In April, Wild Rumpus became the first children’s bookstore to be named Publishers Weekly’s Bookstore of the Year-the indie bookstore equivalent of winning the James Beard Award for Best Restaurant.Īs Jennifer Sheridan of HarperCollins said in nominating Rumpus, “This charming, unique, and magical place. Skeeter), three cats (Trini Lopez, Booker T., and Walter Dean), one tarantula (Thomas Jefferson), one chicken (Neil DeGrasse Tyson), a ferret (Ferdinand), two rats (Astrid and Zita), a cockatiel (Dave), some fish, two doves (Mo and Curly), and about a zillion smitten young readers later, and the little Linden Hills bookshop that could finally got its due. Twenty-five years, two chinchillas (Amelia and Mr. Ben Stone: quoting Where the Wild Things Are before he lights the tree And now, cried Max, Let the wild rumpus start.
It’s with that quote from Maurice Sendak’s transcendent 1963 book Where The Wild Things Are burning in their minds that Collette Morgan and Tom Braun created a whimsical independent kids bookstore in 1992, free of primary colors and cliches. “And now,” cried Max, “let the wild rumpus start!” Wild Monsters Let the Wild Rumpus start Vinyl Wall Decal 3 16 95 Get it Fri, Feb 11 - Wed, Feb 16 2.99 shipping Personalize it Let the Wild Rumpus Start by Bary Targan Paperback Let the Wild Rumpus Start by Renee Rosnes MP3 Music Listen with Music Unlimited Or 1.