Children’s Literature – Page 22

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.

Mash-up vs. Purple Crayon

July 30, 2010Philip NelAcademe, Advice, Autobiography, Children's Literature, Innovation, PublishingAcademe, Advice, Autobiography, Children's Literature, Crockett Johnson, Innovation, Life, Publishing3 Comments

Different kinds of scholars, different kinds of scholarship. But many paths to success in academia.

Cul de Sac = Classic

July 28, 2010Philip NelChildren's Literature, Comics, Cul de SacChildren's Literature, Comics, Cul de Sac

If you donâ€™t already read Richard Thompsonâ€™s Cul de Sac, you really should. This is one of the comic strips that will, in the future, be regarded as classic. It’s that good.

Cockney Alphabet

July 24, 2010Philip NelAlphabet, Children's LiteratureAlphabet, Children's Literature, Life

A for horses? B for mutton? C for yourself — it’s the Cockney Alphabet!

Fortunate Failures; or, How I Became a Scholar of Dr. Seuss

July 23, 2010Philip NelAcademe, Advice, Autobiography, Children's Literature, Failure, Opportunism, Publishing, SeussAcademe, Advice, Autobiography, Failure, Life, Opportunism, Publishing, Rowling, Seuss1 Comment

How a failed book proposal launched a career. Mine. Viva failure!