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Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books) |  | Author: Crockett Johnson
Brand: Harper Collins Publishers
List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $0.75
as of 7/29/2010 11:50 PDT details
Seller: Sara in AK
Rating:  200 reviews
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 6.5 x 0.2
MPN: 9780064430227
ISBN: 0064430227
EAN: 9780064430227
Publication Date: May 20, 1981
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Product Description
One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn t any moon, and Harold needed a moon for a walk in the moonlight. Fortunately, he had brought his purple crayon. So he drew a moon. He also needed something to walk on. So he drew a path... And thus begins one of the most imaginative and enchanting adventures in all of children s books. The creative concept behind this beloved story has intrigued children and kept them absorbed for generations, as page by page unfolds the dramatic and clever adventures of Harold and his purple crayon.Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor: Crockett JohnsonAges: 3 to 7Format: 64 pages, paperback ISBN: 9780064430227
Amazon.com Review
"One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight." So begins this gentle story that shows just how far your imagination can take you. Armed only with an oversized purple crayon, young Harold draws himself a landscape full of beauty and excitement. But this is no hare-brained, impulsive flight of fantasy. Cherubic, round-headed Harold conducts his adventure with the utmost prudence, letting his imagination run free, but keeping his wits about him all the while. He takes the necessary purple-crayon precautions: drawing landmarks to ensure he won't get lost; sketching a boat when he finds himself in deep water; and creating a purple pie picnic when he feels the first pangs of hunger. Crockett Johnson's understated tribute to the imagination was first published in 1955, and has been inspiring readers of all ages ever since. Harold's quiet but magical journey reminds us of the marvels the mind can create, and also gives us the wondrous sense that anything is possible. (Ages 4 to 8)
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Doesn't get much better than this. July 12, 2010
L. Perry (Tennessee)
I think this is one of those books that every child should experience. It's picture based (as opposed to text based) so there's a delightful interactive element and the child can rather tell his own tell about Harold as together they follow the purple crayon from page to page...inviting you and your child into the book to explore. So simple, it's rather Zen. And lovely. Must, must, must for all.
Has the power to open up a child's (and an adult's) imagination and creativity June 16, 2010
Ty B. Powers (Nashville, TN)
This book fascinated me as a kid! Not to get overly analytical, but the concept of creating a new world with a few strokes of a purple crayon really spoke to me in the broader sense of the power of creativity to open up a life.
Wonderful book for kids and artists of all ages May 27, 2010
Bobster (USA)
Great book that will inspire young and old to take up drawing. It's a great story as well as an inspiration to budding artists, showing that by drawing a line, a circle, etc. you can create new worlds. Our favorite part is when Harold is hungry: "There was nothing to eat but pie. But there were all nine kinds of pie that Harold liked best." The nine kinds of pie are never listed, so it is a fun game to play with your kids to see if you can name them. It's also a nice touch that not everything is perfectly drawn, adding to the spontaneous, spur of the moment quality of the book. A timeless classic.
Harold and the Purple Crayon May 17, 2010
A. R. Di Sesa (NYC)
One of the best books for young children ever written. 55 years ago, I loved it and all its sequels as a child; all my nephews and nieces were entranced with the book; and even today, I gave the book to a neighbor for his third birthday, and he and his mother couldn't have been more thrilled and appreciative.
Love Harold. He is such a riot. May 17, 2010
utbtkids (San Jose)
That Harold....with his blue pajamas and his purple crayon he is such a riot.
If he wants to walk on something he makes his own straight path and then realizes that a straight path is no fun because it leads no where. He wants excitement so he makes his own adventure like walking in to a forest, creating a scary dragon and ends up getting scared by his own imagination. Half way in to his adventures, Harold realizes that he wants to go home and the rest of his adventure is getting himself home. Harold is frantically trying to find the window of his bedroom in the hundreds of windows that he drew. Then he realizes that his window is `always right around the moon'. Sounds like the Akbar-Birbal story in which the guy looses his golden ring some place but is looking under the street light because there is plenty of light under the street light right?! This is the thinking process of a preschool child. Because of their limited life experiences and cognition, they often distort reality in order to fit what is happening to them. Harold is Piaget's pre-operational child, to the T.
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