Wild Things
...Classic children's books are such
For reasons very clear.
Their plots or pictures are unique
And beautifully cohere.
The Sendak stories, which, to some,
Are really quite bizarre,
Have always...
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Categories:
sendak, books, children,
Form: Rhyme
The Wild Rumpus
...A book I often read my kids
Was Where the Wild Things Are.
The story’s strange and so is Max,
This classic’s costumed star.
His mother called him “Wild Thing”
And then he was sent to bed.
He missed ...
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Categories:
sendak, childhood, loss, on writing
Form: Rhyme