Gorgeous illustrations, colourful even. Loved everything about it except the "God comments".

I do believe in God but mention of "God" isn't something I was comfortable with. It was just off putting. To be more clear, I have a 1.5 years old and although we sometimes say prayers, we do not use God in our daily routine and I would like my kid to decide if she wants to believe in God or not so these few mentions just made me go oh no. Otherwise the book was almost perfect.

Also, I definitely do not like phrases like "everything has a purpose or God sees everything" , the blurb also mentions something along the lines that God loves us all the same and he changes our mistakes into something new which annoyed me.

Thank you Netgalley and Thomas Nelson children's publisher for ARC.

such a great children's book with wonderful message. i enjoyed reading this with my kids and loved being able to discuss some of our emotions and feelings.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. From the artwork to the positive messages, the book invokes calm and cheerful sentiments. The SEL focus leans mostly to self-help by thinking positive thoughts and drawing happy pictures. The references to prayer and God are subtly present which make this book acceptable for inclusion in a public library or public school library collection.

I was very excited to read this book on NetGalley since my kids never like using broken crayons. This book does a great job giving kids practical tips to help their anxiety and worry. At preschool and at home, my kids have been taught to 'smell the flowers, blow out the candles' technique so it was great to see the crayons have Avery do the same thing. This is a wonderful Christian book on prayer, dealing with lots of feelings, and being a good friend. This would be a perfect book to have at in the church preschool/kids room to read.

Broken Crayons Still Color is a cute kids book about anxiety and emotions. The book is from a Christian perspective and has great illustrations to help tell the story that you don’t have to be perfect to be useful. The story also incorporates hands on ideas to help kids work through their anxiety. I read this with my 7 year old daughter who also struggles with anxiety and she loved the book and will be one we come back to again and again to reinforce the ideas presented here.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

This is a great mental health/feelings book for little ones! Loved the colors and how they were helping the little girl through her emotions. Definitely recommend!

I am absolutely in love with this adventure. What a powerful and moving story. We follow Avery as her world is changing and seems to be falling apart. When trying to color with her favorite crayons and they keep breaking. Suddenly she realizes they are talking to her. Her crayons help her to learn that she can handle these big emotions that she is facing and all the changes that she has to deal with too. They show her it's okay to be upset and to not understand. Avery learns to find new ways to deal with emotions with creativity and understanding. One of my favorite lines is when a crayon is telling Avery that “we don’t have to be perfect to be useful.” I love how the story also teaches how God is there for us, even in the messes. As her mom tells her, she learned “that God can turn our messes into masterpieces”, how truly wonderful to share with our little ones. This story shows our little ones how God still loves the mess. It helps us to learn to connect colors with emotions with wonderful explanations and examples.
I received this as ARC and shared it with my 4 year old. He adores this story and we will be adding it to our own library. It is a true treasure. He pointed out that he gets messy and is happy that God says its okay. I will definitely be sharing this story with family and friends. It makes a wonderful gift for young children to share with their families. It is a great story to discuss as a family. I hope you enjoy this little adventure.

This gorgeous cover alone reeled me in. Add in one of my very favorite quotes as the title and I’m already in love with this book! With the help of some new friends, Avery discovers that she (each of us) doesn’t have to be perfect to be useful and that no mess is ever too big for God. These little crayon friends are FULL of amazing life advice for littles!! Broken Crayons Still Color was a homerun for me – great lessons, gorgeous illustrations, Biblical truth, and I admit – I fell in love with the little talking crayons!!! A digital copy of this beautiful book was provided to me by NetGalley and Toni Collier and Whitney Bak, illustrated by Natalie Vasilica in exchange for an honest review.

A cute short story with a positive message that sometimes we may feel messy and broken, but we are still seen as masterpieces. I didn't realize that this book had God in it, but it wasn't shoved in your face. I think most children will enjoy this book. I have a feeling a lot of parents will enjoy reading this book to their children. I will recommend my library purchase this book for circulation.

