- ISBN13: 9780767889223
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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A purple crayon and abundant creativity lead a toddler named Harold along a path of imagination and discovery that winds through the contemplation of big questions like “where does the rain come from?” while exploring intense feelings like frustration and loneliness. While this Emmy award-winning HBO Family series is based on the concepts and drawings of Crockett Johnson’s books, it is not an exacting, faithful re-creation of thos… More >>
Harold and the Purple Crayon – The Complete Series
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#1 by A Reader on April 11, 2010 - 8:30 pm
The loneliness, sparkling wit and beautiful simplicity of the original Purple Crayon books (and the quite loyally adapted Gene Deitch animated cartoons – still available from Scholastic) are not to be found here, sacrificed to the treacly situations and inexplicable pastel colors of this confused, frustrating – and to this viewer at least – insulting “interpretation.” It’s as if Harold were aesthetically reincarnated as one of those hard sugar figurines manufactured for quick decoration of grocery store birthday cakes. I bought this believing that the Emmy bestowers would actually have some sense of taste when awarding their prizes, but in this case, I simply ended up tossing my set away. (I only am posting this as a warning to anyone who might be hoping to find some flavor of the original works in this adaptation; contemporary kids might like this on its own terms, which is “the way things are” - but this is not Crockett Johnson’s “Harold.”)
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Lewis M. Doczy on April 11, 2010 - 8:53 pm
I bought this video for my son who enjoys watch harold and the purple crayon.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by James E. Benini on April 11, 2010 - 10:50 pm
Our 3 1/2 year old son loves this DVD. We rented it from Netflix and he doesn’t want to return it! It also has gotten him interested in drawing, something that he never cared much for before. We’re stressing that he use paper though…..
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by J. B. Poersch on April 11, 2010 - 11:46 pm
Im not sure what it is about “Harold” that captures my 3 year old and the pack of 2-5 year olds represented in these reviews. it might be that it gives kids permission to imagine the world as they want. Harold is bright eyed, practical, and full of vision and determination. He loves his dog Lilac and he loves the glow of the moon. The “Harold” series was done for HBO way back in 2001. Wouldn’t it be great if Sharon Stone, Van Dyke Park and the whole Harold gang could do a couple more episodes almost a decade later? Here’s hoping, In the meantime, pick up the complete series for your kids!
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by J. Trester on April 12, 2010 - 1:57 am
This is not the Harold I expected from the Scholastic Collection. Colors are nice but Harold rarely draws – he is part of things around him and does not draw his environment. A disappointment when you’ve seen the other one and expected like creativity. Kids familiar with the other felt like this too.
Rating: 2 / 5