One of the launch titles in the amazing new Essential Picture Book Classics list from HarperCollins, this book is full of funny twists and surprises as young Harold draws himself some wonderful adventures. A collectable classic picture book that every child should read and own. Maurice Sendak says "[...]

Una noche, Harold decide dar un paseo a la luz de la luna. Pero hay un pequeno problema: La luna no esta fuera Por suerte, Harold lleva consigo su lapiz color morado y en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, se " las pinta solo" para enredarse en toda clase de aventuras.[...]

One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn't any moon, and Harold needed a moon for a walk in the moonlight. Fortunately, he had brought his purple crayon. So he drew a moon. He also needed something to walk on. So he drew a path...And thus begins one of the mo[...]

Harold takes a trip to the moon and comes home again simply by drawing his way through the letters of the alphabet with a purple crayon.[...]

Before authoring one of the most beloved children s book series of all time Harold and the Purple Crayon cartoonist Crockett Johnson created the comic strip Barnaby for over ten years (1942 to 1952). Its subtle ironies and playful allusions never won a broad following, but the adventures of 5-year-o[...]

Crockett Johnson (born David Johnson Leisk, 1906-1975) and Ruth Krauss (1901-1993) were a husband-and-wife team that created such popular children's books as The Carrot Seed and How to Make an Earthquake. Separately, Johnson created the enduring children's classic Harold and the Purple Crayon and th[...]

En kväll går Pelle ut och går i månskenet. Han använder sin röda krita för att rita en väg att gå. Det blir ett litet äventyr. Tillslut måste han rita vägen hem till sin säng.[...]