Purple-crayon-carrying boy of children's literature (6)

I believe the answer is:

harold

(Other definitions for harold that I've seen before include "Battle of Hastings loser" , "Man's name" , "Maybe Steptoe" , "Last Anglo-Saxon king of England" , "King killed at Hastings" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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