Harold's Fairy Tale

Harold #2

by Crockett Johnson

From the treasured creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, comes another adventure for Harold and his magical purple crayon.

Unable to fall asleep one night, Harold uses his purple crayon to create his very own bedtime fairy tale, complete with castles, fairies, flying carpets, and an enchanted garden.

“An ingenious and original little picture story in which a small boy out for a walk—happily with a crayon in his hand—draws himself some wonderful adventures.” (The Horn Book)

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy, Art, Fairy Tales, Classics

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

Crockett Johnson was the pen name of the American cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk. He is best known for the comic strip Barnaby (1942–1952) and the Harold series of books beginning with Harold and the Purple Crayon. [From Wikipedia.]

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite series of books as a young beginning reader. My imagination was a lot like Harold's I just didn't have the crayon to make things happen. If you have kids or grand-kids these are a great set of book to introduce them to the world of reading. Highly recommended.

[Asal Akz · Rating 4 out of 5]

برای ارس هشت ماهه میخونم که کلمات بیشتری بشنوه و خودم هم با محتوا آشنا بشم تا بدونم چی هست و زمان مناسب خوندنش کی.
این جلد دوم یک مجومه ۶ جلدی، من جلد اول رو ندارم، ازین جلد شروع کردم، لذت بردم، هم از سادگی تصاویر هم از قدرت ایجاد دنیا توسط خود هارولد.
چالش و راه حل هر دو توسط خودش ایجاد میشه و این خیلی جالب و قابل تامل.

کتابی هست که میشه کلی با کودک درباره ش گفت و گو کرد👌🏻

[Reyhane · Rating 5 out of 5]

در یک کلمه شگفت انگیز!
و بیشتر اینکه این کتاب از یک مجموعه شش جلدی است از هارولد که ماجرای داستان را با مداد شمعی در دستش تخیل میکند و پیش میبرد.
کتاب ها برای گروه سنی ب و ج پیشنهاد شده.
این جلد دوم مجموعه و اولین کتابی بود که ازش میخوندم.
کتاب سال 1956 نوشته شده و نویسنده هم 1975 مرحوم شده که نور به قبرش بباره با این کتاب نوشتنش!

[Shabana Mukhtar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harold's Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson

I really need to stop. These books are addictive.
I am easily addicted, though. Is it the books or me???

[midnightfaerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A big fan of anything medieval or fantasy myself, this is one of my personal favorite Harold books. From castles to kings, from giants to fairies, you have it all in this exciting fairy tale that Harold finds himself drawn in. It's enjoyed by all my children, no matter the age, including me, as I love to read them to the kids. I'd put them somewhere between a level 1 and level 2 reading level, which is perfect for my 5 yr old who is starting to read on his own, and loves these so much, can read them by himself easily. These are a great addition to any Harold and the Purple Crayon collection!

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

That purple-crayon wielding toddler Harold returns in this second imaginative adventure, this time drawing himself into a fairy-tale of his own creation. "One evening Harold got out of bed, took his purple crayon and the moon along, and went for a walk in an enchanted garden," the book begins, going on to detail the quest to discover what ails the (barely there) garden. Drawing a castle, in order to ask the king about it, Harold discovers that the trouble can be laid at the door of either a witch or a giant. As it turns out, the culprit is both a giant and a witch, one whom Harold manages to defeat, with the aid of (what else?) his purple crayon...

As with its predecessor, Harold and the Purple Crayon , I found this depiction of a child's imaginative play to be absolutely spot-on, offering a perceptive portrait of the creative process of make-believe, in which setting, characters, and plot are all brought into being by the young person himself. The spare artwork - just Harold and the purple lines created by his crayon - suits the simple text to a tee. I don't know, all told, that I loved Harold's Fairy Tale quite as much as its hero's first adventure with the purple crayon, but it was still immensely engaging, intelligent, and fun. Highly recommended to younger children, or to those looking for children's stories about the importance of make-believe.

[Solange Melo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Harold's books and my son too, although I have to translate it when I read to him! I think they're so clever and it's just the perfect way to teach children how they can draw their own path along their lifes!

[Mika · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lokum Çocuk Kutuphanesi · Rating 5 out of 5]

En sevdiklerimden biri oldu ikinci kitap.

[Lily Tice Weaver · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book takes on and perfectly teaches problem solving in art-- when you find problems or mistakes, you use them as your solution. When I was a kid learning how to draw, my dad taught me this lesson, and now I find myself using it practically every day both in my art and in my writing.

