Flavorwire takes a look at some classics children’s tales
Are we ever glad Maurice Sendak couldn’t really draw horses! We knew the Winnie-the-Pooh inspiration from the intro to the old (old) Pooh videos we used to own, as well as the Cat in the Hat thing from previous Seuss-related Bunch research. London kids being shuttled out of London to stay in the country, or elsewhere, during the Second World War is practically its own genre so the Narnia inspiration comes as no surprise, but that doesn’t make it any less magical. But that Little Prince one, wow.
Pop culture blog Flavorwire shares the inspiration stories for classic children’s stories like Pooh, Where the Wild Things Are, Watership Down and Gremlins. Yeah, what does Gremlins have in common with the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
We’re going to have to go read the Little Prince again tonight. What your favourite from this classic list?
