Purple Crayons
The Art of Drawing a Life
New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 214 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
"A rereading of children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, in which psychologist Ross Ellenhorn celebrates our inherent "sacred originality," and establishes a new framework for self-reliance"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Harold's birth year -- Beginning -- Holding -- Playing -- Imagining -- Idolatry -- Hoping -- Dignifying -- Self-determining -- Mastering -- Loneliness -- Relating -- Risking -- Returning -- Homesickness -- Resisting -- Framing -- Ending.
Subjects:
Johnson, Crockett, 1906-1975. Harold and the purple crayon -- Criticism and interpretation.
Originality.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Self-reliance.
Johnson, Crockett, 1906-1975. Harold and the purple crayon -- Criticism and interpretation.
Originality.
Resilience (Personality trait)
Self-reliance.
ISBN:
9780063143807
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Self-Help Ell | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Display, Nonfiction | In |