tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404001022548916572.post1316476378221924051..comments2023-10-28T01:28:36.166-07:00Comments on The Cath in the Hat: Goodnight, Mr. SendakCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16583924780335341252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404001022548916572.post-14795713221699683812012-05-11T11:26:59.419-07:002012-05-11T11:26:59.419-07:00Thanks, Annie. I could just see the little boy gob...Thanks, Annie. I could just see the little boy gobbling up the priceless drawing. And I can't get over that Sendak used to walk around with Emily Dickinson in his pocket. Who knew?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583924780335341252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1404001022548916572.post-58292072808714998742012-05-11T07:28:48.425-07:002012-05-11T07:28:48.425-07:00Wonderful quotes! I feel a closeness to him, not o...Wonderful quotes! I feel a closeness to him, not only because I'm a children's librarian, but because I once heard him give a talk about his art and his life. He was not all "warm and fuzzy" in any way, shape or form- He was honest and he was real. He acknowledged his depression. He was a brilliant man and his "crustiness" exuded its own kind of warmth. He respected children's intelligence. <br /><br />My teenage son and I had seen his interview on the Colbert Report just a few weeks before, and my son, who had appreciated his personality, was saddened, too, and took special care in how he told me about his death, not knowing I already knew from a prior post and comments by Jane Yolen.<br /><br />I had read that quote about the little boy eating his drawing somewhere before. I love how you've linked that concept with the first quote from Where the Wild Things Are. It's a fitting tribute to Sendak: "Please don't go. We'll eat you up. We love you so."Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.com