Maurice Sendak
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten: A Place to Start
2024 Summer Reading K-5 Challenge #18 - Reading is an Adventure - Science Fiction and Fantasy
Caldecott Medal Collection
Caldecott Medal Winners
2024 Summer Reading K-5 Challenge #18 - Reading is an Adventure - Science Fiction and Fantasy
Caldecott Medal Collection
Caldecott Medal Winners
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Max, a naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.
6) Bumble-ardy
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A mischievous pig, who has never before had a birthday party, invite all his friends to a masquerade party.
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"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...
8) Al otro lado
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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.
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From Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze, acclaimed director of Where the Wild Things Are, comes A Portrait of Maurice Sendak, a loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature. Featuring Tell Them Anything You Want, this is a deeply moving tribute to Sendak, a seminal talent whose conflicts with success and lifelong obsession with death have subtly influenced his work. Now 81, Sendak is best known for his book,...
11) Little Bear
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Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
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In the tiny sea town of Shora, Holland, Lina (one of Shora's six school children) wonders why there are no storks around because storks come to all the other villages. Her queries set off a chain of incidents wherein the five boys, Lina, their teacher, and several other Shorans become engaged in a rather frantic search for wheels to put on their roofs as nest bases for the birds.
18) Along came a dog
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A stray dog earns a home for himself by protecting a little red hen and her chicks from a preying hawk.
19) The Nutcracker
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After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.
20) The golden key
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The adventurous wanderings of a boy and girl to find the keyhole that fits the rainbow's golden key.