Customer Reviews

Harold and the Purple Crayon: Dinosaur Days (Harold & the Purple Crayon)

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I have to agree with the other reviewers--these newer, more colorful Harold books... miss the point entirely. In this book, Harold and his crayon dont seem to have much to do with the world around him; the story is disjointed; the prose is wooden... Where's Harold's ingenuity? (ok, ONE instance of 'drawing/thinking on his feet) Where are the accidental strokes that he turns into strokes of genius?

Harold and the Purple Crayon was the first book I ever checked out of the library and it was magical... and, by extension, made the library seem a magical place of infinite possibility--like my own purple crayon. The simple line drawings with just that purple crayon prove to our little ones (and us!) that imagination is the only tool you need for magic... Conversely, these slick multicolored books have no magic.

My son loves Harry and the Purple Crayon and he loves dinosaurs so of course he LOVES this book! He always wants me to read it more than once. It is very colorful unlike the original Harold and the Purple Crayon book. He gets into a couple "situations" and needs his crayon to help him out of them. Love it! Definately one of my favorites!!!

My four year old son loves this book, he loves to read it before bed and pretend he can go on the adventure with Harold.

If your 4 year old is like mine, he will quickly point out that what the book calls a pterodactyl is actually a pteranadon. otherwise it is an o.k. book. It could be a little bit longer.

My son loves the Harold stories and his all time favorite thing in the world is Dinosaurs so what better book to buy than this one. He truly enjoyed it!