I thought I had gotten to know Chris Rodell fairly well from his many always lively visits to interview me at my Latrobe office, but I really hadn’t realized the true extent of his literary talents until I had a chance to see a draft of his latest book. “Use All The Crayons” is an interesting and amusing trip through precisely 501 wide-ranging tips on life surrounding thirty-three short essays that are thoughtful and insightful.
-- Golf legend and Rodell friend Arnold Palmer

Charcoal and lampblack: those were the only two colors the company that would grow to be Crayola Crayons produced when it was founded in 1864. Today the children who use Crayola products can choose from more than ninety-six different colors, including Azure, Laser Lemon, and Razzmatazz. What child isn’t glad to be alive in such a vibrant age? The company says the average child will wear down more than 730 crayons before he or she turns ten years old.
Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options, from Mauvelous to Tickle Me Pink. We can paint our lives as brightly or dimly as we choose—but through life, some of us lose or wear down some of our more dazzling colors, living each and every day as if it were either charcoal or lampblack.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Nor should it. “Use All The Crayons!” is your uplifting, humorous, spiritual guidebook about how to make every day as vivacious as an Atomic Tangerine to illuminate even your most lampblack days.

Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options. This effervescent guidebook promises to combine populist common sense with a healthy dose of optimism in the hopes of teaching others how to make every day as vivacious as the brightest crayon in the box. The book includes 501 hilarious and thoughtful tips and anecdotes and 33 Colorful Day Diary essays that detail what can happen to your life when you “Use All The Crayons!”

Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options, from Mauvelous to Tickle Me Pink. We can paint our lives as brightly or dimly as we choose—but through life, some of us lose or wear down some of our more dazzling colors, living each and every day as if it were either charcoal or lampblack.
It doesn’t have to be that way. Nor should it. “Use All The Crayons!” is your uplifting, humorous, spiritual guidebook about how to make every day as vivacious as an Atomic Tangerine to illuminate even your most lampblack days.

Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options. This effervescent guidebook promises to combine populist common sense with a healthy dose of optimism in the hopes of teaching others how to make every day as vivacious as the brightest crayon in the box. The book includes 501 hilarious and thoughtful tips and anecdotes and 33 Colorful Day Diary essays that detail what can happen to your life when you “Use All The Crayons!”
