Enter the world of Little Bear. Children will be entranced by Little Bear's trip to the moon, his birthday party, and his wishes and adventures.This is the first of the five classic books about Little Bear, introducing the funny and strikingly childlike bear cub and his friends. The combination of E[...]
Fiftieth Anniversary EditionWhere the Wild Things AreWinner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the YearThe original pictures have never before been as faithfully reproduced as they are in this new edition. Maurice Sendak enthusiastically approved this remastered r[...]
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. 1982 Caldecott Honor Book
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'A daring imagination has woven a simple rhyme into a brilliantly original tale about Jennie, the Sealyham terrier, who seeks Experience and becomes the star of the World Mother Goose Theatre].' 'H. 'Superb fantasy.' 'BL. Notable Children's Books of 1967 (ALA)1968 Fanfare Honor List (H)Best Books [...]
Maurice Sendak has interpreted these old' Mother Goose rhymes in animated sequences that have the aliveness and immediacy of a child's own imaginings.There is little in these verses to suggest the settings, the characterizations, the unforeseen twists and turns of Mr. Sendak's fantastical picture-st[...]
A little boy and his animal friends discover that running away from their problems isn't going to solve them, in a delightful reissue of this classic story first published in 1957.[...]
There was once a little brown bat who couldn't sleep days--he kept waking up and looking at the world. Before long he began to see things differently from the other bats who from dawn to sunset never opened their eyes. The Bat-Poet is the story of how he tried to make the other bats see the world hi[...]
Fifty years after Where the Wild Things Are was published comes the last book Maurice Sendak completed before his death in May 2012, My Brother's Book. With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and d[...]
Maurice Sendak's beloved Where the Wild Things Are, winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal, is now available in a newly revised Spanish edition exclusive to Harper Arco Iris. Spanish speakers and listeners will now be able to join Max as he sets sail and becomes king of all Wild Things.[...]
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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 Picture Book of the Year, 1964.[...]
When a little boy stumbles into a house to find his mother, he gets the surprise of his life when he finds a collection of monsters, including a vampire, mummy, and werewolf, in a slightly spooky holiday tale with pop-ups on every spread engineered by Matthew Reinhart. $350,000 ad/promo.[...]
Mog is an uncharacteristically mild monster. He's not scary, he likes kittens, and he's quite...boring. When his parents get angry with him for being so mild, his bed transforms into an AMC Gremlin, and Mog takes off in search of adventure. He arrives in Dullsville, where he meets the dullest people[...]
A brand-new picture book from the creator of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE! BUMBLE-ARDY is a glorious picture book about a mischievous pig who has reached the age of nine without ever having had a birthday party. But all that changes when Bumble throws a party for himself and invites all his friends, l[...]
My Brother's Book is Maurice Sendak's last complete work and one that he considered the most important. A moving homage to his brother, Jack, in which Sendak's poignant verse is paired with exquisite artwork. Fifty years after the Caldecott Award-winning Where the Wild Things Are was published, come[...]
Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. And, of c[...]
Little Bear and his parents are familiar to almost all beginning readers. And now beginning readers meet Grandmother and Grandfather Bear, whom they are sure to love as much as Little Bear does.Like all children, Little Bear loves to visit his grandparents. There is always so much to do, so much to [...]
In return for a picture he has drawn, Grandmother sends Little Bear a kiss via several animals. The illustrations are lovely, soft and charming. Will certainly take its place among the other Little Bear favorites. SLJ. Notable Chidren's Books of 1968 (ALA)
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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.[...]
"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 Library Journal."[...]
A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic story by the author of Where the Wild Things Are features reproductions of the original art. Caldecott Honor Book.[...]
Poems deal with friendship, patience, dreams, brothers and sisters, love, growing up, holidays, and animals.[...]