Crockett Johnson
10) Magic beach
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Publisher
Front Street
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Two children find themselves in a story when they write words in the sand on the beach, and whatever they have written appears when the waves wash the words away.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
This collection includes three classic tales of Harold's big imagination: Harold and the Purple Crayon, Harold's Fairy Tale, and Harold's ABC. The concepts explored by Crockett Johnson in each story remind us that imagination can transform our world.-- adapted from cover.
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Description
A little boy goes fishing every day, but he never catchesanything -- no, not a single fish. So he waits. He waits and waits and waits and waits, and one day, a GREAT GREAT big fish swims by ... Persistence pays off and faith is rewarded in this witty twist on an old fisherman's tale, illustrated by the incomparable Crockett Johnson.
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Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
2013
Description
"Creative, endearing and simply beautiful, the tale of Harold's wondrous journey through his imagination has delighted readers for over fifty years. To many fans it is not just a charming story, but a book that used easy vocabulary and simple but poignant language to first teach them how to read. Now this new translation of the classic text can help children learn to read French. Full of ferocious dragons, deep oceans and steep cliffs, this exciting...
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Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2014
Description
The comic revolves around a precocious five-year-old named Barnaby Baxter and his fairy godfather Jackeen J. O'Malley. Yet O'Malley, a cigar-chomping, bumbling con-artist and fast-talker, is not your typical protector. His grasp of magic is usually specious at best, limited to occasional flashes, often aided and abetted by his fellow members in The Elves, Leprechauns, Gnomes, and Little Men's Chowder & Marching Society.