Crockett Johnson | Autor

About the Author

Crockett Johnson, pen name for David Johnson Leisk, was born October, 20, 1906 in New York City. He studied art at Cooper Union in 1924 and New York University in 1925. He wrote political cartoons for the New Masses from 1940-1943. In 1942, his popular character Barnaby first appeared in the mostrar mais newspaper, PM, and was later syndicated into 52 American newspapers. He married author Ruth Krauss in the early 1940s and illustrated three of her children's books: The Carrot Seed, How to Make an Earthquake, and The Happy Egg. His first children's book, Who's Upside Down? was published in 1952. His well-known series with his character Harold, began in 1955 with Harold and the Purple Crayon. He died of lung cancer on July 11, 1975 at the age of 68. mostrar menos

Inclui os nomes: Crocket Johnson, Crocket Johnson, Crockett Johnson

Séries

Barnaby

Obras de Crockett Johnson

Popular Recente

Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955) 7,765 cópias

A Picture for Harold's Room (1960) 881 cópias

Harold at the North Pole: A Christmas Journey With the Purple Crayon (1958) 688 cópias

Harold's Fairy Tale: Further Adventures With the Purple Crayon (1956) 652 cópias

Harold's Circus (1959) 511 cópias

The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955) 485 cópias

Harold's ABC (1981) 473 cópias

Harold's Trip to the Sky (1957) 313 cópias

Harold's ABC / Harold and the Purple Crayon / Harold's Fairy Tale / Harold's Trip to the Sky / Harold's Circus (1955) — Autor — 213 cópias

Is This You? (1955) 130 cópias

The Blue Ribbon Puppies (1958) 116 cópias

Ellen's Lion: Twelve Stories (1959) 106 cópias

Will Spring Be Early? or Will Spring Be Late? (Harper Trophy Book) (1959) 98 cópias

Barnaby (1943) 67 cópias

Magic Beach (1965) 65 cópias

Barnaby, Vol. 1 (2013) 63 cópias

Barnaby and Mr. O'Malley (1944) 44 cópias

Barnaby, Vol. 2 (2014) 33 cópias

WANTED: FAIRY GODFATHER (Barnaby, No 1) (1985) 30 cópias

Barnaby, Vol. 3 (2016) — Autor — 28 cópias

Harold and the Purple Crayon... and More Harold Stories [2003 film] (2003) — Autor — 20 cópias

Harold and the Purple Crayon Board Book Box Set: Harold and the Purple Crayon and Harold's ABC (2015) 20 cópias

Mr. O'Malley and the Haunted House (1985) 17 cópias

Mr. O'Malley Goes for the Gold (1986) 16 cópias

Jackeen J. O'Malley for Congress (1985) 16 cópias

Harold's Imagination: 3 Adventures with the Purple Crayon (2018) 16 cópias

Mr. O'Malley, Wizard of Wall Street (1986) — Autor — 15 cópias

Barnaby Volume Four (2020) 11 cópias

Harold's Treasure Hunt (2020) 10 cópias

J.J.O'Malley Goes Hollywood (1986) 10 cópias

Time for Spring (1957) 10 cópias

We wonder what will Walter be, when he grows up? (1964) 9 cópias

The lion's own story;: Eight new stories about Ellen's lion, (1963) 8 cópias

Barkis;: Some precise and some speculative interpretations of the meaning of a dogs̓ bark at certain times and in… (1956) 7 cópias

Harold and the Purple Crayon (Video) (2011) 6 cópias

Who's Upside Down? (1990) 5 cópias

The emperor's gifts (1965) 4 cópias

The Frowning Prince (1974) 4 cópias

Harold's Purple Crayon Treasury by Crockett Johnson (1985-11-05) (1876) 3 cópias

Haroldo Vira Gigante (2008) 3 cópias

Merry go round, (1958) 3 cópias

Terrible terrifying Toby (1957) 3 cópias

Il circo di Harold. Ediz. a colori (2022) 2 cópias

Harold and the Purple Crayon: The Complete Series 2 cópias

"HAROLD NELLO SPAZIO" (2021) 2 cópias

Saga of Quilby 2 cópias

Harold's Fairy Tale[HAROLDS FAIRY TALE][Paperback] 1 exemplar(es)

to taxidi tou chari ston ourano 1 exemplar(es)

