A Picture for Harold's Room: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 1)

by Crockett Johnson, Crockett Johnson (Illustrator)

Overview

From the treasured author of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, comes an I Can Read adventure for Harold and his magical purple crayon.

Harold needs a picture for his bedroom wall, so he takes his purple crayon and begins to create a whole new world around him. But then he notices he has gotten very small—half the size of a daisy! Only a very clever artist could find his way home now.

This Level 1 I Can Read imagination-sparking adventure is perfect for the beginning reader learning to sound out words and sentences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064440851
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/28/1985
Series:	I Can Read Book 1 Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	93,903
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.18(d)
Lexile:	310L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Crockett Johnson was born in New York and spent his childhood on Long Island. He acquired his art education at New York University and at Cooper Union.

For many years the author and illustrator of the popular comic strip Barnaby, Mr. Johnson also illustrated many wonderful children's books, including Ruth Krauss's The Carrot Seed. He is perhaps best remembered for his own slyly engaging books about a small boy named Harold and his journeys with a purple crayon.

Crockett Johnson was born in New York and spent his childhood on Long Island. He acquired his art education at New York University and at Cooper Union.

For many years the author and illustrator of the popular comic strip Barnaby, Mr. Johnson also illustrated many wonderful children's books, including Ruth Krauss's The Carrot Seed. He is perhaps best remembered for his own slyly engaging books about a small boy named Harold and his journeys with a purple crayon.