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COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER READS ‘WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE’

FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE HOME FROM SCHOOL.

(White Plains, NY) – As Westchester County residents struggle to strike a balance between home-schooling their children and working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, County Executive George Latimer, and grandfather of two, once again offered a brief respite by reading ‘Where The Wild Things Are,’ written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Latimer understands the continued stressors facing parents who are now tasked with maintaining their child’s engagement and development for the remainder of the school year.

Watch the video, CE Reads ‘Where The Wild Things Are.’

We encourage Westchester residents to film themselves reading to loved ones at home, using the hashtags #MyWestchester and #WestchesterLovesToRead.

Where The Wild Things Are Synopsis: “Where The Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak, is the story of a little boy and main character of the story, named Max. After his mother sends him to bed without dinner, Max falls asleep and his room immediately transforms into a moonlit forest surrounded by a vast ocean.”