2 Bs in a BBlog

Thanks to Amy Lush, we now have a real reason to have children. I give you:

67 Books Every Geek Should Read to Their Kids Before Age 10

…and as if we needed more of an excuse, check out the cutest rendition of Jabberwocky known to all of mankind.

Wowzers.

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The insidiously genius Maurice Sendak

“Max the king of all wild things was lonely and wanted to be where someone loved him best of all.”

I hope that’s where you are, Mr. Sendak. Thank you.

thedailywhat:

RIP: Maurice Sendak, at 83: Maurice Sendak, the beloved author and illustrator of Where The Wild Things Are, has died after complications from a recent stroke. He was 83.

Sendak won nearly every major book award, including the Caldecott Medal,considered the Pulitzer Prize of children’s book illustration. He had lived with his partner, Eugene Glynn, for 50 years before Glynn’s death in 2007.

Watch an excerpt from the documentary Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak here.

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Happy birthday, Sydney Bristow, you bad ass.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Sylvia Plath, Journal entry on human limitations, written at age 18.

Girl knew what was up.

via flavorwire

Happy Birthday, Jackie boy! And although I’m terrified of your words being butchered, I got a little glimpse of what’s to come this morning.