Envisioning the Jewish Community in Children's Literature: Maurice Sendak and Isaac Singer

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Jill P. May
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-72
Author(s):  
Anna Mik

While the majority of the ‘wild’ children’s literature presents male human char­acters, in the 21st century, there is an increasing tendency to publish texts showing a different kind of wildness. In this article, the author analyses three picturebooks published in the 21st century that feature protagonists other than male and/or hu­man: a wild girl (Wild by Emily Hughes, 2012), a pet dog (Such a Good Boy by Mari­anna Coppo, 2020), and a wild tiger (Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown, 2013). She investigates to what extent (if any) non-male and/or non-human wildness in these works differs from the most popular one in children’s literature. The author analyses the concept of wildness in the context of a famous children’s picturebook featuring a wild protagonist, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963), and other cultural texts using this motif.


PMLA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-103
Author(s):  
George R. Bodmer ◽  
John Cech ◽  
Derick Dreher ◽  
U. C. Knoepflmacher ◽  
Philip Nel ◽  
...  

Maurice Sendak was an artist who not only produced extraordinary art and memorable books but also expanded the range of children's literature, what it can portray. In doing so, he eagerly dealt with his own life, his anxieties and joys, and focused on the importance of art to a child's life.


Author(s):  
Clare Bradford ◽  
Kerry Mallan ◽  
John Stephens ◽  
Robyn McCallum

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