Carole King "Chicken Soup With Rice"

I heard and read a great many tributes to Maurice Sendak yesterday.  When talking about his work, they mostly focused on "Where The Wild Things Are."

Rightly so.

Because we listen to it a lot at home with the kids, the subject of "Really Rosie" comes up from time to time, with friends.  I've been surprised by the number of people who somehow missed Sendak's 1970s collaboration with Carole King.

If you felt a pang in your stomach yesterday when you heard the news, and you're NOT familiar with these songs, you owe it to your self to take a couple of minutes to revel in Sendak's wicked, playful, funny appreciation of childhood and children found in these songs.

You may recognize some of these kids.  You may even have been one of these kids.

As I posted on the station's Facebook page yesterday, "Thanks, Mr. Sendak. You gave us more than you can imagine (and that's a LOT) . . . A peaceful journey to you . . ."


Hear the "Chicken Soup With Rice" on Youtube.


Hear "Really Rosie" on Youtube.


Hear "Pierre" on Youtube.


Hear "One Was Johnny" on Youtube.


The "Really Rosie" TV Special, Part One, on Youtube.