Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow, ill. Maurice Sendak

“The Secret Garden meets Donnie Darko”.

Kate has informed me that I’m a bit of a “Debby Downer” in this episode, so consider yourself warned. This may have something to do with the fact that my immediate family came down with COVID and had to cancel our trip to DisneyWorld. Of course, you can’t keep a good talk about odd picture books of the past down! We discuss everything from whether or not the bunny in Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present betrays Maurice Sendak’s love of Mickey Mouse (an...