Drew Daywalt Books in Order
Drew Daywalt has written 37 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is The Day the Crayons Quit (2013) and the newest is Good Morning, Crayons (2026). One more title is announced: Happy Birthday from the Crayons (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 37 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2013–2026
- Pages on record
- 568 in 13 of 38 books
Drew Daywalt, born January 5, 1970, is an American author and filmmaker. The Day the Crayons Quit (2013) and its sequel The Day the Crayons Came Home (2015), picture books illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, are Daywalt's best-known work. Daywalt has also written scripts for American television and Hollywood studios and made short horror films for the internet. The catalogue lists 38 books from 2013 to 2026, with Happy Birthday from the Crayons due in 2027; series are Crayons, Monkey & Cake and No Sam!.
How many Drew Daywalt books are there?
Drew Daywalt has 37 published books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series. One more, Happy Birthday from the Crayons (2027), is announced.
Drew Daywalt Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Drew Daywalt books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12013401/4
- 22015481/4
- 32016–1/4
- 42016–1/4
- 5The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors2017 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42017481/4
- 62017–2/4
- 7Sleepy, the Goodnight Buddy2018 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42018401/4
- 8The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 92018–1/4
- 102019561/4
- 112019561/4
- 122019561/4
- 13Toy Story 4: Forky in Craft Buddy Day2019 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42019401/4
- 142019521/4
- 152019–1/4
- 16Twinkle Twinkle Little Kid2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42021401/4
- 172021201/4
- 182022–1/4
- 192022321/4
- 202023–1/4
- 212023–1/4
- 22The Wrong Book2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 232024–1/4
- 242024–1/4
- 252024–1/4
- 262024–1/4
- 272025–1/4
- 28Little Freddie Two Pants2025 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42025401/4
- 292025–1/4
- 302025–1/4
- 312025–1/4
- 322025–1/4
- 332026–1/4
- 34Forty the Fortune Teller2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
- 352026–1/4
- 362026–1/4
- 372026–1/4
- 382027–1/4
Drew Daywalt books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Crayons in order
23 books- 1. The Day the Crayons Quit
- 2. The Day the Crayons Came Home
- 3. The Crayons' Book of Colors
- 4. The Crayons' Book of Numbers
- 5. The Crayons: A Set of Books and Finger Puppets
- 6. The Crayons' Christmas
- 7. Love from the Crayons
- 8. The Crayons' Book of Feelings
- 9. The Crayons Trick or Treat
- 10. Green Is for Christmas
- 11. Happy Easter from the Crayons
- 12. The Crayons Go Back to School
- and 11 more in the table above
Monkey & Cake in order
3 booksNo Sam! in order
3 booksStar Wars Disney in order
1 book- 10. BB-8 On The Run
Standalone books
8 books8 Drew Daywalt titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Drew Daywalt books in order?
You only need to read Drew Daywalt books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Drew Daywalt
Start with The Day the Crayons Quit (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Drew Daywalt book?
Good Morning, Crayons (2026) is the newest Drew Daywalt book released so far.
Is there a new Drew Daywalt book coming?
Yes. Happy Birthday from the Crayons (2027) is the next Drew Daywalt book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Drew Daywalt at a glance
- Still publishing
- Drew Daywalt is still publishing. Happy Birthday from the Crayons is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Drew Daywalt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 568 pages across the 13 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Drew Daywalt books, 22 of 38, were published in the 2020s.
What the Drew Daywalt books are about
20 of the 38 Drew Daywalt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 13 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 13 of 20 books
- Juvenile 8 of 20 books
- Series:The_Crayons 7 of 20 books
- Color 4 of 20 books
- Crayons 4 of 20 books
- Toy and movable books 3 of 20 books
- Board books 2 of 20 books
- Friendship 2 of 20 books
- Humor 2 of 20 books
- Juvenile literature 2 of 20 books