Crockett Johnson

Harold at the North Pole: A Christmas Journey With the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson

Jacket Description/Back: It's Christmas Eve and Harold needs a Christmas tree. So with purple crayon in hand, he sets off to get one. Before long he finds himself at the North Pole, where a snowbound Santa Claus needs his help. It's up to the ever-resourceful Harold to draw up a plan and save Christmas!Ever since the publication of Harold and the Purple Crayon in 1955, Crockett Johnson's crayon-wielding hero has had a devoted following. This classic character's Christmas adventure, with its clever and inventive twists, will delight fans old and new.

Contributor Bio:  Johnson, Crockett Crockett Johnson was the pen name of cartoonist and children s book illustrator David Johnson Leisk (October 20,1906 July 11, 1975). He is best known for the Harold series of books begun with Harold and the Purple Crayon and for the comic strip Barnaby. He was married to the children s book author Ruth Krauss, with whom he collaborated on several books, including The Carrot Seed.