My Brother's Book, (Hardcover)

from Whisper1

What a lovely gem of a book. In a short number of pages, Sendak painted images and wove a rich tapestry of poetic work. A song to his brother Jack and Eugene Glynn, his partner of 50 years, it is a haunting poem of life that transcends death. Of love that shines through the veil of darkness. Deat...

from Turrean

Found this beautiful but mysterious. Like when I was 14 and had to read poetry I didn't understand. I can sense meaning beneath the surface but can't break the ice.

from cyderry

Beautiful illustrations, thoughtful poem

from phoenixcomet

A tribute to his dead brother, Jack and the last book Maurice wrote and illustrated, based in part on Shakespeare's The Winter Tale. A little bit scary, and a little bit confusing, it was the confusing part that subtracted from the telling.

from kohrmanmj

This one is difficult to rate. Two stars if read as a children's book (it's WAY too morbid and complex for picture-book), four if read as a poem.