Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak 's books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There , Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library . In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he...See more
Maurice Sendak 's books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There , Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library . In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003 Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. See less
Maurice Sendak's Featured Books
Maurice Sendak book reviews
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George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends
George & Martha are the BEST!
by Glenna M, Mar 14, 2013
This is my 2 1/2 year old grandson's favorite book. We started with a coulpe of individual books from the library, which we read " a million times." When we found the compilation of all the books, I ... Read More
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Where The Wild Things Are
Wildly Wonderful
by amybug, Oct 7, 2012
Where the wild things are, is a wildly wonderful book. The kids that read this get to use their imagination on what the wild things look like and how they would move and moan and grown. I love that ... Read More
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Where The Wild Things Are
Favorite children's book of all time
by amd1708, Jun 28, 2012
This is my favorite, so I was thrilled to find a good copy with a DJ in good shape. It arrived quickly enough and was well-prortected for the shipping. Read More
