Harold and the Purple Crayon
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A beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades hits theaters this summer — it’s the first big screen adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon! In this live action family adventure comedy everything Harold draws with his magic purple crayon turns real!
Thanks to our friends at Sony Pictures, you can set up a Harold and the Purple Crayon Drawn to Creativity Station in your library with activity guides and bookmarks and watch kids’ imaginations pop off the page!
is exclusively in theaters August 2nd!
Lil Rel Howery: "Visit your local library!"
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Lil Rel Howery, star of Harold and the Purple Crayon, recommends visiting your local library to discover exciting new worlds, both real and imaginary, in books, comics, games, and more.
Download the Activity Book
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Watch kids’ imaginations pop off the page with the Harold and the Purple Crayon Drawn to Summer Fun Activity Guide. Activities include a coloring page, instructions for creating a flip book, paper airplanes, STEM activities, and more!
Download the Harold and the Purple Crayon Activity Book (PDF)
Download Bookmarks
Lil Rel Howery and Zooey Deschanel Answer Questions from Librarians
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At a press event for Harold and the Purple Crayon, Lil Rel Howery and Zooey Deschanel took questions from librarians. The actors spoke about their love for libraries and their experience bringing the beloved children's book to the big screen.
About Harold and the Purple Crayon
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Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life-and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.
Directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by John Davis, the live-action hybrid family adventure/comedy stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds with Alfred Molina and Zooey Deschanel. The film’s screenplay is written by David Guion & Michael Handelman, based on the book by Crockett Johnson.
