Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Pierre by Maurice Sendak

After delving so deeply into problematic picture books in February, Kate and I deserve a bit of a rest. And what, I ask, could be more restful than carnivorous animals devouring small boys? Particularly when said lions are the product of the inimitable and never imitated Maurice Sendak. This marks Sendak’s third appearance on the podcast, and the first time he’s shown up with a book that wasn’t associated with the Wild Things/In the Night Kitchen/Outside Over There triumvirate. In the course...