Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson
Series: Harold #1
Published: 1955
Genres: Childrens
Format: Paperback (64 pages)
Source: Library
more"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. B...
I’m trying to read more books from my to-read list and I happened to see Harold and the Purple Crayon at the library. It was on my to-read list only because it was mentioned on Gilmore Girls. But my 4 year-old son saw it and wanted to read it with me. So we read it together and he enjoyed it a lot. Which of course means we read it about 5 more times. It is an adorable, creative book with a cute message about imagination and finding home. My review is probably longer than the book itself, but I really wanted to feature it on my blog because the day after I read this book to my son, I found a huge stack of drawings, all in purple, and they are clearly inspired by the book. It was touching to me that a book would stick with him that much. So I decided to share all the drawings he did that I could find. You’ll notice in a lot of the drawings that there are two people. The other person is his older brother who he considers his best friend.
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Content Rating: None. Clean read.
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Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nook says
I love Harold and the Purple Crayon! And how cute is that with your son’s drawings.
Kami says
CUTENESS!
Tressa @ Wishful Endings says
I have such great childhood memories of this book and then bought it for my kids a couple years back. It’s just a great book!