Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 - May 8, 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Jewish-Polish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik.
Art techniques used: Watercolor, pencil, pen and ink.
Illustrated by the author.
"An Ursula Nordstrom book"--Page [4].
"Designed by Maurice Sendak and Atha Tehon"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
Awards:Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book, 1982.
ISBN:0060255234
9780060255237
0064431851
9780064431859
0060255242
9780060255244
0606039805
9780606039802
Place of Publication:United States -- New York (State) -- New York.