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Wendy Mead
Author and illustrator of, among others, Where the Wild Things Are.
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Maurice Sendak
Never published before, and now in adorable board book, Ten Little Rabbits are pulled out of a hat by Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak's legacy continues with this playful counting extravaganza…
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Little Bear is so pleased with the picture he has drawn that he asks Hen to take it to his grandmother. Grandmother is so happy with it that she sends…
The second in the trilogy which began with the best selling Where the Wild Things Are Sendak’s hero Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat…
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While Ida is busy playing her wonder horn, goblins come in through the window and kidnap her baby sister. If Ida is to save her, she must follow the goblins…
An alphabet book, a book of rhymes about each month, a counting book, and a cautionary tale are all written and illustrated by Sendak. What more could anyone ask?– School…
A young magician bows before readers and releases a rabbit from his hat. The book counts from one rabbit to ten rabbits as they appear, and then counts down to…
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Presents the story of Max’s adventures when he sails away to the land where the wild things. This book is the winner of the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished…
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When Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief, his mother calls him ‘Wild Thing’ and sends him to bed without any supper. The wild things roar their terrible…
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Jennifer Hurtig
Introduces the life and career of author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.
Mark Twains classic stories, from The Prince and the Pauper to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, have been read by millions of readers young and old. This remarkable writers humorous…
Jennifer Strand
Learn about the life and work of Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are.
Hal Marcovitz
Chris Bowman
Author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak is a perfect example of how creativity and hard work can produce everlasting stories. He illustrated about 80 books…
Maurice Sendak’s books have illustrations of wild beasts, animals, and children. His fantasy tales take readers into his childhood dreams and thoughts.
One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him ‘Wild Thing’ and sends him to bed without his…
Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) stands out as one of the most respected, influential authors of the twentieth century. The interviews collected here, many of which are hard to find or previously…
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In this timely new biography, young readers will learn about one of the most important children’s book authors and illustrators of the 20th centuryNthe creator of Where the Wild Things…
These interviews span from 1966 to 2011. They show not only Maurice Sendak’s shifting artistic interests, but also changes in how he understood himself and his craft. What emerges is…
L.M. Poole
MAURICE SENDAK: POCKET GUIDE Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) is the acclaimed American children’s book author of classics such as Where the Wild Things Are (recently made into a movie), Outside Over…
Maurice Sendak had a talent for drawing from an early age. He started out as a book illustrator, and he eventually began writing books as well. Many of Maurice’s books…
Based on a 1986 animated television special, this title contains the script, the text of the four Nutshell Library volumes, and music arranged for easy piano and guitar chords for…
Maurice Sendak’s beloved Where the Wild Things Are , winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal, is now available in a newly revised Spanish edition. Spanish speakers and listeners will now…
Each month is gay, each season is nice, when eating chicken soup with rice. It’s nice in January, April, June, and December–here’s the every-month dish for everyone to remember.
This rhyming book teaches children to count to ten and back down to one as guests enter and leave Johnny’s house.
Children will love this beginning chapter book about a little girl named Rosie whose infectious imagination takes hold of all the kids in the neighborhood.
Continuing a two-year program to bring back 22 Maurice Sendak treasures long out of print, this is a wonderful collaboration between Sendak and both his father, Philip, and his brother…
Jack and Guy went out in the rye and they found a little boy with one black eye . With a benevolent moon as their guardian, Jack and Guy make…
A brand-new picture book from the creator of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE!
Before his death in 2012, beloved author Sendak ( Where the Wild Things Are )finished My Brother’s Book, a work filled with poetry and luminous artworkthat pays homage to Sendak’s…
From alligators all around to zippity zound, the antics of these alligators have made reciting the alphabet fun for more than 50 years. Now in a larger trim size, this…
Maurice Sendak, the master conjurer of images and words, mingles dark memories with myth, nightmares with sweet dreams and turns them all into a profound work of art for children…
With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin’s bride.
From one to 10 and back again, children have been counting along with this charming book for over 50 years. Now with a larger trim size, this classic about a…
This special commemorative edition celebrates 40 years of Sendak’s classic tale of the imaginative journey taken by a boy named Max to where the wild things are. Illustrations.
Since its publication in 1970, this Caldecott Honor Book has enjoyed a double distinction as one of Sendak’s most popular and admired creations, loved by children and praised by critics…
Full page illustrations give dramatic embellishment to two short nursery rhymes.
Synopsis coming soon……. First published in 1957, Very Far Away is the second book Sendak both wrote and illustrated. In this story, a young boy with a new baby sibling…
Each month is gay, each season nice, when eating chicken soup with rice –Back cover.
Johnny restores peace and quiet to his home as he rids himself of ten intruders.
For more than 50 years, children have cared about Sendak’s story about a little boy who doesn’t care about anything. And they will continue to care about this classic cautionary…
For more than 50 years, children have discovered that, whether it’s June or December, every month is perfect for Chicken Soup with Rice. Now repackaged in a larger trim size…
For more than 50 years, children have cared about Pierre, the little boy who doesn’t care about anythingEuntil he meets a lion. Now reissued and repackaged in a larger trim…
