Philip Nel

2 months ago | blog.oup.com | Philip Nel

How to Draw the World: Harold and the Purple Crayon and the Making of a Children's Classic By Philip Nel January 27th 2025 Children may have less height, vocabulary, and power than adults do. But children’s books are not a lesser art form. Consider Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon. At first glance, the book looks self-explanatory. What more can be said about a boy, a crayon, and the moon? Quite a lot. The 1955 classic’s deceptively transparent aesthetic makes it an ideal case...

Oct 17, 2024 | slj.com | Philip Nel |Abby Johnson

How does the world at large view its librarians? As bun-wearing shushers, instruments of information, or a mix of the two? SLJ took a deep dive into depictions of librarians, past and present, in both books and media, and came up with a Top 10 in each category. Like or loathe these takes on the purveyors of information science, they’re what our public often thinks of when they try to conjure up what it is that librarians do.

Oct 15, 2024 | teachersandwritersmagazine.org | Philip Nel

Students are very busy. In my classes, I ask them to write a fair amount. So I understand why they might be tempted to use large-language generative AI to do their writing. After all, while using someone else’s work without acknowledgment is plagiarism, will the professor notice that you’re cheating if you’re using AI to cheat? To address this unspoken question, I am here addressing them and any students tempted to feed their assignments into ChatGPT.

Sep 27, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Philip Nel |Steve Martin |Harry Bliss |Amy Tan

A virtuoso performance and an ode to an undervalued medium created by two talented artists. The veteran actor, comedian, and banjo player teams up with the acclaimed illustrator to create a unique book of cartoons that communicates their personalities. Martin, also a prolific author, has always been intrigued by the cartoons strewn throughout the pages of the New Yorker.

Aug 16, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Philip Nel

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