Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon
First edition, designed by Crockett Johnson
AuthorCrockett Johnson
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherHarper & Brothers
Publication date
1955
Publication placeUnited States
Pages64
OCLC22963112
[E] 22
LC ClassMLCS 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]


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