Author | Crockett Johnson |
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Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
Publication date | 1955 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 64 |
OCLC | 22963112 |
[E] 22 | |
LC Class | MLCS 2006/43120 (P) |
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 1955 children's picture book written and illustrated by Crockett Johnson. Published by HarperCollins Publishers, it is Johnson's most popular book, and has led to a series of other related books, as well as many adaptations. The story is written in third-person point-of-view, and follows a young boy on an imaginative adventure through the night.[1]