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From: Ann Jacobus <ajkordahl_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:57:10 -0700
Here's a wonderful Maurice Sendak quote from an AP article reprinted in an online tribute--his philosophy and approach to writing and illustrating for children in a nutshell:
"From their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions — fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives , they continually cope with frustrations as best they can," he said upon receiving the Caldecott Medal in 1964 for "Where the Wild Things Are," his signature book. "And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things."
Ann
Ann Jacobus MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults http://www.annjacobus.com http://www.readerkidz.com/
Received on Wed 06 Jun 2012 09:57:10 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:57:10 -0700
Here's a wonderful Maurice Sendak quote from an AP article reprinted in an online tribute--his philosophy and approach to writing and illustrating for children in a nutshell:
"From their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions — fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives , they continually cope with frustrations as best they can," he said upon receiving the Caldecott Medal in 1964 for "Where the Wild Things Are," his signature book. "And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things."
Ann
Ann Jacobus MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults http://www.annjacobus.com http://www.readerkidz.com/
Received on Wed 06 Jun 2012 09:57:10 AM CDT
