It’s a crazy dream-story – no crazier than any of the ones I have and are able to remember. He eventually climbs out of the cake and into a bread dough plane only to fall into a giant bottle of milk, which he then gives to the bakers so they can bake their cake. I wish I had cake every morning! Mickey gets mistaken for milk by a trio of Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy fame) chefs baking a giant cake. Kittens aren’t born being self-conscious about their bodies – it’s something they learn from the adults around them.īeyond all that censorship nonsense, In the Night Kitchen is a fun romp through a dream about having cake in the morning. It’s an illustration of a dream, for goodness sake, and kittens (for whom it was written) will find it very funny. And for that, some librarians (both school and public) have reportedly obscured poor Mickey’s nether region with tape, markers and the like. I laughed because it was funny and because his willie is teeny-tiny and has no detail. That’s right – Mickey is naked – with his willie exposed and everything. Why is this cute picture book challenged? Because it’s main character, Mickey, falls into a crazy dream and falls out of his clothes. In the Night Kitchen (Puffin Picture Books) by Sendak Maurice. If not, then just know that he is a bit off-the-beam, left-of-center and not afraid of his artistic vision. If you are familiar with his books, then you know what I mean. The first thing you should know about this frequently challenged/banned book is that the author is Maurice Sendak.
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