Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Adventure
- Picture Book
Year Published 1955
Word Count 657
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 490L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 7318, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Comforting Classics
- BookFLIX Connections
- Making Connections: Mind in the Making
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Awards & Distinctions 1

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Picture Book Hall of Fame Selection, 2013
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