What's New

Stability improvements all around.

App Description

Thanks to all the Harold and the Purple Crayon Fans who helped make Harold the #1 Book Application. We are thrilled you enjoyed Harold; stay tuned for our next Trilogy Touch titles!

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USA Today - Gives Harold 4 of 4 Stars and says, "This is one of the finest book apps for the iPad!"

Best Kid Apps - "This lovely app is a Best Kid favorite that belongs on the digital bookshelf of every iPad-owning parent."

Common Sense Media - Gives Harold 5 of 5 Stars! Wonderful adaptation allows kids to "be" Harold's crayon.

The New Yorker – Harold and the Purple Crayon is a Natural and has cool features as an iPad App.

Media Bistro – Harold and the Purple Crayon Rules the Apple App Store Top iPad list in iTunes.

Pad Gadget – Timeless classic children’s story comes to interactive life. The richest most interactive digital storybook of its kind.

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This timeless classic children’s story comes to interactive life.

Trilogy Touch proudly presents the richest, most interactive digital storybook of its kind!

About the book:
From acclaimed author Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first and most popular book in the series. For more than five decades this book has been a beloved mainstay in parents libraries. Harold’s curiosity and imagination drive the touching story, supporting the fundamental theme that every child is an artist & the creators of their own life experience.

About the application:
Harold needs your help to tell the story! Each page of the story allows children to color-in Harold’s drawing, bringing the scene to life in beautiful animation. And that’s when the real exploration begins! Dozens of interactions and surprise elements are ready to be found on every page.

The Harold and the Purple Crayon comes complete with multiple story modes.
-Touch Tale is the signature mode where your interaction and exploration are required to tell the story.
-Read to Me is a narrated version of the story where children can follow along, focusing on vocabulary building and word recognition.
-Read Alone is perfect for young readers or parents wishing to read the story to their young child.

Harold and the Purple Crayon application also comes with a Digital Signature feature, allowing your child to enter and see their name displayed on the main menu!

You’ll find Harold and the Purple Crayon to be the most charming, interactive and surprising digital storybook you’ve ever seen.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • January 24, 2012 Initial release
  • February 09, 2012 New version 1.5