Harold decided to take a walk in the moonlight. So he drew a moon, and then a path to follow it. He decided to take a short cut, and veered off the path that he originally drew to keep him from getting lost. "The short cut led right to where Harold thought a forest should be." So Harold drew a forest-with only one tree, so not to get lost in there, too. Harold draws a dragon to protect the tree's apples, but his own dragon scares him away, his trembling crayon drawing him a lake to fall into. His walk in the moonlight is getting dangerous!

As Harold draws more and more, he becomes more and more sleepy. But Harold can't find the window leading him back to his bedroom. He draws window after window, building a whole city in his wake, and is now even more lost. Will Harold become lost forever in his own imagination?

It seems that way, as the entire book follows the young boy in a sleeper's purple trail. Bust out sheets of oversized art paper (or tape sheets together) and have your kids create their own trails. Will dangerous turns appear in theirs as well? Or will their trails lead straight to the cookie jar?


Themes: ART. CRAYONS AND MARKERS. IMAGINATION.