Inde i sin bog kan den eventyrlystne Harold få noget til at komme til live blot ved at tegne det. Efter at han vokser op og trækker sig væk fra bogens sider og ind i den fysiske verden, finder Harold ud af, at han har meget at lære om det virkelige liv.
Children's Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters or Cucumber, was a TV show produced by TVOntario in the 1970s, and repeated in the 1980s during TVOntario's daytime kids' programming. The show featured a human-sized moose and beaver often reporting from a treehouse. By sending in a story or some artwork to the show, one could become a member of the Cucumber Club. Some notable people appeared on the show: ⁕A young John Candy guest starred as a character named Weatherman ⁕A young Martin Short guest starred as a character named Smokey the Hare ⁕An interview featured a nine-year-old Jeff Healey.
