Maurice Sendak’s Enduring Legacy


A day after Maurice Sendak’s death, the Washington Post asks why his books struck such a chord with children. I think this sentence sums up “Where the Wild Things Are” perfectly: “There’s darkness and violence and complexity throughout Sendak, just as there is throughout the fairy tales of Grimm and Andersen, just as there is in life. Sendak’s work allows children to come to terms with their fears and nightmares.”

SOURCE: Washington Post

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