Review

Three newly re-issued books by Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak

Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak collaborated on three books that capture the imagery and style of a young child's thinking.

Open House for Butterflies by Author: Ruth Krauss; pictures by Maurice Sendak. Charming elements of the mind of a child. (ages 3 to 4)
I'll Be You and You Be Me by Ruth Krauss, author; pictures by Maurice Sendak. Woundrous thoughts and poems as a child would think them, with perfect illustrations by Sendak. E.g. "No More Woxes -- a short tall tale: There was a wolf and there was a fox and they ate each other up. And that made the wox. Then the wox ate himself up and that's why there are no more woxes." (ages 3 to 4)
A Hole is to Dig, A First Book of First Definitions by Ruth Krauss, author; pictures by Maurice Sendak. What things are, and what they are for, from a child's perspective. E.g. "A face is to make faces with. A lap is so you don't get crumbs on the floor. Ears are to wiggle. Arms are to hug with." (ages 3 to 4)