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Children's book art at Mazza Museum

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Illustrator Candy Gremler of Perrysburg, left, takes a look at a copy of 'Where the Wild Things Are' with her daughter Samantha near original pieces by the book's author Maurice Sendak at the Mazza Museum.

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The Mazza Museum at 201 College Street in Findlay.

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Director Ben Sapp stands in the Laiho Gallery, which features an exhibit on pop-up book engineering at the Mazza Museum in Findlay.

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Several pieces from the collection of artist and author Rosemary Wells are on loan to the Mazza Museum.

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Rachael Ballentine, 13, center right, holds her brother Andy, 9, center left, as they walk with their grandmother Kit Hill, right, through the Mazza Museum.

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A drawing of 'The Cat in the Hat' by Theodor Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, is on display at the Mazza Museum.

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Kit Hill, left, and her grandson Andy Ballentine, 9, listen as Ms. Hill's granddaughter Rachael Ballentine, 13, reads to them aloud from a book whose illustrator is featured in the Mazza Museum.

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A graphite draft of a Vladimir Vagin illustration from the 1991 book 'The King's Equal' is on display at the Mazza Musuem.

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Several pieces from the collection of artist and author Rosemary Wells are on loan to the Mazza Museum.

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A finished watercolor of a Vladimir Vagin illustration from the 1991 book 'The King's Equal.'

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Several pieces of art featuring the process of pop-up book engineering by Matthew Reinhart are on display.

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A sketch by Maurice Sendak as part of his original printing of 'Where the Wild Things Are.'

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A piece by Maurice Sendak from part of his original development of 'Where the Wild Things Are' is on display at the Mazza Museum.

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Rachael Ballentine, 13, reads to her brother Andy, 9, near exhibits of children's book art pieces.

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Several pieces of art featuring the process of pop-up book engineering by Matthew Reinhart are on display at the Mazza Museum.

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Several pieces of art featuring the process of pop-up book engineering by Matthew Reinhart are on display at the Mazza Museum.

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Several pieces of art featuring the process of pop-up book engineering by Matthew Reinhart are on display at the Mazza Museum.

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The quilt from Patricia Polacco's 'The Keeping Quilt' hangs on the wall as part of an international exhibit at the Mazza Museum.

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