BOOKS by Maurice Sendak

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1	Where the Wild Things Are more books like this by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £4.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	In the Night Kitchen more books like this by Maurice Sendak Sendak's hero Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are making the morning cake. So begins an intoxicating dream fantasy, described by the artist himself as 'a fantasy ten feet deep in reality'. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £4.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months more books like this by Maurice Sendak An introduction to the months of the year via a rhyming text that also celebrates the wonders of chicken soup. Color illustrations accompany. see all copies from £5.51! new only from £5.51! \| first editions
4	Nutshell Library more books like this by Maurice Sendak "An alphabet book, a book of rhymes about each month, a counting book, and a cautionary tale are all written and illustrated by Sendak. What more could anyone ask?--"School Library Journal." see all copies from £10.05! new only from £10.05! \| first editions
5	Little Bear Box Set more books like this by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Photographer) To celebrate Little Bear's thirty-fifth anniversary, three paperback editions in the series--Little Bear, Father Bear Comes Home, and Little Bear's Visit--have been slipcased in a boxed gift set for a whole new generation of children. see all copies from £7.61! new only from £7.61!
6	George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends more books like this by James Marshall, Maurice Sendak (Foreword by) In this volume, all 35 of Marshall's beloved George and Martha stories are brought together to celebrate friendship. This collector's edition includes an Introduction by Maurice Sendak as well as appreciations by some of today's top children's authors and illustrators. Full color. see all copies from £10.99! new only from £15.45! \| first editions
7	Outside Over There more books like this by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) While Ida is busy playing her wonder horn faceless goblins come in through the bedroom window and kidnap her baby sister. So Ida puts on her mother's yellow rain cloak and sets off on a mystical journey into outside over there, to rescue her sister and save her from having to become a nasty goblin's bride. But once she finds the goblin's hiding ... see all copies from £5.12! new only from £7.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Jester Has Lost His Jingle more books like this by David Saltzman, Maurice Sendak (Afterword by) A jester is thrown out of the kingdom because he can no longer get anyone to laugh. As he travels from place to place he discovers that pain and suffering have drained all laughter out of the world. Will the jester be able to save people's ability to laugh and enjoy life? Illustrated with color paintings. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	We Are All in the Dumps with Jack & Guy more books like this by Maurice Sendak Picture book versions of two Mother Goose rhymes--"We Are All in the Dumps" and "Jack and Guy". The rhymes and illustrations explore the ills of society and provide a commentary on contemporary life. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £11.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	One Was Johnny: A Counting Book more books like this by Maurice Sendak Readers can count all the animals who come to visit a boy named Johnny who "lived by himself and liked it like that." Will Johnny be able to convince all his unwanted guests to leave? Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text. see all copies from £5.16! new only from £5.51! \| first editions
11 view cover	What Do You Say, Dear? more books like this by Sesyle Joslin, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) A humorous book about etiquette for very strange situations. Readers will learn the proper responses to such situations as: what to say when a brave knight saves you from a fierce dragoon, and how to respond when an evil cowboy asks, "Would you like me to shoot a hole in your head?" Humorous two-color illustrations accompany the text. Selected by ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £5.73! \| first editions
12 view cover	Donde Viven los Monstruos more books like this by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) Young Max acts too wild for his mother's liking, and is sent to his room without his supper. From there, he travels to a place inhabited by monsters who are scary, ridiculous, and lovable all at once. Max becomes their king, but comes to miss the comforts and love of home. Illustrated with finely detailed, color pen-and-ink drawings. Named one the ... see all copies from £6.39! new only from £6.93! \| first editions
13 view cover	Higglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be More to Life more books like this by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) Jennie the dog has everything--a round pillow for upstairs, a square pillow for downstairs, a comb, a brush, two different bottles of pills, eyedrops, eardrops, a thermometer, a red wool sweater, and a master who loves her. Still, Jennie wants more from life. One night she packs her bags and goes in search of adventure. Black-and-white ... see all copies from £3.07! new only from £5.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Mommy? more books like this by Arthur Yorinks, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator), Matthew Reinhart (Designer) They're all here! Everybody's favorite monsters are just going about their business when a plucky little boy wanders into their cuckoo house. And what does he want? He wants Mommy! No matter how scary these monsters are, there's no besting a little boy who's looking for his mommy. In one hilarious pop-up extravaganza after another, this kid shows ... see all copies from £7.63! new only from £15.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	I'll Be You and You Be Me more books like this by Ruth Krauss, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) A collection of the thoughts and sayings of young children, illustrated with line drawings. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1954. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Brundibar more books like this by Professor Tony Kushner (Retold by), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator), Hans Krasa Based on a Czech opera for children that was performed 55 times by the children of the Terezin Nazi concentration camp, this tale of two children bullied by a bellowing hurdy-gurdy grinder is now told in this storybook. Illustrations. see all copies from £2.04! new only from £2.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book more books like this by Iona A Opie (Editor), Peter Opie (Editor), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) This collection of verse offers 170 rhymes: rhymes of insult and retaliation; of teasing and repartee; rhymes for skipping and for counting out; riddles, tounge-twisters, narratives and nonsense - rhymes that have been chanted by children for generations. see all copies from £1.54! new only from £6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	Little Bear Treasury more books like this by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) see all copies from £5.54! new only from £9.53! \| first editions
19 view cover	Alligators All Around more books like this by Maurice Sendak Part of "The Nutshell Library" series of books which includes "Chicken Soup with Rice" and "Pierre". Maurice Sendak is an illustrator and author whose awards include the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year (1964) for the book "Where the Wild Things Are". see all copies from £5.51! new only from £5.51! \| first editions
20 view cover	Pierre: A Continuous Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue more books like this by Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) Pierre's 'I don't care ' intrigues a hungry lion. 'A story with a moral air about Pierre, who learned to care.' see all copies from £5.51! new only from £5.51! \| first editions
21 view cover	What Can You Do with a Shoe? more books like this by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) What can you do with a shoe? You can put it on your ear or wear it on your head, or butter it like bread or use apple jam instead. On every page of this playful book there are questions and laugh-provoking answers, in a game played by a little girl and boy dressed up in their parents' clothes. see all copies from £5.12! new only from £5.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Sign on Rosie's door more books like this by Maurice Sendak This is the humorous story of how Rosie and the neighbourhood children find fun and wonderful ways to fill their days: One day there is a sign on Rosie's door that reads, 'If you want to know a secret, knock three times.' Rosie's secret is that today she is not Rosie, today she is Alinda, the lovely lady singer and together with her friend Kathy, ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £9.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	What do you do, dear? more books like this by Sesyle Joslin A hilarious handbook of good manners in situations that nobody is likely to encounter. see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.35! \| first editions
24 view cover	Maurice Sendak's Really Rosie more books like this by Maurice Sendak, Jane B Bierhorst (Designer) The Nutshell Kids star in this musical revue. see all copies from £6.21! new only from £9.61! \| first editions
25 view cover	A Kiss for Little Bear more books like this by Maurice Sendak When Little Bear paints a beautiful picture he asks his friend Hen to deliver it to his grandmother. Grandmother is pleased with the gift and decides to send a kiss back to Little Bear. But how will the kiss get from grandmother to Little Bear? Color illustrations accompany the text of this beginning reader book. Selected by the New York Times ... see all copies from £5.12! new only from £11.37!

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