![]() ![]() Some reviewers of children’s books have asserted that the wild things are frightening, but Nicholas finds them quite funny. He is a wild thing-an inhabitant of “ Where the Wild Things Are,” a book written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The Pierre whom Nicholas had been emulating is the hero of a book called “Pierre,” which is part of the four-volume “ Nutshell Library,” written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak Pierre, even after he is swallowed by a famished lion, will say only “I don’t care.” On top of a chest of drawers next to Nicholas’s bed is a large picture of a dancing creature with horns, sharp teeth, yellow eyes, and a scaly body. Mother Bear is a large, comfortable source of reassurance in “ Little Bear,” a series of four books written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. In a much softer voice, he replied, “Yes, Mother Bear.” As he rubbed his knee, my wife asked, “Are you hurt?” ![]() The next jump was the most ambitious yet, and Nicholas fell off the bed. ![]()
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