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Where the wild things are / story and pictures by Maurice Sendak.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 2013, ℗♭1963.Edition: 50th anniversary edDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0060254920
  • 0060254939
  • 0062265733
  • 0064431789
  • 0812413741
  • 0881034053
  • 1435208927
  • 9780060254926
  • 9780060254933
  • 9780062265739
  • 9780064431781
  • 9780812413748
  • 9780881034059
  • 9781435208926
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Caldecott Medal, 1964.
Summary: Max, a naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Fantastic Creatures Sendak Maurice Checked out 05/18/2024 33111009393030
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Fantastic Creatures Sendak Maurice Checked out 05/23/2024 33111008072742
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. A must for every child's bookshelf.

This iconic story has inspired a movie, an opera, and the imagination of generations. When Max dresses in his wolf suit and causes havoc in the house, his mother sends him to bed. From there, Max sets sail to an island inhabited by the Wild Things, who name him king and share a wild rumpus with him. But then from far away across the world, Max smells good things to eat...

Let the wild rumpus continue as this classic comes to life like never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork. Astonishing state-of-the-art technology faithfully captures the color and detail of the original illustrations. Sendak himself enthusiastically endorsed this impressive new interpretation of his art.

Mary Pols of Time magazine wrote that "what makes Sendak's book so compelling is its grounding effect: Max has a tantrum and in a flight of fancy visits his wild side, but he is pulled back by a belief in parental love to a supper 'still hot." Generations have shared this beautiful picture book, and children of all ages will want to return to it again and again.

New York Public Library's #4 book on the list of "Top Check Outs of All Time" One of the National Education Association's "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" The top picture book in School Library Journal's survey of its readers

Maurice Sendak was also the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library.

"The original pictures have never before been as faithfully reproduced as they are in this new edition. Maurice Sendak enthusiastically approved this remastered rendition of his art"--Jacket.

"Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of the year"--Jacket.

Max, a naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

Caldecott Medal, 1964.

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