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Sugar Plums and Vinegar: Childhood (Maurice Sendak)

• 1991 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- vhs
• (Upon Reflection series) Host Marcia Alvar speaks with Maurice Sendak, author, illustrator and designer. Mr. Sendak discusses the Pacific Northwest Ballet production of The Nutcracker. Convinced by Kent Stowell and Francia Russell that this production would go back to the original E. T. A. Hoffman story, Mr. Sendak included the darker, sharper side of the story. He feels that he is a successful author of children's books because he includes the unpleasant part of childhood. He describes some of the worries that make growing up so difficult.
• Topics: (Child Study, Drama, Family Life, Literature: Children's)

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