I never liked crayons at all. I always preferred coloring pencils.
I love them but I do like colored pencils, too. It depends on what you’re coloring.
Try these sometime, they’re fantastic:
http://www.dickblick.com/zz220/27/
I picked them up at Michael’s with a coupon. They’re brittle so don’t drop them, but the pigment is wonderful. Found a cool Dover colouring book, and went to nostalgia heaven colouring at the coffee shop while my husband babysat. A pleasant way to spend an hour....