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Monthly Archives: August 2010

Crockett Johnson: A Quiet Man

August 9, 2010Philip NelBiography, Children's Literature, Comics, Crockett Johnson, Ruth Krauss1943, Biography, Children's Literature, Comics, Crockett Johnson, Ruth Krauss4 Comments

A 1943 letter from Crockett Johnson. Asked about himself, he dodges the question.

The Art of PowerPoint: A User’s Guide

August 8, 2010Philip NelAcademe, AdviceAcademe, Advice, Manifesto, Scott McCloud2 Comments

Would you like to stop abusing PowerPoint? Good. This blog post can help.

Ruth Krauss, mind-reader?

August 6, 2010Philip NelAdvertising, Biography, Children's Literature, Ruth Krauss1954, Advertising, Biography, Children's Literature, Ruth Krauss1 Comment

Is it just me, or does “This is the lady who knows what children think — BEFORE THEY DO” sound like the tag line for a horror movie?  You will be relieved to know that Ruth Krauss could not read children’s minds. But she was an excellent and sympathetic listener. In her earliest work, she

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He Was a Teen-age Harold: Crockett Johnson’s High School Cartoons

August 5, 2010Philip NelBiography, Children's Literature, Comics, Crockett Johnson, Newtown High SchoolBiography, Children's Literature, Comics, Crockett Johnson, Education, Newtown High School

Two high-school cartoons by Crockett Johnson. Neither has been seen since the 1920s.

“Too Bad His Duck Is So Crazy”: Tim Egan, Seriously Funny

August 3, 2010Philip NelChildren's Literature, Tim EganChildren's Literature, Humor, Tim Egan, Watermelons4 Comments

Tim Egan, seriously funny author-illustrator of picture books, deserves a prize. A big prize. In this post, I try to explain why.

Dark Sarcasm in the Classroom: A Back-to-School Mix

August 1, 2010Philip NelMixes, MusicEducation, Mixes, Music5 Comments

For those of you in the northern hemisphere, August and September mark the beginning of the fall term – or, at least, they do if you are or have been a student, a parent/guardian of a student, or a teacher.  This mix is for you.  And, yes, I know that I’ve omitted the Beach Boys’

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