The Brand-New, Never-Used, Perfect Crayons

Nothing is better than a brand new box of crayons. Violet loves hers so much that she refuses to share them—or even to use them— but maybe her little sister is on to something . . .

Violet is ecstatic when she earns her very own super big box of eighty-four crayons all matching in length, perfectly pointed, each in their smooth, uniform wrapper. There’s even one with her name on it. She can’t stop imagining all the wonderful things she can draw with them.

But when it comes time to get busy, s...