Philip Nel, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1997

University Distinguished Professor
Kansas SU
Manhattan
Biographical Sketch: Philip Nel is the author or co-editor of 15 books, including: How to Draw the World: Harold and the Purple Crayon and the Making of a Children's Classic (2024), Keywords for Children’s Literature (2nd ed., co-edited with Lissa Paul and Nina Christensen, 2021), and Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children’s Literature and the Need for Diverse Books (2017).