“If children are different from us, they are more spontaneous. Grown-up lives have become overlaid with dross.”- Maurice Sendak
Look, Look, Look…A Playful Book is a show hanging now at the Center for Book Arts in Manhattan. Reviewer Alexis Clements says: "These days, as fear, acrimony, anxiety- and anger-ridden monologues tend to dominate cultural discourse, playfulness doesn’t seem to make it into many conversations. How strange, then, it was to find myself alone in a room filled with all manner of artists’ books designed with play in mind, many of which were designed specifically for children."
Article: Why Grown-Ups Should Play With Artists’ Books Designed for Kids