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david and maurice sendak

Recalling the Meeting of Two Kindred Spirits

When David Saltzman met his hero, Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak at Yale, David realized his life’s calling. During June, Sendak’s birthday month, The Jester’s Mom remembers the importance of that meeting.

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Mom and Kids Laugh While Reading Books

Laughing With ‘The Perfect Book for This Time’

Families and educators find The Jester to be the best way to rediscover laughter.

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Grandma Reading to Grandson in Mask

You Can Always Find a Smile With The Jester & Pharley

“I am never alone when The Jester & Pharley are around.” A young cancer patient smiled as she told that to Barbara Saltzman, The Jester’s Mom, many years ago. We’re hearing that a lot nowadays.

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The Jester & Pharley Phund is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.
Proceeds benefit ill and special needs children and literacy.

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Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
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