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Where the Wild Things Are Spiral-Bound | 2012-12-26

Maurice Sendak Maurice Sendak (Illustrated by)

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Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Let the wild rumpus continue as this classic comes to life as never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork.




For fifty years, children have roared their terrible roars with Max and the wild things. And now, using state-of-the-art technology, this fiftieth anniversary edition of Where the Wild Things Are reproduces the book's artwork more faithfully than it has ever been reproduced before. Maurice Sendak himself enthusiastically approved these impressive new reproductions.

You will want a copy of the fiftieth anniversary edition even if you already have the book at home. It's perfect for lifelong fans and for kids who are just discovering the magic of Sendak's books.


Publisher: HarperCollins
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 48 pages
Item Weight: 0.48 lbs
Dimensions: 10.06 x 0.25 x 9.0 inches
"The clearer reproductions of the original art are vibrant and luminous." -The Horn Book

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.