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Maurice Sendak Didn’t Just Make Books for Children, But for Everyone

Not Just for Kids

Discovering ‘Higglety Pigglety Pop!’ as an adult, Malcolm Jones came late to Sendak’s world and never left.

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I have no idea what it is like to read the late Maurice Sendak’s books as a child. I was not introduced to them until I was an adult.

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