This is a biography of the book that inspired Prince to adopt purple as his signature color, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Richard Powers to become a writer, and countless other creative people to become artists. Published 70 years ago, Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon is a small book about big ideas--ideas about childhood, creativity, politics, psychology, art, and reality itself. In thirty brief chapters, this book explores those ideas, illuminates the creative process, and offers a primer on how picture books work.
This is a biography of the book that inspired Prince to adopt purple as his signature color, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Richard Powers to become a writer, and countless other creative people to become artists. Published 70 years ago, Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon is a small book about big ideas--ideas about childhood, creativity, politics, psychology, art, and reality itself. In thirty brief chapters, this book explores those ideas, illuminates the creative process, and offers a primer on how picture books work.
Philip Nel is University Distinguished Professor of English at Kansas State University and the author or co-editor of 13 books, including: Keywords for Children's Literature (with Nina Christensen and Lissa Paul) and a double-biography of the children's writers Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss. His Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature and the Need for Diverse Books was one of the catalysts for Dr. Seuss Enterprises' March 2021 decision to stop publishing six Dr. Seuss books that contain racist imagery.
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Introduction: How to Read Harold 1. A child-sized book 2. "Taking a line for a walk" 3. Carefully Planned Improvisation 4. Type 5. Blurring Boundaries: Art and Life 6. Windows, Part I: Motif and Metaphor 7. "the scourge of crayon vandalism" 8. "I stubbed my toe on Harold and his damned purple crayon" 9. Children's Art 10. Postwar America Embraces Children's Creativity 11. One, Two, Three Dimensions; or, "And the moon went with him" 12. The Moon 13. The Purple Crayon 14. Color, Part I: Why These Four? 15. Narrative and Perspective 16. Humor 17. Windows, Part II: The View from Johnson's Desk 18. Time 19. The Real Harolds 20. Metapictures 21. The Big Picture 22. Where and When Is Harold? 23. Cute! 24. Color, Part II: Is Harold Black? 25. Translating Harold 26. Harold and the Red Crayon? 27. Dream or Nightmare? 28. The End 29. Harold and Me 30. Harold and You Afterword. Harold in the World Endnotes Acknowledgments Citations for Each Chapter Works Cited Index
Introduction: How to Read Harold 1. A child-sized book 2. "Taking a line for a walk" 3. Carefully Planned Improvisation 4. Type 5. Blurring Boundaries: Art and Life 6. Windows, Part I: Motif and Metaphor 7. "the scourge of crayon vandalism" 8. "I stubbed my toe on Harold and his damned purple crayon" 9. Children's Art 10. Postwar America Embraces Children's Creativity 11. One, Two, Three Dimensions; or, "And the moon went with him" 12. The Moon 13. The Purple Crayon 14. Color, Part I: Why These Four? 15. Narrative and Perspective 16. Humor 17. Windows, Part II: The View from Johnson's Desk 18. Time 19. The Real Harolds 20. Metapictures 21. The Big Picture 22. Where and When Is Harold? 23. Cute! 24. Color, Part II: Is Harold Black? 25. Translating Harold 26. Harold and the Red Crayon? 27. Dream or Nightmare? 28. The End 29. Harold and Me 30. Harold and You Afterword. Harold in the World Endnotes Acknowledgments Citations for Each Chapter Works Cited Index
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