Maurice Sendak
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
Description
"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 drawing. Pairing Sendak's poignant poetry with his exquisite and dramatic artwork, this book redefines what mature readers expect from Maurice Sendak while...
11) Little Bear
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Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
12) Bumble-ardy
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Publisher
Harper Collins
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Bumble-Ardy the pig had not celebrated his past eight birthdays with his family, but when his Aunt Adeline adopts him at age nine, he decides to throw himself a spectacular party.
14) The Wild Things
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The Wild Thing, based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay cowritten with Spike Jonze - is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can't control. His father is gone, his mother is spending time with a younger boyfriend, his sister is becoming a teenager and no longer has an interest in him. At the same time, Max finds himself capable of startling acts of wildness: he wears a wolf suit, bites his...
18) Very far away
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Publisher
Harper Collins
Pub. Date
[2005], c1985
Description
Martin goes off to find someplace "very far away" and runs into a horse, a bird, and a cat who are all looking for their "ideal spot."