Harold is such a lovely, imaginative character and this will definitely be a staple bedtime story when I have kids of my own. If you've got budding artists in your life, the Harold stories are a must.

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harold is off on a fairy tale adventure. I love Harold and the purple crayon this little boy has a wonderful imagination!

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3*art
4* story

This series intrigues Squirt. He seems to find the idea of creating one's own story in real life fascinating. We come back to these stories again and again.

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

We enjoyed this book. Inspires imagination and drawing.

[Vincent Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

My boys love all the Harold and the Purple Crayon books.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second Harold book by Crockett Johnson is Harold's Fairy Tale. As with the first book, Harold finds himself unable to sleep and decides to go on a little walk to relax before bedtime. This time, though, he walks himself into a fantasy world full of a castle, a king, and a mysterious threat: either a witch or a giant.

Harold's Fairy Tale expands on the magical qualities of the purple crayon. In the first book the crayon's line has unexpected results — wiggly lines become waves and a dropped line becomes a cliff. Here though, Harold knows the crayon's power and takes full advantage of it. For example, when he can't get into the castle he draws a mouse hole for himself, thus making himself now small enough to sneak inside. Once in, he draws stairs just the right height for him to climb up, returning him to the scale of the people inside the castle.

While I enjoy the magic of Harold's Fairy Tale, Harold and the Purple Crayon remains my favorite for its simplistic charm. My kids though love the revelation of the monster attacking the castle. As with all things in the Harold book, it's the crayon that brings the truth to light and ultimately the crayon that saves the day.

[Marjorie Estavillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harold's Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson was one of the cutest books I have ever read! I couldn't wait to turn the page to see the next illustration! I absolutely loved how the author made the main character Harold the artist. He draws himself in great adventures with his purple crayons! It was so clever to see the drawings transform and connect from page to page! Harold's imagination represent how create young children are! Their dreams are limitless! Nothing in this story is realistic and that's what makes it great! Adults cling to reality and never let there imaginations run free! That's one of the most wonderful traits a young child possesses! Reading this book reminds me of dreams I used to have and all the fairy tales I believed in! With out the illustrations, this book would not be the same! I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has a great imagination!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl · Rating 5 out of 5]

An adventure that is simply wonderful.

When someone goes on an adventure with Harold and his Purple Crayon, one thing leads to another.

As with the other stories of Harold & The Purple Crayon, the moon seems to be as essential as the Purple Crayon itself. We start on a moonlit walk and enter an enchanted garden, we find a large castle and a rodent of unusual size, the story only gets stranger from there.

[Min · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another animated chronicle of the adventures of Harold from Weston Woods Productions.
This begins in an enchanted garden.
He knew that if this was an enchanted garden, then certainly there must be a king, and if there is a king...and so forth until he meets the invisible, giant witch, the fairy, and the flying carpet that sends him back to home, and back to bed.

The complex events, happening one after the other, feel so much faster in this one. It shall be another I add to my library.

[IUS F19 ERIC WISE · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a pretty enjoyable book to read after the one with him going on a midnight stroll.

[Saralyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too cute! I love reading about Harold's adventures and how he suddenly remembers his purple crayon to get him out of scrapes. So inventive and adorable. These are some of my favorite children's books.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't love this one as much as the first book, but there are some clever tricks with perspective. Johnson's complex sentences get a little muddled in the reading aloud, but all in all a great kids book, especially if you're a Harold fan.

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Modern Fantasy
Recommended Grade Level: Primary

I feel like this book is a breath of fresh air with it's creative and unique concept, but I can also see how some students may get bored with it's few words and illustrations.

[Jake · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great! Almost MORE fun than the original Harold and the Purple Crayon book! :)

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

You just gotta love Harold!

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. I've read it to all of my children. Harold has quite an imagination!

[Marsha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Harold when I was a kid...and I love his new adventures as an adult.

[Sonya Feher · Rating 4 out of 5]

A giant invisible witch, a broken fourth wall explaining why Harold is drawing rain instead of fire engines and a magic carpet he doesn't know how to get off of. It's a great story.

[Elizabeth S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming. More of what made the original "Harold" such a great book. Armed with his purple crayon, we join Harold on another wonderful adventure.

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always love Harold and his purple crayon. In this story Harold solves the problem of the enchanted garden not growing. Fun and imaginative.

[Carol Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Harold books. He is so imaginative and with his purple crayon anything is possible.