Sendak’s Books Merit Grown-Up Conversation

This casual presentation and book discussion is led by the Kristina Lareau, who presented Children’s Books Merit Grown-Up Conversation last year, and will overview some of Maurice Sendak’s  most popular works including Wild Things, In the Night Kitchen, and Outside Over There. The presentation will examine the structure of these picture books as art, explore the historical influences of Sendak’s work, and discuss why Sendak’s 1963 Where the Wild Things Are remains seminal in the world of Children’s Literature. After the presentation, attendees will be invited to examine these works among others with facilitated discussion.

Kristina Lareau is the Head of Children’s Services at the Library and holds an MA in Children’s Literature alongside an MS in Library Science, both from Simmons University in Boston.

This program is part of the Library's The Illustrative World of Maurice Sendak: Let the Wild Rumpus Begin! series, an all ages celebration of Maurice Sendak's artistic and literary legacy taking place this fall. The series is made possible thanks to the Friends of the Ridgefield Library.

Please register.