Joshua Roush sizes up Wild Thing

If you have read Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are recently, you will know that a rumpus is not necessarily a bad thing! The 80 attendees who met WILD THING at Putnam Library on October 30 certainly had a good time making a rumpus. Kids and their caregivers had a chance to meet the character from the book (and now a new motion picture) and even pose for a photos. After the story and character were presented, kids had a chance to create their own “Wild Thing” paper bag puppets to take home.

Cindy Van Neste from Eaton County’s Early Childhood Connections was on hand as a sponsor of the event. Free books were provided to each family, thanks to ECC. The character costume was presented by a partnership between ECC and the Eaton County Literacy Coalition. Both of these organizations work with libraries and preschool groups to promote literacy. Anyone from the Maple Valley area who is interested in helping form a literacy council for the area can contact Cindy through the library.

Thank you to our event sponsors Early Childhood Connections and Eaton County Great Start!and volunteers Deb Crandall and Darcey Turner for making it a fun event!