Books on Film: Sendak on Colbert Report (Part I)

Last night, The Colbert Report ran the first installment of a two part interview with Maurice Sendak. As you might expect, things get funny, especially when Colbert shares his idea for a Where the Wild Things Are sequel.
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I didn’t see a way to embed the video, so click the image below and skip to the 3:00 mark to watch.
*Note: Some of the interview is more late-night television friendly than workplace friendly – watch at your own risk*
Filed under: Books on Film, News
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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