Tag: Maurice Sendak
‘It’s a pattern really. So many of the progressive writers and illustrators of children’s books were Jews,” says Leonard Marcus, who does not usually concern himself with the old parlor game of counting famous Jews. Marcus is curator of the New York Public Library’s exhibit on children’s literature, “The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter,” … Read More
Until recently, I didn’t understand the appeal of this book. The wildness of the boy and of the monsters, who have horns and sharp teeth, seemed inappropriate to a children’s book. Then my younger son discovered a copy of it on the shelf and became attached to it; shortly after that I saw the movie … Read More