"The Secret Garden meets Donnie Darko".

Kate would like to warn you that Betsy is a bit of a "Debby Downer" in this episode. This may have something to do with the fact that her immediate family came down with COVID and she had to cancel their trip to DisneyWorld. Of course, you can't keep a good talk about odd picture books of the past down! In the episode the sisters discuss everything from whether or not the bunny in Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present betrays Maurice Sendak's love of Mickey Mouse (and suggests he was more of a Bugs Bunny fan)to his pack-a-day voice.

Show Notes:

Good old Slap Happy Larry takes a real deep deep dive into Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present discussing everything from whether or not Mr. Rabbit is a Pooka or owes anything to that great big invisible rabbit Harvey: https://www.slaphappylarry.com/mr-rabbit-lovely-present-sendak-zolotow/

Betsy Recommends: The podcast Sawbones - https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/sawbones/

Kate Recommends: Fear City on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80218338

And The Mob Museum in Vegas: https://themobmuseum.org/

For the Full Show Notes please visit: https://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2021/12/27/fuse-8-n-kate-mr-rabbit-and-the-lovely-present-by-charlotte-zolotow-ill-maurice-sendak/