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GALLERY GUIDE

Stew

Books with pictures are fun.

And books with pictures of food
are delicious! In this room, you will
find many illustrations of food by
the artist Maurice Sendak.

Dig In!
See how many different types of
food you can find. Out of all the
foods youve found, which would
you most want to eat? Which type
of food would you not want to eat?

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Look carefully at this picture of the man in the hat. What is his
job? How can you tell? Do you think he is good at his job? Why
or why not? Can you find another picture of him in this room?

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Maurice Sendak describes something as Butter Yellow

in his book Higglety, Pigglety, Pop! What food names would you
use to describe these colors?

Mind Your
anners!

Some of the kids in Maurice Sendaks

books do not mind their manners.
Hector throws cake on the floor, Pierre
pours syrup on his head and this little
boy is trying to eat soup straight from
the bowl, while ice-skating!
One way of showing you have good
manners is by helping your family at meal
time. Do you think the boys in Maurice
Sendaks books know how to help their
families? I think Max was too busy in the
land of the Wild Things to help with dinner.
But I bet he was hungry after his journey.
Luckily his Mom left him some dinner!

At Home Activity
You can help your family at meal time by making place cards
for the table. All you need are some paper napkins. Follow the
instructions below and make one for each member of your
family. Once youve
folded them, you can
decorate them with names
and pictures and then set
Fold two corners of the
Fold a napkin in half to
them up at the table.
make a triangle

(front) Detail of final drawing for In the

Night Kitchen. Maurice Sendak, 1970.
All rights reserved. (above right) Final
drawing for Chicken Soup with Rice.
Maurice Sendak, 1962. All rights
reserved. (above) Final drawing for Where
the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak,
1963. All rights reserved.

napkin so that it looks like this

Special funding for Too Many Thoughts to Chew: A Sendak Stew was provided by
the Hirsig Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation, the Independence Foundation,
Marilyn and Mickey Steinberg, and the trustees and members of the Rosenbach
Museum & Library. Gallery Guide Copyright 2009, Rosenbach Museum & Library,
2008-10 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103. www.rosenbach.org.
Created by Emilie Parker. Designed by Keith Ragone Studio.