Author Archives: Maxine Rose Schur

I met Dr. Seuss while I was living in New Zealand, and he had come to the country to go trout fishing at Lake Taupo in the North Island. As the children’s book reviewer for Australia/New Zealand Bookworld, I was asked to interview this most celebrated of children’s authors. …

KQED Perspectives: Maxine Rose Schur shares about what it means to hold on to precious items from family members who have passed away. I’ve been wondering why I love certain things while others, far more costly, I’ve given away without hesitation. When my house burned down, only a few things elicited a sense of loss…Continue reading “The Things We Hold Dear”

KQED Perspectives: Maxine Rose Schur reminisces about the sanitation workers in her neighborhood when she was growing up. Monday was garbage day. So as not to miss the fun, when I was little, I’d be up at the living room window at the first clang of a can. I loved watching the garbage men. InContinue reading “The Garbage Men”