{"id":3271,"date":"2013-02-26T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=3271"},"modified":"2013-02-26T00:01:53","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T06:01:53","slug":"my-brothers-book-by-maurice-sendak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walkingwithcake.com\/?p=3271","title":{"rendered":"My Brother’s Book"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(My Brother’s Book by Maurice Sendak.)<\/p><\/div>\n

When Maurice Sendak<\/a> passed away last year, he left behind one final manuscript that was published recently.\u00a0 My Brother’s Book<\/em> is, at once, both the frightening and whimsical story Sendak wrote so well, and also something much darker and deeper.\u00a0 While it’s billed as a book for young adults, I see it more as a love poem penned by an aging author at the end of his life.\u00a0 Tony Kushner<\/a>, who wrote the screenplay for Lincoln<\/em>, was also a close friend of Sendak’s, and you can read and listen to his NPR interview about the book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I purchased the book to add to our Sendak collection, but soon discovered it isn’t for children, at least not as young as mine.\u00a0 The story is really a metaphor, with powerful images that can frighten the youngest readers.\u00a0 Still, I enjoyed its words and pictures, and the beautiful text deserves to be read aloud.<\/p>\n

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(My favorite page in the book.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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(Its accompanying illustration.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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(The illustration for the title page.)<\/p><\/div>\n

All of Maurice Sendak’s books are treasured classics, but My Brother’s Book<\/em> surpasses the rest, and truly conveys the author’s talent and purpose at the end of his long life.\u00a0 Are you a fan of Maurice Sendak?\u00a0 Have you had a chance to read this book?<\/p>\n

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