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With the aid of his purple crayon, Harold goes to the North Pole to get Santa ready for his journey.
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HarperCollins (2015), Edition: Illustrated, 48 pages
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Having drawn himself into and out of a number of adventures with his magical purple crayon, toddler Harold sets out to find a Christmas tree in this fourth picture-book chronicling his imaginative play. Heading north into blankness, Harold draw a snowstorm and then a snowman, eventually finding
Originally published in 1958, Harold at the North Pole is the fourth of Crockett Johnson's series of picture-books about a young boy and his extraordinary imaginative adventures, all drawn into existence by the boy himself. I enjoyed this holiday tale, and continue to feel that Johnson really captures the power of a child's creative process, both as an artist and storyteller, with his Harold books. So many of my own fondest memories, when it comes to my childhood play, center around the make-believe country I invented, complete with its own language - I created my own writing system for it, but have sadly lost all of my records of it - history and culture. It's good to be reminded that all a child truly needs, in order to inhabit magical worlds, is a strong imagination!
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himself at the North Pole, where he encounters (by drawing) Santa himself! Helping Santa out of his snowbound workshop, Harold rushes back home in order to set up his tree, and await Santa's coming...Originally published in 1958, Harold at the North Pole is the fourth of Crockett Johnson's series of picture-books about a young boy and his extraordinary imaginative adventures, all drawn into existence by the boy himself. I enjoyed this holiday tale, and continue to feel that Johnson really captures the power of a child's creative process, both as an artist and storyteller, with his Harold books. So many of my own fondest memories, when it comes to my childhood play, center around the make-believe country I invented, complete with its own language - I created my own writing system for it, but have sadly lost all of my records of it - history and culture. It's good to be reminded that all a child truly needs, in order to inhabit magical worlds, is a strong imagination!
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1958
Physical description
48 p.; 7.5 inches
ISBN
0062428624 / 9780062428622