Harold e la matita viola 1 exemplar(es)

Emporer's Gifts, The 1 exemplar(es)

o charis kai o mov markadoros / ο χάρης και ο μοβ μαρκαδόρος 1 exemplar(es)

Ellen e il leone. Ediz. ad alta leggibilità 1 exemplar(es)

Il leone e Ellen (I Pelucchi) (Italian Edition) 1 exemplar(es)

Gordy and the pirate,: And the circus ringmaster, and the knight, and the major league manager, and the Western… 1 exemplar(es)

Ellen e il leone. Ediz. ad alta leggibilità 1 exemplar(es)

Harold and the Purple Crayone 1 exemplar(es)

Il leone e Ellen. Ediz. ad alta leggibilità (2022) 1 exemplar(es)

La fiaba di Harold. Ediz. a colori (2020) 1 exemplar(es)

Barnaby Il mondo come verità e immaginazione nella più singolare storia a fumetti dei nostri tempi 1 exemplar(es)

Los calcetines de Susana (Ciempiés) (Spanish and English Edition) (2012) 1 exemplar(es)

Barnaby Quarterly The Comic with a High I.Q. 1 exemplar(es)

Paultje op Mars 1 exemplar(es)

to tsirko tou chari / το τσίρκο του χάρη 1 exemplar(es)

Work Explorer

Associated Works

The Carrot Seed (1945) — Ilustrador — 4,274 cópias

An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories (2000) — Contribuinte — 362 cópias

Mickey's Magnet (1956) — Ilustrador — 344 cópias

The Little Fish That Got Away (1956) — Ilustrador — 306 cópias

Strange Stories for Strange Kids (2001) — Contribuinte — 220 cópias

The Happy Egg (1967) — Ilustrador — 198 cópias

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 6, February 1975 (1975) — Ilustrador — 5 cópias

How to Make an Earthquake (1954) — Ilustrador — 4 cópias

Harold and the Purple Crayon - Let Your Imagination Soar (video recording) (2007) — Autor — 3 cópias

Linus (2019) (Vol. 1) (2019) — Artista da capa — 1 exemplar(es)

Linus. Settembre 2018 (Linus 2018) — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)

Linus. Dicembre 2018 (Linus 2018) — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome padrão: Johnson, Crockett
Nome de batismo: Leisk, David Johnson
Data de nascimento: 1906-10-20
Data de falecimento: 1975-07-11
Sexo: male
Nacionalidade: USA
Local de nascimento: New York City, New York, USA
Local de falecimento: Westport, Connecticut, USA
Causa da morte: lung cancer
Locais de residência: New York, New York, USA
Educação: Cooper Union
New York University
Ocupação: cartoonist
children's book illustrator
painter
Relacionamentos: Krauss, Ruth (wife)

Membros

Resenhas

Harold and the Purple Crayon de Crockett Johnson

With the aid of his purple crayon, Harold draws a moon, a path and everything else he wants for his walk in the moonlight.

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PlumfieldCH | outras 211 resenhas | Apr 19, 2024 |

Harold and the Purple Crayon de Crockett Johnson

Armed only with a purple crayon, a little boy named Harold draws a moon and a path to walk on, then draws his way into an adventure. Eventually he draws his way back home, and draws himself a bed to sleep in.

Very cute, but seems like it might be trying to appeal more to parents than kids. The stark drawings are beautiful, but it’s a little too long to hold my niece’s attention, and there’s the obvious concern about promoting drawing on walls. I’ll be interested to see if she likes this one more when she’s a little older.… (mais)

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norabelle414 | outras 211 resenhas | Feb 23, 2024 |

Harold and the purple crayon de Crockett Johnson

An adventure built on creativity and imagination with only a crayon as a prop.

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nlgeorge | outras 211 resenhas | Feb 3, 2024 |

Harold and the Purple Crayon (Purple Crayon Books) de Crockett Johnson

Independent Reading Level: Pre-K - 3
Awards: Daytime Emmy Award (2002)

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vflore21 | outras 211 resenhas | Dec 4, 2023 |

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