Harold's Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson

Harold's Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson

From the treasured creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, comes another adventure for Harold and his magical purple crayon.

Unable to fall asleep one night, Harold uses his purple crayon to create his very own bedtime fairy tale, complete with castles, fairies, flying carpets, and an enchanted garden.

"An ingenious and original little picture story in which a small boy out for a walk--happily with a crayon in his hand--draws himself some wonderful adventures." (The Horn Book)

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