R.I.P. Robert McCloskey

I hadn't even known he was still alive, but the writer and illustrator of Make Way for Ducklings just died.

I think that this book may be mandatory reading for kids that grew up in Eastern Massachusetts. The spousal unit grew up in Central MA and didn't get it in school, but you couldn't outrun this book at my elementary school. Plus, Cape Cod is very Boston oriented, I'll bet money we wouldn't have had this book taught to us if it took place in Providence, Rhode Island.

It's a nice book. If you're not familiar with it, and you have kids the right age (or an appreciation of kid books) go check it out.