Most of the lasting works of juvenile literature are thoroughly subversive in one way or another: they express feelings not generally approved of or even recognized by grown-ups; they make fun of honored figures and piously held beliefs; and they view social pretenses with clear-eyed directness, remarking–as in Anderson’s famous tale–that the emperor has no clothes.
-Alison Lurie, Vulgur Coarse and Grotesque: Subversive Books for Kids, Harper’s, Dec. 1979
Spike Jonze’s feature film rendition of Maurice Sendaks classic story Where The Wild Things Are has hit movie theaters worldwide.
The film represents years of work from hundreds of different artists, writers, photographers, musicians, actors, and creators of all degrees.
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as a tailpiece to the original post i offer this quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s, The Little Prince:
“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.”