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Books Like Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson · about this book

Loved Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson? If its children's, classics and whimsical hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Little Prince. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Harold and the Purple Crayon: Children's · Classics · Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Dream Worlds

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   The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

   Lyman Frank Baum

   Children's · Classics · Whimsical · Charming · Lighthearted

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   Where the Sidewalk Ends

   Shel Silverstein

   Children's · Illustrated Book · Whimsical · Classics · Nostalgic

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   The Little Prince

   Antoine de Saint-Exupery

   Children's · Illustrated Book · Classics · Whimsical · Charming

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   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

   Children's · Whimsical · Classics · Lighthearted · Charming

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5. 

   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

   Roald Dahl

   Children's · Whimsical · Classics · Charming · Heartwarming

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   The Phantom Tollbooth

   Norton Juster

   Whimsical · Classics · Charming · Children's · Illustrated Book

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   Peter Pan

   J. M. Barrie

   Nostalgic · Classics · Children's · Whimsical · Charming

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8. 

   The Hobbit

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

   Classics · Charming · Whimsical · Nostalgic · Lighthearted

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9. 

   The Tea Dragon Festival:

   K. O'Neill

   Children's · Charming · Whimsical · Lighthearted · Illustrated Book

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10. 

    The Chronicles of Narnia

    C.S. Lewis

    Classics · Children's · Nostalgic · Whimsical · Charming

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11. 

    Red: A Crayon's Story

    Michael Hall

    Children's · Illustrated Book · Charming · Whimsical · Heartwarming

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12. 

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    J. K. Rowling

    Whimsical · Charming · Classics · Lighthearted · Male Lead

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13. 

    Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal

    Jeff Kinney

    Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Children's · Whimsical · Charming

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14. 

    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Classics · Charming · Nostalgic · Whimsical · Male Lead

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15. 

    Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

    Brandon Sanderson

    Artist Protagonist · Whimsical · Charming · Heartwarming · Adventure

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16. 

    Talking to Dragons

    Patricia C. Wrede

    Lighthearted · Whimsical · Charming · Male Lead · Adventure

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17. 

    Book Love

    Debbie Tung

    Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Charming · Whimsical · Heartwarming

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18. 

    Living With Mochi

    Gemma Gené

    Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Charming · Whimsical · Heartwarming

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19. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

    Children's · Charming · Illustrated Book · Whimsical · Adventure

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20. 

    What's Up, Beanie?: Acutely Relatable Comics

    Alina Tysoe

    Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Charming · Heartwarming · Whimsical

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