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Reading While Eating for May 8: Wild Things

For today’s lunchtime reading: Remembering Maurice Sendak and sticking a fork in Ashton Kutcher.

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WATCH: Maurice Sendak’s Last Interview with Stephen Colbert

The beloved children’s author passed away May 8; here’s the interview NewsFeed will always remember him by.

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Watch: President Obama's Dramatic Reading of Where the Wild Things Are

On Monday, amid the festivities at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, with the help of the First Family, the President read Maurice Sendak’s classic childrens’ book to a gathered crowd of children.

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Colbert Report Segment Leads to Actual Children's-Book Deal

Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday it will publish the book — an illustrated account of a pole’s journey to self-discovery – on May 8.

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Should Parents Fear ‘Bumble-Ardy’, Maurice Sendak’s New Book?

A new children’s book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, the author of Where the Wild Things Are, is about an occasionally demented-looking (but fun-loving!) pig’s blowout birthday bash. It seems to have a few parents grumbling.