![]() ![]() In A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss, an author he frequently collaborated with, he utilized the same crosshatching technique he would later implement in Wild Things, and it’s a super cute book, another small sized book aimed at preschoolers. We can dress as our own wild things, and romp through the house on a wild rumpus, together.īut he had plenty of experience illustrating at that point, with more than 40 collaborations with authors and working at FAO Schwarz creating children’s window displays. I look forward to reading his books with her when she’s a little older, and asking her what she thinks. I recently gave my one-year-old the same wild thing stuffed animal I had as a kid, and read Wild Things to her for the first time. Now, I own about thirty Maurice Sendak books, including several first editions and one signed. It wasn’t until I started working in a used bookstore that I discovered how vast Maurice Sendak’s bibliography was, and when I started collecting his books. Where the Wild Things Are is rightfully iconic and memorable, playing an important part in many children’s reading lives. I became Max as I read, and enacted the wild things within me that I couldn’t in public, something I continue to do today, if with different books. From Max in his wolf costume chasing after his dog, to wild things hanging off trees and roaring their terrible roars, I saw my desires enacted on the page. Despite being a child that did not agree with being naughty, Where the Wild Things Are became one of my favorite books. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |