Where The Wild Things Are

Evanston librarian prepares for Caldecott Award committee

October 29, 2015

For some, picture books may be a tenant only of early childhood, but for Evanston librarian Brian Wilson, the illustrations and prose of books like “Kitten’s First Full Moon” and “Where the Wild...

Darnell Autry, member of NU’s 1996 Rose Bowl team, named 2015 Homecoming Grand Marshal

October 12, 2015

Darnell Autry, a member of the Northwestern team that played in the 1996 Rose Bowl, will return as the Grand Marshal for this year’s Homecoming Parade. Autry (Communication ’06) will coast down...

‘Let the wild rumpus begin!’: A tribute to Maurice Sendak

May 22, 2012

Since 1963, American parents and children have been reading Maurice Sendak’s brilliant picture book, Where the Wild Things Are. This book remains a classic in American children’s literature; President...

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