This was a fun, sweet little book that my youngest kids and I enjoyed together. I loved how the crayons had names! The illustrations were beautiful and truly complimented the entire theme of the book.
It’s out now, so go grab your copy!
Thank you NetGalley and Tommy Nelson for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Like so many other kids preparing for the first day of school, Avery is feeling anxious and a little overwhelmed by her emotions. When she breaks her crayons in a passionate flurry of scribbling, she learns that her crayons have feeing, too, and give excellent advice on how to manage her emotions and find joy and gratitude in difficult situations. With practice Avery learns coping skills for managing her anxiety and begins to trust that her family, friends, and God will love her despite her mistakes.

Broken Crayons Still Color not only helps kids understand how to manage their emotions, but it does so in a beautiful and creative way. Because Avery’s emotions are all over the place, the crayons are able to remind her that it’s ok when life gets a little messy. They also help her understand that there is light in the darkness, and beauty in the mess. With the help of her crayon friends, she is able to manage her emotions, and even choose her own. This book validates the feelings and emotions that children face and gives them guidance in managing them. A highly recommended book!

We absolutely loved this children's book about broken crayons. There are so many good messages in this book for young children to learn and practice! The message is sweet and positive, and the illustrations are vibrant and beautiful.

Broken Crayons Still Color by Toni Collier; Whitney Bak is a wonderfully told story with such a powerful message!
My daughters really enjoyed reading this new upcoming title. The illustrations are beautiful and vivid. The colourful, detailed illustrations are gorgeous truth be told.
But the story being told was their favorite.
A wonderful message all of our kiddos need to hear!
A great book for kids & parents alike.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

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Avery is a creative kid when coloring. When she gets a new box of crayons, she's excited, but somehow they begin to break. Her emotions run wild, but with the help of the talkative crayons, Avery tries to help herself through her feelings. This picture book does hint at the topic of religion. Simple in its story, Broken Crayons Still Color can help any reader through tough times.

Cute story and illustrations. Could be improved by naming the crayons just by their color, all the names for each crayon got confusing for an adult and definitely will be too much for a child to keep up with. The transition from the introduction to presenting the problem also felt really abrupt.

The first thing that caught my attention was the beautiful cover so I requested this book without particularly paying attention to the description. Therefore, I didn't know it had Christian themes - and that's totally my fault. While I don't agree with the ideology, this book will definitely be a good way to teach children how to deal with their emotions in a healthy way, it gently teaches that even in tough times, there's beauty in embracing our feelings. It could be a heartwarming resource for nurturing emotional well-being in young minds.

This is a Christian based book, so this book will not appeal to all audiences. The cover and title caught my eye, so I didn't pick up on this when I first selected this book to read. The book has cute and colourful animations that are well done. The book tries to teach children that not everything has to be perfect for things to turn out well for them. The little girl receives messages of encouragement from her parents and her crayons that she accidently broke. The girl in the story expresses her emotions through her drawings. I do think that some younger children will not fully understand what is wrong with Avery’s drawings in the book when she draws things that she doesn’t intend. The intuition for interpreting Avery’s drawings while knowing what she intended to draw is a skill that some older children struggle with. I think that it is also to emphasize that it is okay to feel sad sometimes and that we won’t always have a quick fix by smelling some roses or drawing a picture with happy thoughts. I’m not religious, but I do feel that the statement “God can turn our messes into masterpieces” is quite strong and off-putting. I personally think that we need to learn to take control of our “messes” and turn them into something good. Perhaps if the statement said that God can help us with this, then I wouldn’t be so repulsed by this statement. The colour wheel at the back of the book showing different emotions connected with different colours is a nice educational tool to further discuss emotions with children.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson: CHILDREN’S, Tommy Nelson and NetGalley or providing me with a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a sweet story! I have a daughter who has a lot of big feelings just like Avery, and this is the kind of book that I love to read to her. It helps her feel much less alone in her feelings and also gives some great coping tools. Great read!

This is a cute story about how when we see imperfection - in ourselves and in the world around us, it can still be redeemed for good. Broken crayons do still have the ability to create beautiful pictures- even if they weren't the ones we originally imagined.