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July 22, 2017 by Travis Jonker

Not on The Yarn: Maurice Sendak

July 22, 2017 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Not on The Yarn

Travis:  The great Maurice Sendak passed away in 2012, but he has a new book coming out next fall.

Consider me skeptical.

Well, I was – until I heard this All Things Considered interview with the author of the book (and Sendak pal/collaborator) Arthur Yorinks, who describes it as a development Sendak would have been delighted about.

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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