The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon (Omnibus)

it is a charming book to read to children and help them recognize imagination. it is lovely.

My daughter and I love the Harold and the Purple Crayon stories! They are inventive and imaginative and will surely encourage her own imagination and sense of creativity to blossom! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading with their kids.

I used to love reading this book to the kids, before the baby became a toddler (see below). The drawings are clear. That little Harold is so darling -- all head and crayon and cuteness. The stories take Harold on adventures that always end safely at home in bed. They are a fun way to imagine... what comes next? When we make up family stories, sometimes we try to find new directions to take a story, especially when one gets sidetracked (by silliness, grossness, etc. -- I have boys). These Harold stories do exactly the same thing: when Harold gets stuck, or nervous, or in danger, he just imagines his way out of it. The books are very clever. The illustrations are basically line drawings, but they convey the story perfectly. I like this collection because it has 4 Harold stories together. Anyway, my youngest went through a book-ripping phase about a year ago, so we put up all the books with pages and kept the board books down at his level. Somehow, Harold got misplaced. We got it out again this week, and to my joy, yesterday the 6-year old was reading it to the 3-year-old. They were laughing and giggling about the book, and I fell in love with the story all over again. Awesome book.

The kid draws all the things around him that make up the story. It's a great imaginative book. And it's so funny.

We have loved the Harold and the purple crayon stories for some time. Just recently we added this one to our library. It is great because it has 4 books in one hardcover binding. My youngest is 6, and oldest is 10, and they both love it. My younger son loves it before bedtime especially. We enjoy how these stories emphasize using your imagination. It shows the many adventures of Harold, the dilemnas that come up and how he solves them. All this with his handy purple crayon. I would highly recommend it for children of all ages.