A new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak91Ƶs 91ƵWhere the Wild Things Are91Ƶ will have a very well known narrator: former first lady Michelle Obama.
HarperCollins Publishers announced Tuesday that the audio download will go on sale Oct. 31, the 60th anniversary of the book91Ƶs original release. Michelle Obama has read from 91ƵWhere the Wild Things Are91Ƶ before. In 2016, the classic picture book for an Easter event at the South Lawn of the White House.
91ƵMaurice Sendak would have been absolutely delighted with Mrs. Obama91Ƶs superb rendition of 91ƵWhere the Wild Things Are,91Ƶ and her strong commitment to children is much admired by us all in the Sendak household,91Ƶ Lynn Caponera, president and treasurer of the Maurice Sendak Foundation, said in a statement.
Sendak, one of the world91Ƶs most famous children91Ƶs authors, at age 83. His other books included 91ƵIn the Night Kitchen,91Ƶ 91ƵChicken Soup with Rice91Ƶ and 91ƵOutside Over There.91Ƶ
The Associated Press