About Nine Kinds of Pie

Nine kinds of pie (from Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon)

In Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955), the title character — using his crayon — “laid out a nice simple picnic lunch.  There was nothing but pie.  But there were all nine kinds of pie that Harold liked best.”  In that spirit, this blog will feature my many and varied obsessions.  Children’s books.  Music.  Comics.  Politics.  Things that amuse me.  Ideas of all sizes and shapes.  And probably some advice.

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With the exception of content created by others (such as artwork, music), all content is copyright © 2010-2011 by Philip Nel.  All rights reserved.  So, for example, the illustration on this page (from Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon) is copyright © by the Estate of Ruth Krauss.  But my commentary on it is © by Philip Nel.  Got it?  Good.