Exploring Baker Library

When Dan came home and told me that there was an exhibit of Maurice Sendak's illustrations on display at Baker Library, I knew Sadie would love to see it. In addition to long-time favorite Where the Wild Things Are, Sadie has recently enjoyed several longer books illustrated by Maurice Sendak, specifically the Little Bear series and No Fighting, No Biting (both by Else Holmelund Minarik). She was thrilled to see all those books on display and recognize the pictures.



There were also some other books displayed that Sadie did not know, like In The Night Kitchen and, most intriguingly, Outside Over There. In this picture, she's clutching a postcard from the exhibit illustrated with a picture from Outside Over There. We read the book later that day at the Norwich Library and Sadie was completely absorbed by this story of big sister Ida who doesn't keep good watch on her baby sister, leading to the baby being taken by goblins and replaced by an ice baby. Luckily Ida is able to find her baby sister and bring her home safe and sound. This story made a big impression and Sadie is still talking a lot about it.

We also visited the Dr. Seuss room at Baker. I showed Sadie how the college students at Baker use wooden planks across the arms of their chairs to make desks. She thought it was pretty cool.



Lucikly, I had a pen and a little notebook in my purse so she could do some "homework".