Grab your crayon and join Harold in his Christmas adventure.

Yes, little Harold has his own Christmas story. If you visited the page back in October for Shades of Purple – Harold took us on amazing adventures, with his lilac lines and stokes, he made amazing and imaginative dreams and trips. What is most capturing about these stories are the unique yet simple drawings created. They can lead even the most hesitant artist to works of great art and are a great way to introduce small children to free drawing and art expression.

In Johnson’s Harold at the North Pole, Harold is not going to miss Christmas – he needs a Christmas tree. And we all know when Harold gets and idea he runs [flies, draws whatever] with it. Harold, accompanied by his purple moon, ends up in a starry, snowy sky. Harold draws a snowman, big snow hills and drifts. He crafts a giant candy cane and helps Santa out of his snow bound workshop. After harnessing all the reindeer and filling Santa’s sleigh, Harold knows it is time to get home and get that Christmas tree. Will Harold arrive home in time to deck the halls before Santa’s arrival? Climb onto the ‘big soft chair’ with Harold, share this special Christmas classic and wait on Santa’s big night.

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