Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

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18 Mar 2026

Rating: 10/10

I am just a huge Maurice Sendak fan, and this has to be my favorite of his. It's funny, there's an enjoyable plot, it wraps up nicely. The art has this amazing, creepy, un-sanitized feeling to it that you can't imagine ever getting published today because it'd frighten the children (good! they should be scared! It's fun to be frightened sometimes!). And the words are written in a way that just flows off the tongue and sounds so good - you don't get to say that about children's books very often.

The Runaway Bunny - Margaret Wise Brown

Rating: 9/10 I like this book a lot! The story is great fun, I love the little escalations and one-uppings. And a nice little ending. The art is definitely something special, find the bunny on every page.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? - Eric Carle

Rating: 7/10 Ah, you know, this one doesn't really do it for me. I do enjoy the art quite a lot, and the "plot twist" at the end is amusing enough, especially since I'd totally forgotten it in the 30-ish years since I

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Joffe Numeroff

Rating: 8/10 Well, I love a lot about this. The story is fun, I am a fan and I liked the ending. There's a good amount of of whimsy and silliness in it, and it's well complemented by the art - it's nothing

Frederick - Leo Lionni

Rating: 9/10 First, shout-out to the art: I love these pictures. They're beautiful and evocative and everything I want from my children's book art. Just a delight to drink it all in as you read the story. The story is solid too, it's

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The Runaway Bunny - Margaret Wise Brown

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? - Eric Carle

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Joffe Numeroff

Frederick - Leo Lionni