Sylvia Plath Wrote a Children's Book and It's Delightful
LatestSylvia Plath, the brilliant, tragic literary giant you were Most Likely to Be Obsessed With in high school, isn’t all Ariel and The Bell Jar. In 1959, she wrote The It-Doesn’t-Matter Suit, a children’s book about Max Nix, a boy who longs for an awesome all-purpose suit. Although all six of his older brothers find something wrong with the odd, brightly-colored suit, Max’s courage and sense of self allow him to rock the unconventional look.