This reads like a very opinionated memoir, and the author has a large appreciation for Maurice Sendak on multiple fronts (expect to see his name often).

Touching at times but a bit of a surprise to me who was expecting something less like personal essays. If you have an interest in conversations on children's lit or enjoy memoir I would recommend - if you're looking for a deeply researched dive on children's lit that is widely applied try elsewhere. This dive may be deep on occasion, but has a personal bent to it.

(Also, more of a per-peeve but the bibliography and consulted works are not alphabetized which makes utilizing them tricky.)