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Harold and the Purple Crayon - Community Reviews back

by Crockett Johnson
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Classroom Books
Classroom Books rated it 9 years ago
This book inspires creativity and can communicate to children that a story is what you make it. Before reading students could go on a picture walk and make predictions about the text. After reading students can confirm or reject their predictions. It would be fun the let students pick a colored cray...
XOX
XOX rated it 11 years ago
Simple, one color (purple) with black outline drawing.Child centered story. Only with one character.Good read. Good for teaching children about simple line perspective in drawing road, and houses and windows. Also a good read aloud book before bed. So get it if you have a young child who like a stor...
ayanami
ayanami rated it 12 years ago
A highly creative book about the powers of the imagination. I love how deceptively simple it seems.
AmySea
AmySea rated it 13 years ago
Oh dear, this one is tough to rate. My niece and nephew had *completely* different opinions of this book. My niece loved it, and she told me to, "give that one five stars on Goodreads." Well, that isn't going to happen, because my nephew *hated* it. He was sighing, he was squirming, and it was j...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 15 years ago
Can't believe I didn't have this one on my shelves here. LOVED this one as a kid!
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 16 years ago
I've always overlooked this book. It just looked so very 1950s and not in a complimentary way - basically I thought it looked booooring. I finally decided to give it a go after someone mentioned that this was their favorite childhood book. I'm very glad I did and I've proven once again that 'you ...
kravmonkey
kravmonkey rated it 16 years ago
This is a fantastic bedtime book for children between the ages of 3 and 7. The story tells the importance of creativity and imagination and is filled with simple but great drawings. I have read this book countless times to my daughter and she loved it every time.
In Libris Veritas
In Libris Veritas rated it 17 years ago
A really cool book about a boy named Harold and his purple crayon that becomes his tool to creating his own world. He lets his imagination roam and has a wonderful time but he never lets it go too overboard. It's a lovely book.
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 37 years ago
Theoretically I might have encountered this in my youth, but I certainly don't recall it. Clever concept, I think I just came to it too late to appreciate it. Anyway, yet another of the beloved classics of children's literature that I don't much care for.
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