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A Picture for Harold’s Room

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Author(s):Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):Crockett Johnson
Publisher(s): Harper & Brothers
Year Published: 1960
Type: Hardcover
Genre: American
Boys Growing Up
Picture Book
Age Range: Ages 0-5: Picture Books
Pages: 64
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
ISBN-10: 0064440850
ISBN-13: 9780064440851
LCCN: 60006372
OCLC: 265295012

Description

Harold starts out to draw a picture for his room, but soon finds himself out of his depth.

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