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Oct. 04, 1993: The Newest Wild Things
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Oct. 04, 1993 On The Trail Of Terror
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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PEOPLE, Page 93
The Newest Wild Things
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<p>SOPHFRONIA SCOTT GREGORY
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<p> It's been more than 10 years since MAURICE SENDAK's last book
of dark enchantments for children, Outside over There, caused
the usual fuss over whether his imagination was too dark for
his young readers. His latest, We Are All in the Dumps with
Jack and Guy, is set in the darkest place on earth: the grim
world of the homeless. Based on two rhymes by Mother Goose,
the book tells the story of a kidnapped infant who finds a family
of sorts with Jack and Guy, two homeless con men but kind con
men who live in a shantytown populated by children wearing newspapers.
Homeless children are "a potent contemporary image," says Sendak,
adding that parents who shield their kids from such matters
leave them defenseless to deal with life's misfortunes. And
in light of daily reports of child abuse and homelessness, Sendak
finds Jack and Guy bright indeed. "My little book seems very
innocent to me," he says. "After all, it has a happy ending--which is most unlikely."
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