Cricket:The Realm of the Imagination

The April 2010 edition of the award-winning magazine Cricket serves as a companion to an exhibition I co-created and co-curated entitled Monsters and Miracles: A Journey Through Jewish Picture Books. The exhibition is appearing at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA (April 8-August 1, 2010) and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA (October 15, 2010 – January 23, 2011). The April issue which I served as consulting editor on includes new and original stories by some of today’s finest artists and writers including Daniel and Jill Pinkwater, Lisa Brown and Ilan Stavans. There is also an exclusive interview with Eric Carle and a fascinating look at the work of Maurice Sendak by Patrick Rodgers, Traveling Exhibitions Coordinator for The Rosenbach Museum and Library. Copies of the magazine are available at the Skirball Cultural Center and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. You can also check your local library or bookstore.