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Harold at the North Pole (Harold and the Purple Crayon)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2004-11-26 Summary: My son loves it! ... My three year old loves this book. He brings it to storytime everyday! My five year old will even sit through this one. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2000-11-30 Summary: Harold Saves Christmas ... It's Christmas Eve, Harold doesn't have his tree yet and he decides he needs one before Santa arrives. So armed with his imagination and his purple crayon, Harold sets off for the north woods to find the perfect tree. He follows the north star, encounters a blizzard, meets a snowman and continues to "draw" his way to the North Pole. There he finds Santa in trouble. He's snowed in and can't get his sleigh, reindeer and sack of toys out of his workshop, which is covered by drifts. Lucky for us, Harold comes to the rescue ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2000-11-22 Summary: Harold, now and forever ... The Harold and the Purple Crayon Series are wonderful. Harold is a little boy with a round head (around long before Charlie Brown) with a little purple crayon and a big imagination. In the North Pole book, Harold has set out on Christmas Eve to find a Christmas tree. Along the way, Harold ends up helping Santa but needs to hurry to find a tree to have it ready for Santa's visit. The simple line drawings are wonderful for younger readers yet there is always a charm to them. Harold inspires kids on so many levels; he's ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | A Christmas Journey with the Purple Crayon....more
[2] ... Review | There's nothing Harold can't create with his purple crayon--and that's just why children have loved his magical world for decades. Crockett Johnson wrote several other books about Harold after the original Harold and the Purple Crayon in 1955, each one tracing different themes--from Harold at the circus to Harold on Mars. This time the imaginative young artist takes his purple crayon on a search for a Christmas tree. He finds himself at the North Pole just in time to help Santa who is snowed in with...more

Harold and the Purple Crayon: Under the Sea (Festival Reader)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2004-07-12 Summary: harold:under the sea ... Harold and his purple crayon are back. This time Harold draws an undersea adventure for himself and his dog Lilic. They encounter many things while on the adventure such as unique fish, an underwater cave, a sunken pirate ship and more. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-12-18 Summary: Delightful ... I bought this delightful children's book for my grandchildren because they love to have me read all the Harold and the Purple Crayon books to them. They were delighted, as was I. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2004-07-29 Summary: more adventures with Harold ... Neither my daughter nor I can tell that this is not by Crockett Johnson. Harold finds a unique way to cool off on a hot summer night. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | It is a hot night and Harold cannot sleep, so he grabs his purple crayon and draws a swimming hole. With his dog, Lilac, by his side, Harold finds more than just a way to cool down -- he meets fish of every shape and size, and even discovers some pirate treasure! ...more

I Can Crayon (Usborne Playtime)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2005-09-30 Summary: awesome ... This book is very easy to follow. It has very creative ideas and the final product is very nice. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2002-05-11 Summary: terrific simple ideas to inspire ... I teach art to elementary students and have used many of the wonderful ideas in this book: making a truck out of an envelope,drawing catepillars, making crayoned paper snowflakes, and a loopy snake paper sculpture(big hit with the students). The price is great for all of the inspiring ideas. ...more

Harold's Circus (Purple Crayon Books)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2001-08-06 Summary: Best Childrens Book ... This is a great book easy for children to read and know what they are reading. i sujest you get all of the harolds books starting with this one and the going to harold and the pruple crayon.. these books take a kids imagination and make them become life like... the author of these books knows how to hold a childs mind to keep them to want to keep reading til they get to the end.. ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2005-08-14 Summary: Harold's Circus is for All Ages ... Harold's Circus is a great book for everyone. The story is very imaginative. The story flows just like Harold's drawings. This book has lots of great yet simple pictures. The vocabulary can be a bit more complicated than the simple layout and drawings might suggest. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Purple crayon in hand, Harold draws a tightrope and falls into a circus [where he has many adventures].As in the previous books, the dauntless Harold is resourceful and loveable." SLJ. ...more

A Day With No Crayons
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-01-09 Summary: A delightful children's picturebook celebrating creativity. ... A Day With No Crayons is a delightful children's picturebook celebrating creativity. When young Liza draws on the white wall with crayons, her mother takes them away. With the crayons gone, all the color drains from Liza's world. What is a budding artist to do? Then bit by bit, Liza discovers color in the world all around her, and that there are many new ways to express her imaginative side! The illustrations by Chad Cameron perfectly capture a little girl's enthusiasm, in this read-aloud picturebook ideal for sharing ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-04-08 Summary: Delightful ... I teach art to all ages, and there is a Liza in every class: a true artist who knows that art has nothing to do with the tools you use, but the way in which you SEE. This book makes me want to run and jump into the colorful world and engages children to do the same. Delightful! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-12-13 Summary: What imaginations!! ... Both the author and the illustrator make this book absolutely amazing. I love the little girl's imagination when she no longer has her crayons. However, the illustrator truly made this book come alive for me. My six year old daughter does not want to put the book down! ...more
[4] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-01-23 Summary: An ode to creativity ... This book is beautiful to look at and a delightful read. Kids will appreciate the sympathetic narrator and adults will get a kick out of the references to major artists. It captures well the spirit of creativity with its suggestion that art can be found anywhere and everywhere! ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | When Liza's mother takes away her beloved crayons, her world suddenly goes gray. How does the budding artist repond? She squirts her toothpaste angrily and stomps through mud puddles. Through these acts, Liza inadvertently creates art-and eventually discovers color in the world around her.Liza loved her crayons. She treasured turquoise, adored apricot, and flipped over fuchsia....more