![]() The most famous, of course, is Where the Wild Things Are, but less well known are his version of The Nutcracker (Which he created while designing the sets for what must have been an amazing production), and What Do You Say Dear? (a book about manners in extremely unlikely situations). Maurice Sendak has several other books that are worth checking out. ![]() It's odd how when you find something like that out, even if it's insignificant in the grand scheme of things, your brain has to do a somersault and suddenly everything in the world looks a little bit different as you reinterpret everything you see with your new understanding. I don't know why I thought he was a woman the whole time I was growing up, but I did (I had never met or heard of anyone else called Maurice, so that didn't clue me in). I remember, just a few years ago, I found out that Maurice Sendak was a man. This month it's alliteration with the letter S. He doesn't use the same poetic devices in each verse, which makes it more interesting, but he does concentrate on something. I have three or four copies of the book in different sizes, just in case. ![]() I absolutely LOVE this set of poems and illustrations by Maurice Sendak. ![]()
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