| Hector Protector and as I Went Over the Water: Two Nursery Rhymes Contributor(s): Sendak, Maurice (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060286423 ISBN-13: 9780060286422 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: "Since Caldecott and Lesley Brooke, nobody has illustrated nursery rhymes this well ... These wonderfully funny, charming drawings are just as good as those Mr. Sendak did for "Where the Wild Things Are.""--"The New York Book Review." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Nursery Rhymes - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 65021388 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 8.62" W x 7.56" (0.66 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Maurice Sendak has interpreted these old' Mother Goose rhymes in animated sequences that have the aliveness and immediacy of a child's own imaginings.There is little in these verses to suggest the settings, the characterizations, the unforeseen twists and turns of Mr. Sendak's fantastical picture-stories. They extend the boundaries of the short rhymes and add surprising dimension.The many admirers of Where the Wild Things Are and The Nutshell Library will recognize in Hector Protector and the seafarer of As I Went Over the Water the same pugnaciousness, love of mischief, and derring-do that characterize Max and Pierre. And they will agree that Mr. Sendak has created a true picture book of astounding originality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sendak, Maurice: - Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. Sendak, Maurice: -Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. |