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Tag: Maurice Sendak

December 27, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow, ill. Maurice Sendak

"The Secret Garden meets Donnie Darko". A human-sized, walking on his legs Bunnyman accompanies a young girl and things get weird. We consider one of Sendak's lesser known titles.

May 25, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Unexpected Jolts of Children’s Literature

Once again I plow through loads of dull adult books just so that I can pluck the few with children's literature connections out of the morass and hand them over.

December 2, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik, ill. Maurice Sendak

Before I discussed this book with Kate I actually Googled, "A Kiss for Little Bear weird" and found nothing. As such, let THIS be the first online article or posting to declare this book to be downright peculiar.

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Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

July 1, 2019 by Betsy Bird

To celebrate this podcast being picked up by SLJ, Betsy and Kate tackle Sendak's best known book. Does it deserve its everlasting fame and glory? Find out for yourself! And believe me, there is a special kind of challenge in finding new things to say about this old chestnut.

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: A Hole Is to Dig by Ruth Krauss, ill. Maurice Sendak

June 17, 2019 by Betsy Bird

"This is like Schrödinger's 's Cat. The hole both is and is not there when the digging takes place." Kate and I discuss that old Ruth Krauss chestnut and figure out if it has any pertinence for the 21st century child.

Live Oak, With Moss: Selznick and Whitman (and Sendak?) Together At Last

May 29, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Beautiful to its core. Today we examine the Whitman/Selznick collaboration that was sparked by Maurice Sendak and we think about why the adult publishing world is afraid of trying something new sometimes.

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Unexpected Jolts of Children’s Literature

April 11, 2019 by Betsy Bird

You know the drill. In my day job as a Collection Development Manager I spend my time looking at, and subsequently purchasing, books for adults. As a result, I come across books that have distinct children’s literature connections, but in unexpected ways. Today we’ll consider three books with odd ties to the field I know […]

Even Sendaks Make Mistakes: When Your Hero's Book Just Doesn't Work for You

October 10, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Can you keep a secret? An awful, terrible secret that could get me officially disbarred from all future children’s literature events from now until the end of time? This is just between the two of us, right? No one else is listening in and you won’t tell a soul. Okay. Here goes. I don’t think […]

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Pierre by Maurice Sendak

March 6, 2018 by Betsy Bird

After delving so deeply into problematic picture books in February, Kate and I deserve a bit of a rest. And what, I ask, could be more restful than carnivorous animals devouring small boys? Particularly when said lions are the product of the inimitable and never imitated Maurice Sendak. This marks Sendak’s third appearance on the […]

Video Sunday: Butterfly in the sky / I can go twice as high (thanks in large part to physics)…

November 5, 2017 by Betsy Bird

Happy news, neighborinos! Today I bring unto you a video from BookFest, a yearly celebration of children’s literature hosted (these days) by Bank Street College of Education. Kidlit TV recorded almost the entire thing live and then put it on air. This year I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion with funny folks […]

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