Fan of Maurice Sendak

I listened to a really charming interview with Maurice Sendak on Fresh Air the other day. I highly recommend it. Two highlights: first, I hadn't heard about his collaboration with Tony Kushner to create Brundibar. Sendak gave an incredible account of both the book itself and his own family's experience in escaping the Holocaust. Second, Sendak said that he no longer does book signings or school appearances because they make kids so miserable. It's really funny and also a bit sad. Listen here. Picture from here.