Pierre
Book description
A story
with a moral air
about Pierre,
who learned
to care.
Why read it?
2 authors picked Pierre as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This classic teaches a bored child why it’s important to care.
With brilliant rhyming by the man who created Where The Wild Things Are along with a lion, this child learns a lesson that will never be forgotten. A helpful parenting tool for all overburdened mothers and fathers
From Scott's list on for funny and artistic young children.
All of Maurice Sendak’s protagonists can be accused of making mischief, and feeling the pain afterward. How can you not sympathize with Max in Where the Wild Things Are or admire the sass of Really Rosie? But Pierre takes the cake for his obstinate indifference to the world. A cautionary tale for any child who just doesn’t care.
(Fun fact: One of my oldest friends in the world, Michael Perilstein, played the Lion in the off-Broadway production of Really Rosie in which Maurice Sendak’s Pierre was set to music by the great singer/songwriter Carole King.)
From Gibson's list on funny fables about mischief-makers.
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