Harold's Trip to the Sky by Crockett Johnson

Harold's Trip to the Sky by Crockett Johnson

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

One night Harold, with his trusty purple crayon, decides to go to on a voyage to Mars. He flies past planets, comets, and even the moon. But will Harold arrive safely back on earth, just in time for breakfast?

Very zany adventures of the very resourceful Harold. --Library Journal

Crockett Johnson (1906-1975) began his artistic career as a political cartoonist. He then became a comic strip artist, creating the comic strip Who (1952), Johnson wrote and illustrated over 20 books for children, providing illustrations (but not the story) for seven more (beginning with This Rich World in 1943 and The Carrot Seed in 1945). Harold, the protagonist of his best known series, began his many journeys in Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955), which was followed by Harold (1956), Harold (1957), Harold at the North Pole (1958), Harold (1959), A Picture for Harold(1960), and Harold (1963).