[school bell rings]

TEACHER: All right, boys and girls, go get a book for silent reading.

[clap, clap]

Come on. Hurry up.

STUDENT 1: Oh, I wish we didn't have to read. I would much rather play tip or handball.

TEACHER: Shh. You guys need to start reading something. Hurry up.

STUDENT 2: Gosh. This looks ancient.

[sparkling]

[thud]

STUDENT 3: Whoa. Where are we?

STUDENT 4: This doesn't look like our school library.

STUDENT 2: I think that old dusty book took us here.

STUDENT 1: Cool.

ORANGE CRAYON: Aren't you glad you're here?

STUDENT 3: Where is here?

BLUE CRAYON: You're in our book, 'The Day the Crayons Quit'. Haven't you read it?

STUDENTS: We hate reading.

PURPLE CRAYON: You're telling me you all hate reading?

RED CRAYON: I guess you've never read a whole book through because all books have a unique message.

STUDENT 4: What's the message in your book then?

CRAYONS: Communication is important.

BLUE CRAYON: We need to understand each other's feelings.

RED CRAYON: I always get used for drawing fire engines and strawberries.

ORANGE CRAYON: You should go check out my friend Pig the Pug. I'm sure he'll have a good message for you.

PIG THE PUG: It's mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.

STUDENT 1: Stop it, you two. What's going on here?

TREVOR THE SAUSAGE DOG: He won't let me play with his toys. He has too many.

STUDENT 4: Have you guys not heard of sharing?

PIG THE PUG: Well, if you guys have read my book, 'Pig the Pug', you know I start to share.

TREVOR THE SAUSAGE DOG: Yeah, but it took you a long time.

PIG THE PUG: Maybe you guys should go and see my friend Rainbow Fish.

RAINBOW FISH: Oh, where did you come from?

STUDENTS: We're from Grays Point.

RAINBOW FISH: I'm the Rainbow Fish.

LITTLE BLUE FISH: And I'm Little Blue Fish.

RAINBOW FISH: Everyone's read our book.

STUDENT 2: I'm not sure if anyone has told you, but--

STUDENT 1: We all hate reading.

RAINBOW FISH: Did you know that books can actually teach us lots of things?

STUDENT 4: Yeah, we've heard that from Pig and the other crayons.

STUDENT 3: So what would your book teach us?

RAINBOW FISH: Well, our book is about making others happy and sharing.

LITTLE BLUE FISH: Yeah. Like, Rainbow Fish gave me one of her pretty scales. Look.

STUDENT 1: We should start sharing a bit more at school.

STUDENT 4: Kindness is really important. Catch you later, guys.

STUDENT 3: Oh, look how cute that little egg is.

GOOD EGG: I'm not a cute egg. I'm a good egg.

STUDENT 2: What makes you a good egg?

GOOD EGG: Because I carry groceries. I paint houses. I fix tyres, and I water plants. Eventually, cracks started to appear in my shell. I was under too much pressure to be perfect.

STUDENT 1: And then?

GOOD EGG: I realised I didn't have to be perfect. So my cracks started to heal.

STUDENT 4: Oh, so it's OK to make mistakes.

STUDENT 3: Yeah, no one's perfect.

STUDENT 1: Bye.

STUDENT 2: Wow. Check out this jungle dance.

[electronic dance music playing]

STUDENT 3: Why aren't you dancing?

JOE THE GIRAFFE: My name is Joe the giraffe, and apparently giraffes can't dance.

STUDENTS: Anyone can dance.

JOE THE GIRAFFE: Like this?

STUDENT 4: Yeah, that's good. Keep on going.

[electronic dance music playing]

ZEBRA: See, Joe, you can dance.

LION: Our book teaches us we can do anything.

STUDENT 2: I guess that's like me with my times tables. I just need to keep on practising.

TEACHER: All right, boys and girls. Time to pack up. Books away.

STUDENT 3: Guys, I think I can hear our library teacher saying that we need to pack up. Let's go. Oh, we learned so many good messages.

STUDENT 1: Yeah. I love reading now.

STUDENTS: Same.