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Category Archive — where the wild thing are

A Triumph and a Flop

In the fall, two of my favorite children’s books will come to life on the movie screen. One couldn’t look better, the other….eh. Maurice Sendak’s beloved Where the Wild Things Are has been made into a live-action movie, complete with six to eight foot tall costumes for the Wild Things. On paper, it doesn’t sound [...]

Terrifying Trivia Answers

Last week, I posted some Halloween-related literature questions to test your knowledge. Now that the happy holiday has arrived, so have the answers: 1. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, what kind of animal/creature was Shelob? Giant spider (also acceptable: spider; evil in the form of a spider) 2. In Washington Irving’s The [...]