http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406796/january-24-2012/grim-colberty-tales-with-maurice-sendak-pt–1

There are many great moments in this 2-part interview.  “I write” Sendak tells Colbert, “and then somebody says it’s for children.”

On the current state of children’s literature, Sendak’s verdict is “abysmal.”

“Give a Mouse a Cookie”–ugh!

Sendak: “You trapped me” when Colbert asks him whether The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a good children’s book.

Expect to see  I am a Pole–and So Can You on the bestseller list, with blurbs and drawings by Sendak.