Calista's Reviews > Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Harold, #1)
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bookshelves: 1950s, bage-children, classic, genre-beginner, genre-comedy, genre-fantasy, groundbreaking, series, series-unfinished, sub-artist, want-to-own, x-surreal
Sep 12, 2019
bookshelves: 1950s, bage-children, classic, genre-beginner, genre-comedy, genre-fantasy, groundbreaking, series, series-unfinished, sub-artist, want-to-own, x-surreal
It’s amazing what one purple line can do for a story. Harold has a purple crayon and he goes on a journey with his imagination. The illustrations are simple and the book is enduring and cute. Everything is black and white ink drawings with that one purple crayon. It’s pretty brilliant what Crockett did here.
The niece didn’t read this and the nephew is in a phase right now. He’s a bit of a handful and he is just out-of-sorts sometimes. He had been throwing tamtrums all evening. I thought he a story might turn the tide and it did not. Anyway, he said this was a stupid story and he hated it. He gave it 1 star and told me not to read this kind of story to him anymore. He was wound up tonight. He didn’t want to go to sleep either. Not every night can be a good one.
I do think he would enjoy this story at another time, so I might try and read it again.
The niece didn’t read this and the nephew is in a phase right now. He’s a bit of a handful and he is just out-of-sorts sometimes. He had been throwing tamtrums all evening. I thought he a story might turn the tide and it did not. Anyway, he said this was a stupid story and he hated it. He gave it 1 star and told me not to read this kind of story to him anymore. He was wound up tonight. He didn’t want to go to sleep either. Not every night can be a good one.
I do think he would enjoy this story at another time, so I might try and read it again.
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Reading Progress
September 12, 2019
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Started Reading
September 12, 2019
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September 12, 2019
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1950s
September 12, 2019
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bage-children
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
classic
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
genre-beginner
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
genre-comedy
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
genre-fantasy
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
groundbreaking
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
series
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
series-unfinished
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
sub-artist
September 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
want-to-own
September 12, 2019
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Finished Reading
January 31, 2020
– Shelved as:
x-surreal
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Sep 12, 2019 05:49AM
Wow...memories.
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I had never read this classic either. I was expecting a little bit more because of that status, but it's still a great book.
Jenny. Yeah favorites.
Vaishali, beautifully stated. maybe you are correct and he might grow into this book. That is a great way to have hope for him and the story. I found it charming. Thank you for sharing. It was so well stated.
Hey Sundus, Have a great day. Harald is cute.
My question is was the crayon magic?
It's a fun book JM. Thanks for sharing.
My question is was the crayon magic?"
Liquid - I love the quotes. Very funny. I guess the crayon is up to the reader to decide if its magic or not.
oh damn!
I remember my mom getting disturbed that i bought the book, it was too simple, and you'd get bored with it!
but she was pro Beatrix Potter, and Classic Comics
and sorta skeptical on Dr. Seuss
but she softened on Dr. Seuss in later years!
werent there a few similar books with crayons as well?
I remember one with a flower being drawn with something like a crayon, but i don't think it was purple!
my guess it was a 60s Harold book!
Julian. Five years makes a big difference. He still has his moments, but overall, he is much better. He gets really upset if you tell him to get off a game he is playing and wont let him finish. That's when that temper comes out.