Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

From beloved children's book creator Crockett Johnson comes the timeless classic Harold and the Purple Crayon! This imagination-sparking picture book belongs on every child's bookshelf.

One evening Harold decides to go for a walk in the moonlight. Armed only with an oversize purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of wonder and excitement.

Harold and his trusty crayon travel through woods and across seas and past dragons before returning to bed, safe and sound. Full of funny twists and surprises, this charming story shows just how far your imagination can take you.

"A satisfying artistic triumph." --Chris Van Allsburg, author-illustrator of The Polar Express

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Crockett Johnson (1906-1975), a political cartoonist, began his artistic career. Johnson went on to become a comic strip artist, producing Who (1952). He also wrote and illustrated over 20 children's books, as well as contributing pictures (but not the plot) for seven more (starting with This Rich World in 1943 and ending with The Carrot Seed in 1945). Harold, the protagonist of his best-known series, first appeared in Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955), and was followed by Harold (1956), Harold (1957), Harold at the North Pole (1958), Harold (1959), Harold at the North Pole (1960), Harold (1959), Harold at the North Pole (1960), Harold at the North Pole (1960), Harold at the North Pole (1960), Harold at the North Pole (1960), Harold at the North Pole (1960), Harold at the North Pole (1960), Harold at the North Pole