NPR re-broadcast a fascinating interview with the author and illustrator of my favorite children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak. Sendak's work was also the inspiration for what some call "the finest children's album ever made", Really Rosie (you wouldn't get much of an argument from me...it's great stuff.)
The interview discusses his work on the book Brundibar, based on an opera written and performed by children in the Czech concentration camp, Terezin. It's a great book and a really interesting interview...worth a listen.
P.S. to PatJack...looking at the early editions of Where the Wild Things Are above reminds me of some of the early editions of Potato Pals. May the Pals enjoy such longevity!
I'm reading a Sendak article right now in the New Yorker, Apr. 17th edition, I think. (It may or may not be online.)
Posted by: Stefan | May 10, 2006 at 09:37 AM
Thanks Stefan, I don't think it's online but I'll look around some more for it...definitely an interesting guy.
Posted by: Devon T | May 10, 2006 at 09:53 PM
I imagine Sendak was writing books better than Potato Pals when he was at kindergarten! I LOVE his Nutshell Library Series, especially 'Pierre' about the little boy who would only say 'I don't care!' and was eaten by a lion. I'm sure you know them. Actually, I wanted to have one of the Potato Pals eaten by a lion but the lion just sniffed it and walked away!
Posted by: Patrick | May 12, 2006 at 05:13 PM
Which Potato Pal would you have eaten by a lion?
Posted by: Troy | May 12, 2006 at 08:57 PM
Wouldn't it have to be Chip?
Posted by: Patrick | May 13, 2006 at 11:25 PM
The musician!?!?! *gasp*
I vote for Nina. I still have issues with pretending to hold a handbag.
Posted by: Troy | May 14, 2006 at 04:24 AM