new Brundibar ★ Tony Kushner + Maurice Sendak ★ Hardcover Children’s Book ★

Brundibar by Tony Kushner + Maurice Sendak Hardcover Children’s Book with Dust Jacket Brand New ★ Brundibar - New York Times Best Illustrated Books Award Brundibar may be the world’s most unlikely idea for a children’s book. It’s based on a Czech opera performed 55 times in the children’s concentration camp Terezin. The story is dark, and its main character, Brundibar, an evil town bully who sports a Hitler-style moustache. It’s a classic tale of good triumphing over evil: children Aninku and Pepicek don’t have the money to buy milk to save their sick mother. With the help of a talking bird, dog and cat, and 300 children, they defeat Brundibar and, in the end, bring home the milk that cures their beloved parent. Why would Kushner and Sendak tackle such a different subject? Here’s how Kushner described the book and his friend Sendak in one interview: “He’s always wrestling with questions of how to present the world to children as it is without violating prescriptions that need to be left inviolate … The book preserves the safety of childhood at the same time as it begins to introduce the fact of evil.” Ready for gift giving Just in time for back to school The first day of school is right around the corner Lots more hardcover children’s books available in other listings. Bundle and save on shipping ★