‘Now Jennie has everything. She is the finest leading lady The World Mother Goose Theatre ever had. Jennie is a star. She performs every day and twice on Saturday. She is content. Once Jennie sent her old master a letter. This is what it said:
Hello,
As you probably noticed, I went away forever. I am very experienced now and very famous. I am even a star. Every day I eat a mop, twice on Saturday. It is made of salami and that is my favorite. I get plenty to drink too, so don’t worry. I can’t tell you how to get to the Castle Yonder because I don’t know where it is. But if you ever come this way, look for me.
Jennie’
This collection is dedicated to the memory of Maurice Sendak. His writing and artwork were such a big part of my young life, and I’m so pleased that my daughters are also growing up with his stories. I have included a separate PDF featuring drawings that they did this week to go along with this post. Please visit the Maurice Sendak Wikipedia post for a rather extensive overview of his life as an artist, illustrator, and writer.
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Bye Horus – Ave Coloniale! [00:00]
Powder! Go Away – That Is What Everybody Fears And Wants [07:49]
New Century Classics – A Small Misunderstanding [12:35]
Beyond This Point Are Monsters – Plain Song [16:35]
The American Dollar – Heavy Eyes Ignite [19:46]
Explosions In The Sky – The Long Spring [23:52]
His Name Is Alive – Drive The Dreamy Demon Down [29:20]
His Name Is Alive – Lake (Theme For Sweet Hearts) [32:53]
Hood – Your Ambient Voice [35:35]
Mogwai – Now You’re Taken [42:33]
Roy Montgomery – Down From That Hill And Up To The Pond [49:28]
Last Lungs – 66 [55:47]
Milhaven – DRZ [58:15]
Caspian – Sycamore [74:38]
[Maurice Sendak, Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More To Life, 1967, HarperCollins Publishers]