Do you remember the first time you ever heard someone read Mother Goose or Where The Sidewalk Ends out loud? Doesn’t it almost seem as if they’ve just always been around?įor a lot of kids growing up in the last twenty years, Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, was the unconscious set upon which childhood was staged. He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.”Ĭhildren’s books are among the first memories that set the background for childhood, and there are those that stick with us forever. He didn’t care that it was an original Maurice Sendak drawing or anything. I wrote, “Dear Jim: I loved your card.” Then I got a letter back from his mother and she said, “Jim loved your card so much he ate it.” That to me was one of the highest compliments I’ve ever received. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I answer all my children’s letters - sometimes very hastily - but this one I lingered over. What's in the box: 1 x Where the wild things Are by Maurice Sendak Paperback Book.“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. If you would like this picture book in a hardback format, please contact us and we will special order it for you. Please note that this picture book can not be included in a "Create Your Own Gift Box Set" due to the size of the book. This light weight picture book can be displayed on a book shelf and easily brought to you, when your little one is ready to choose their own bedtime story book. With large beautiful illustrations and large text, that will engage your little one and keep them interested and focused. This children's paperback book is soft and flexible. Exquisitely illustrated with captivating artwork brings the characters and story to life. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak was first published in 1963.
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