Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition - By Crockett Johnson
Format: Paperback - Used
Condition: Like New
Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition is a used book in like new condition. Your child would be delighted to receive this award winning book - 50th anniversary edition.
Publisher's Comments:
From beloved children’s book creator Crockett Johnson comes the timeless classic Harold and the Purple Crayon!
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
About the Author:
Crockett Johnson (1906–1975) was the writer and illustrator of over twenty books for children, including the beloved classic Harold and the Purple Crayon, six subsequent adventures starring Harold, and The Carrot Seed, written by his wife, Ruth Krauss. He was also the creator of the groundbreaking Barnaby, one of the most influential and ingenious comic strips of the twentieth century.
Detail:
- ISBN: 9780064430227
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: 06/09/1981
- Original Copyright Year: 1955
- Publisher: Harper Collins
- Series info: Purple Crayon Book
- Pages: 64
- Height: 0.20"
- Width: 6.04"
- Thickness: 0.25"
- Series: Purple Crayon Books
- Age Range: 4 to 8
- Grade Range: Pre-school to 3
- Illustration: Yes
- Copyright Renewed: 1983
- Author: Crockett Johnson
- Subject: Crayon drawing
- Subject: Children's classics, Children's 4-8
- Picture books, Fantasy, Adventure stories, Fiction