Harold at the North Pole: Great for Holiday and Christmas Reading or Gifting

By Crockett Johnson

Book Overview

Its Christmas Eve and Harold needs a Christmas tree. So, with purple crayon in hand, he sets off to find one. Before long, Harold arrives at the North Pole, where a snowbound (and very purple) Santa Claus needs his help to save Christmas Harolds Christmas adventure is as fresh and funny today as when it was first published in 1957. Now back in print after forty years, Harold at the North Pole will delight fans old and new. In celebration of the re-release of Harold at the North Pole, all five ingenious and endearing picture books about the purple-crayon-wielding Harold are being reissued. A bold and bigger trim size along with bright and engaging treatments of the original cover art bring these treasured books to new generations of Harold fans

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060280735
• ISBN13: 9780060280734
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.4" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Welcome Harold into Your Child's World

Harold and his majic crayon will bring you on many journies and open the world to places you have never been but will teach you how to find them. Every parent needs to have Harold Book for their child(ren) whether it be one book or an entire sent of Harold book you can never go wrong with Harold and His Majic Crayon. Not only will your children delight with Harold but you will learn the secret of the majic crayon and when you do your life will be changed forever.

My son loves it!

My three year old loves this book. He brings it to storytime everyday! My five year old will even sit through this one.

Harold Saves Christmas

It's Christmas Eve, Harold doesn't have his tree yet and he decides he needs one before Santa arrives. So armed with his imagination and his purple crayon, Harold sets off for the north woods to find the perfect tree. He follows the north star, encounters a blizzard, meets a snowman and continues to "draw" his way to the North Pole. There he finds Santa in trouble. He's snowed in and can't get his sleigh, reindeer and sack of toys out of his workshop, which is covered by drifts. Lucky for us, Harold comes to the rescue and lends Santa a hand, sending him on his way to deliver presents to boys and girls all over the world.....Crockett Johnson has created a simple, gentle and really ingenious story, showing the very clever Harold at his best. Those who love Harold and the Purple Crayon, will find this holiday adventure just as wonderful and inventive. Harold at the North Pole will delight and amuse all pre-schoolers, as he helps your youngster welcome in the holiday season.

Harold, now and forever

The Harold and the Purple Crayon Series are wonderful. Harold is a little boy with a round head (around long before Charlie Brown) with a little purple crayon and a big imagination. In the North Pole book, Harold has set out on Christmas Eve to find a Christmas tree. Along the way, Harold ends up helping Santa but needs to hurry to find a tree to have it ready for Santa's visit. The simple line drawings are wonderful for younger readers yet there is always a charm to them. Harold inspires kids on so many levels; he's great for children who are timid, he's great for the mighty little explorers and he's great for kids who like to draw but feel intimidated by other artists.