Harold and the Purple Crayon

- Written and illustrated by Crockett Johnson; Copyright © 1955 & 1983; HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY;
- Harold uses a purple crayon to draw the scenes for an exciting adventure for himself.
- Each new scene presents a dilemna or danger and he uses his crayon to draw his way out of the difficulty.
- Each scene is drawn with a simple purple line.
- One or two lines of text on each page tell the story.