a rock in the deep blue sea.

Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.

Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.

A young girl and her grandfather learn about color as they explore their world.