It is only adults who ever feel threatened by Sendak’s work. Believe me, we do not take our responsibilities lightly! I think young children will always react with delight to such a book as In the Night Kitchen, and that they will react creatively and wholesomely. Should not those of us who stand between the creative artist and the child be very careful not to sift our reactions to such books through our own adult prejudices and neuroses? To me as editor and publisher of books for children, that is one of my greatest and most difficult duties. For children-at least up to the age of 12 or 13-are usually tremendously creative themselves. Sendak is a creative artist, a true genius, and he is able to speak to children directly. But truly, it does not disturb children! Mr. I assume it is the little boy’s nudity which bothers you. We are truly distressed that you think it is not a book for elementary school children. I am indeed distressed to hear that in the year 1972 you burned a copy of a book. Nordstrom wrote to one of the librarians who burned copies of In the Night Kitchen: Letters of Note recently ran a letter written by Sendak’s editor, Ursula Nordstrom. Many librarians censored the book by painting diapers over the boy’s genitals, and in some cases the book was even burned. The book upset many librarians and adults because its young protagonist, Mickey, was depicted in the nude. Sendak’s books have been frequently challenged in libraries, in particular his children’s book In the Night Kitchen, another award-winning book that features a young boy’s dream journey through a baker’s kitchen. Sendak remains the only American to win the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for illustration and is well-known for creating honest characters that are headstrong, boisterous, and even unlikable. His Caldecott Medal winning work Where the Wild Things Are is indelibly etched into the minds of children and adults throughout the world as a flawless portrait of childhood, incorporating both the sublime and acrimonious aspects of youth. Legendary illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak passed away last week at the age of 83.
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